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…
Recently, there have been a few threads on the Google My Business forum where business owners cannot figure out why Google won't allow them to add a phone number to their Google My Business (GMB) listing. It turns out there…
In the last decade, there has been one question that I constantly see time and time again on online forums. In this thread, the user wants tips or tricks to increase the chance of getting a place label. In this…
Things go wrong, questions come up, and sometimes you just need help with your Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) account. But how do you contact Google Business Profile support? If you're looking in your Google Business Profile or…
This is the third episode of our "99 Problems" series where each episode will explore local SEO strategies and tactics for a specific industry. SEO for auto dealers is the process of optimizing a car dealership's website and online presence…
In the second part of our 99 Problems, we dive into the world of dentists. If you are a dentist ready to score some new patients? Let's dive in! Missed our first part of our 99 problems? Check out our…
This is the first episode of our "99 Problems" series where each episode will explore local SEO strategies and tactics for a specific industry. SEO for realtors involves optimizing a real estate agent's or brokerage's website and online presence to…
Click Through Rate (CTR) is something we have done a ton of studies on in relation to rankings on Google. I'm extremely confident, due to many other tests I've done and observed over the last few years, that CTR is…