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Google just announced a feature that should come as no surprise to anyone who wondered how they would fill the void left by Google+. In an announcement on their blog ...
Recent research from BrightLocal has revealed that the average local business ranking 1-3 in Google Local has an average of 85 local SEO citations, and that there is a correlation ...
UPDATE: BrightLocal’s Reputation Manager now offers you the ability to reply directly to Facebook Recommendations from within the platform! Although earlier this year Facebook was testing a new 10-point review ...
With many businesses facing increased competition and difficult trading conditions, reputation is more important than ever. It’s not just the fact that the majority of consumers trust online reviews as much ...
Back at Pubcon in 2016, Google’s Gary Illyes announced the search engine’s plans to switch to a mobile-first index, which would prioritize websites in rankings based on suitability for use ...
As first reported by Mike Blumenthal last Thursday, Google have confirmed that anonymous Google reviews have been removed from public view, stating: “We do not allow anonymous reviews today and ...
With the wealth of digital marketing activities required to make a difference in today’s fiercely competitive online spaces, the accuracy of business listings, directories and citations can sometimes fall by ...
Announced by Google just over a month ago, but finally launched on June 6 Google My Business Agency Dashboard aims to give agency partners full control over their multi-location clients’ ...
Local SEO is a competitive business—not just for SEO practioners looking for clients, but for those local businesses searching for ways to up their Google visibility. It’s clear that everyone, ...
It’s a question SEOs get asked again and again: ‘How can I rank locally in an area outside my city?‘ There are plenty of reasons why you’d want to rank ...
Hot on the heels of the results of our recent poll, in which we asked whether local businesses need a blog (spoiler: 68% think every local business should have one), ...
Google My Business has recently made some significant updates to the way its directions heatmap works—and to what insights it provides about where searchers are requesting directions to your business ...