If I had to pick one misconception about Google My Business that has withstood the test of time, it’s the misconception, or rather myth, that the business owner who has claimed and verified the page is now the owner of that…
In the last few weeks, we’ve been seeing these ads show up consistently now for businesses we were testing it on, but only on mobile. We have yet to see them show up on computers but assume that is coming…
After several months of writing and re-writing (as Google changed things), I'm happy to announce that my Local SEO training is finally available for purchase. Google has changed a ton of things in the last few months for Local SEOs…
Previously, I wrote an article unveiling some of the most common myths I see in the Local SEO space. I thought I’d do a follow-up that specifically talked about the myths pertaining to citations that I commonly hear from both…
Earlier this year, I wrote an article on Moz that talked about one of the issues big brands run into with SEO. Brands with tons of locations sometimes have a hard time coming up with unique content for each of…
One of the more frustrating, common issues we have in Local Search is when you’re on the phone with a client, searching the same keyword and seeing completely different things. There are 2 things I’ve found that make the biggest…
Updated Feb 25, 2016: Updated the URL in #6 since the old one stopped working. Also added a bonus troubleshooting tip for this step. In the Local SEO world there are a few Google URLs you should know because they…
After reading the recent article in the New York Times about locksmith spam, I decided to download Bryan Seely's book Cyber Fraud: The Web of Lies. For those of you that aren't familiar with Bryan, he's the one who made…
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…
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…
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,…
I've heard this scenario come up quite a bit over at the Google and Your Business Forum: "My map on Google looks correct yet my customers are being routed to my old location when they get driving directions" which can be…