Above all else, you want to drive traffic. Whether it's to your website, social media, CTA's or anything else - that's the ultimate goal. If you drive traffi...

Google traffic is the best traffic. Users are already looking for a service like the one you offer. The goal is to be a Research Ender. Once they land on you...

Each year, there are going to be in new trends in local search relating to how your customers (or potential customers) are finding you. And each year, Moz do...

We've mentioned Google Posts a few times in past blogs but haven't really dove into them in detail. Google Posts is a feature that Google added to the GMB pl...

You may not have noticed but GMB Q&A has been gaining popularity since being released. Sherry Bonelli goes into detail over at MarketingLand but I'll recap w...

Everyone wants to be there but no one really knows how to do it. That's even true for SEOs. As Tim Capper points out over at Online Ownership, Google is pret...

Miriam Ellis posted a fantastic blog over at Moz. You can read the entire blog here but I'll highlight a few of the main takeaways and give quick notes as th...

Earning backlinks to your website is arguably the most important factor of local SEO. So, how do you go about getting them? Here are some simple options. Wha...

Customers and yes, competitors, can edit your Google listing. If you run your own GMB listing, you've obviously noticed some changes over the past few months...

We hear it more often than we should. We'll do SEO when we need it. When we need it can refer to when things slow down, when they really need people through ...

If you're a business owner, you have no doubt been called by 'Google' about your listing. Fear not, it's always a scare tactic. Google will never call you an...

It doesn't seem like a big deal but in reality, it's a really big deal. Google is the digital age first impression. Many times, prospective customers will ma...

It's not going to be immediate. And if someone promises immediate results, run. We are talking about, of course, SEO results. They are plenty of "companies" ...

Most people don't realize it but spam in your local search results is an ever growing problem. Casey Meraz posted a blog over at Moz going into further detai...

The recently released Google Local Guide platform is doing a lot of good. But it's also bringing a lot of spam. I was first notified about it by a client las...

You're running a business. If you picked up the phone and it was a customer asking how to get to your business, you wouldn't tell them to not worry about it ...

Google has done it again. At this point, it shouldn't be news. Google will update the way they display search results every few months. This means that most ...

Reviews have always been important but the bar has been raised. There have been a couple of news pieces today and both of them are relevant to business owner...

And that's not a good thing for most local businesses. I haven't seen it here yet but it is coming. Google is turning the local three-pack into a local two-p...