Everyone wants to know what the key is to ranking well on Google. There are many theories about reviews being a ranking factor, but what is it about reviews? Is it the text in the reviews? Is it the number…
We often get asked if it's ok to list your Google Business Profile (GBP) hours as 24/7 if you aren't physically open 24 hours/day. While we always recommend following the GBP guidelines and watching what Google does, we think it's…
Let's say you're a dentist and you want to rank in the local map pack for the term, "emergency dentist." One would think that if you have a lot of reviews that use the keyword "emergency dentist," that would help…
It's the age-old question, do Google reviews help ranking? The answer is yes, Google reviews help ranking - but does the actual number of reviews have an impact? And we've heard for years that reviews are a ranking factor in…
This question recently came up on the Local Search forum. A user had recently verified a Google Business Profile (GBP) by phone and a few days later it said that they needed to verify it by video as well. There…
At our April LocalU event, I covered Shades Of Grey: Controversial Local SEO Tactics that Drive Results. I covered local SEO tactics ranging from keyword stuffing to review snippets in the organic search results. One of the topics I discussed, which always…