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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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, […]