I often see posts come up in Facebook groups that recommend adding photos constantly to your Google My Business listing because this helps a business rank higher in the local pack results. Most people say it's because Google likes "fresh"…
When I first started working in the local SEO industry, we feared clients telling us that they were planning on moving their offices. There was the thought that because of NAP consistency and duplicate listings, moving was a local SEO…
One of the most frequent questions I get asked related to Google posts is if they impact where a business ranks in the local pack. To answer this question, we did a test recently on a few inactive Google My…
It has been a while since I published anything about an algorithm update. I was starting to think a lot of the updates were becoming pretty similar and it was the same-old thing over and over. However, I've been spending…
In this Guide ?How to deal with events in your knowledge panel ?Does an event qualify for a Google My Business listing How to deal with events in your knowledge panel Google sometimes shows events in the Knowledge Panel for…
In this Guide: ? Why you should add an opening date ? Adding a Google My Business listing for a location that is not open yet ? How to add an opening date ? What year to use Why you…
A relation is basically a way for Google to connect different Google My Business listings to each other. There are 4 different types of relations in Google My Business that I have run across thus far. 2 of them are…
Included in this Guide ⭐What are practitioner listings? ✨What business types are allowed practitioner listings? ?How do solo practitioners differ from multi-practitioner listings? ?What if the practitioner no longer works there? What are practitioner listings? Public-Facing professionals (doctors, lawyers, dentists,…
Not all business types have the advantage of utilizing the Google My Business posts feature. Usually, if a business type doesn't have the ability to utilize Google Posts, it is because the industry is regulated. The following Google My Business…
In our April LocalU event, I covered Shades Of Grey: Controversial Local SEO Tactics that Drive Results. I covered tactics ranging from keyword stuffing to review snippets in the organic search results. There were several tactics that didn't make the…
If you manage more than 100 listings inside your Google My Business dashboard, Google stops sending you email alerts when you get new reviews. What you select as your settings has no influence on this. Since we manage over 100…
Last October, Joy covered 4 Google My Business Fileds That Impact Ranking on a Whiteboard Friday. The four fields Joy covered were: Business Name Categories Website Reviews Up until recently, those were the only features inside the GMB dashboard that…