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You Can Now Submit Public Events to Google Maps

Local Marketing, Local SEO | April 2, 2019 | Jason C.

Another week, another Google change! And this one is pretty awesome, especially if your business regularly holds events. I’ll explain why later. But for now, know that Google’s new feature allows you to add public events to Google Maps. Google’s related Maps Support web page—”Add an Event”—details how you can do this. Putting Events on […]

Google Maps Testing Display of Review Stars on the Map

Local SEO | March 21, 2019 | Jason C.

Star rating & number of review being shown directly on the map prior to clicking on any listing. I feel like this is an old feature be revamped? @JoyanneHawkins @mblumenthal @localseoguide #localsearch @Tallwave pic.twitter.com/Wi2Lcc2qRS — Michael Wallace (@LocalGladiator) March 21, 2019 We already knew that user reviews are important to Google. After all, Google, as […]

Google My Business Now Requires Seasonal Business to be Marked as “Temporarily Closed” During Their Off-Season

Local SEO | March 19, 2019 | Jason C.

Do you run a seasonal business? Perhaps you own a lawn service company or a snow removal company. If so, you’ll have to pay attention to a new rule by Google My Business. The platform is now requiring all seasonal businesses to be labeled as “Temporarily Closed” during the off-season. So if you own the […]

84% of Local SEO Experts Say That Link Building is A Very Important Task

Local SEO | March 19, 2019 | Jason C.

Link building—getting other websites to link back to yours—is a crucial ranking signal that search engines use to help them place your website in search results. The idea is this: The more often quality websites link to yours, the higher your own website will rank in search results. A recent study was done which shows […]

Google Has Launched A New Way To Report Local Business / Map Spam

Local SEO | February 27, 2019 | Jason C.

Google My Business (GMB) violations happen on a regular basis. Now, Google has created a new way—a new online form—to allow people to report on local business and map spam. This was just announced yesterday on Google’s My Business Advertiser Community Forum. The New Spam and Fraud Form Marissa_GMB, the Community Manager for the form, […]

Comedian Reads Google Reviews of Churches

Local Marketing, Local SEO | February 18, 2019 | Jason C.

Google reviews make for some interesting reading. The four or five-star reviews are “safe”, to say the least. These reviews mostly speak highly, which is why the review is good. The one-star reviews are the ones worth reading through! This is especially true when it comes to churches. At least it is for comedian […]

Google Clarifies Virtual Office Rules, Usage Limited to Locations With “Business Staff”

Local SEO | February 12, 2019 | Jason C.

Google is revising its address rules for Google My Business once again. Businesses with virtual offices need them to be staffed by company employees (during normal work hours) if the business wants to create a page for the virtual office address. SEO Kerry F. tweeted about the changes below. @JoyanneHawkins Re: a side-convo last week […]

Google Posts Are Starting to Appear in Google Local Listings

Local SEO | February 11, 2019 | Jason C.

Google wants to deliver the best experience possible for its users. They constantly revise the way results are shown. Case in point: Now, Google Local Listings are beginning to display Google Posts for local businesses. Search Engine Roundtable discusses this latest change. Google Posts and Your Business SEO David DiGregorio posted a screenshot to his […]

A Student in the UK Renamed His School to “Prison & Hell on Earth” on Google Maps

Local SEO | February 5, 2019 | Jason C.

Not everyone likes school. Case in point: The Hornsea School and Language College in East Yorkshire, England fell victim to an online prank. Administrators of the school believe a pupil of the school is behind the prank. The suspected pupil changed the name in Google Maps to “Hornsea Prison & Hell on Earth”. The Daily […]

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