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. […]

If you’ve noticed, there have been quite a bit of small changes with Google My Business recently. We’ve been covering these and will continue to post about them. Now, there’s another improvement: Google is now displaying the product catalogs in search results. Product Catalogs Google’s Product Catalog exists to connect consumers with your product(s). To […]

Where is your website traffic coming from? Some of your traffic will come from social media. Other traffic will come from links on other web pages pointed to your own website. Now, you’ll be able to see if your traffic is coming from Google Discover. Google Webmaster Central Blog details this new way of learning […]

In some countries, Google My Business now provides suggested posts to help you showcase positive reviews. These posts are automatically suggested based on 4 or 5-star reviews recently left for your business. Learn more here: https://t.co/ewyrsHnrSF — Google My Business (@GoogleMyBiz) April 17, 2019 Hey everyone! Thanks for reporting that the link included in this […]

How can you get your website to rank number one in Google search results? You can pay for ads, sure. But there’s another way: You can improve your rank by focusing on link building. This means you need other websites to link to yours. There’s one catch: These other websites should be authoritative and of quality […]

Google Maps listing are under attack by spammers! And right now, they’re winning. Their wins are likely only temporary and they’re focusing mainly on one specific niche: car accident attorneys. Both Search Engine Land and Joe Youngblood detail this flaw in Maps listings. Let’s read what they have to say! The Majority of Listings are […]

Check out this event going on at Google UK today 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/pX9klYEG2W — Tim Capper (@GuideTwit) April 1, 2019 We recently detailed how Google added the ability to post events on Google Maps. Now, a prankster has decided to use this new feature for “evil”, or, least, a moment of comedy. As you can see […]