Google Adds Feature for Stores Inside Shopping Malls
This is a feature I've been asking for a lot. You can now see if a store is located inside a mall when you search on Google. You'll see in the Knowledge Panel it shows the mall the store is…
Google Confirms CTR is a Ranking Factor in Local SEO
After I posted this article, the messaging on Google actually changed. Barry Schwartz captured a before/after screenshot in his Search Engine Land article. Bill Slawski also posted about this and concluded "Do click-throughs determine whether certain pages appear in search results?…
How to Tell if a Page is Verified with the New Google Plus
I was helping a user on the GMB forum and found it's getting even harder to find duplicates now with MapMaker not having a phone-number search option any more. Currently, I search on Google for "plus.google.com" "999-999-9999" and then add…
The Local SEO Guide to Relocating your Business
I wrote an article on Search Engine Land a couple weeks ago that shows the steps a business owner should make when relocating his office. It's always a painful process in the Local SEO world but I've dealt with it…
Listing Facebook as your Website on G+ Local Pages is Not Against the Guidelines
Updated Sept 3: In the last week, Google has changed their mind on whether or not it is okay to link to a 3rd-party website on your G+ Local page. As per the Google My Business guidelines: Do not provide phone…
The Most Screwed Up Local SERP on Google You’ll Ever See
Tony Leary of Catography Marketing shared this story with me and it was such a good one I had to post it. He worked with a tree service company in Tampa, FL which relocated from Issaquah, WA to Tampa, FL. When they moved,…