In what appears to be a bug, Google My Business might be suspending accounts. The issue was first reported in a private SEO group on Facebook by local SEO Mike Friedman. A screenshot of Mike’s post was taken by Joe Youngblood and posted to Twitter where it went about as viral as a post about […]

In order to rank highly in search results, especially Local search results, it’s important to consider what factors are involved. One of the best ways to gauge this is by examining websites that are already in these spots—and those that aren’t. FreshChalk has done that just. As a matter of fact, they’ve examined a massive […]

Moz is changing! And their changes are quite unexpected. We thought, based on the information they provided previously, that Moz Local might be expanding with new features. This is partly true. What’s really happening, however, is that Moz Local is greatly downsizing. Moz Local and Uberall Here’s the real story with the new Moz Local: […]

Google continues to tinker with its Local Pack. They do this in part to increase user engagement as well as find a way which optimizes the success of businesses. After all, Google makes money in part by offering paid ads. The better the ad placement, the more clicks companies will get and the more often […]

Same local query on Google, DuckDuckGo, and Bing. Google sucks on mobile. pic.twitter.com/kzp2dON5kg — Joe Youngblood (@YoungbloodJoe) May 15, 2019 The major search engines — Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing — compete with each other to get the most users. One of the ways these engines compete is by optimizing how they return information in search results. […]

Moz Local is an important resource for local companies. Case in point: businesses that are looking to gain some local exposure can purchase a NAP (name, address, phone number) plan from Moz Local. This will allow the company to increase their rankings in search results because having a proper NAP is a ranking signals to […]

Google My Business provides incredible insights for local-based companies. Because of these insights, these companies are able to optimize how they reach and engage with their customers. Google My Business is meant to provide as much data as possible; however, we recently learned that the platform isn’t providing all types of data, yet. Joy Hawkins, […]

In Brief A local SEO found a survey from Google My Business (Google’s local platform) and took it Google My Business appears to want to charge users between $20-$90 usd per month You can take the survey: CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY Other local SEO’s are taking the survey and posting their thoughts and […]

Google wants local businesses to be able to share their information on other platforms. Case in point: Shortened URLs are now available (for some “verified” businesses) and these can be easily shared towards a company’s marketing efforts. Search Engine Journal has more of what this means to local businesses. Short Name URLs Twitter and Instagram […]

Local SEO’s have spotted Google My Business adding a random new category to business profiles today called “POI Establishment”. The issue appears to have first been spotted by Tim Colling over on the Local Search Forum. No one is certain what this means and there is no word from Google on why it is happening. […]