Do you remember when Google launched Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) back in 2015? According to Wikipedia: "It (AMP) was originally created by Google as a competitor to Facebook Instant Articles and Apple News.[3] AMP is optimized for mobile web browsing and intended to help…

It’s that time of year again. Time to study for the 2023 Local SEO Blackbelt quiz. This is the fifth year in a row we have done a quiz and last year’s quiz had over 700 completions. Good luck!

One of the most common reasons for Google My Business listings getting suspended is the fact that the address being used is not eligible for a listing according to the Google My Business Guidelines.  For many industries like car dealers,…

Getting your Google Business Profile (GBP) or Google My Business (GMB) listing suspended can be frustrating because unlike many of the normal penalties Google gives out, with Google doesn't tell you what you did wrong.  It’s also possible that Google…

On December 8th, one of our forum users asked about some serious differences they were seeing in the local pack results.  The thread quickly started getting a lot of replies from users that were noticing similar patterns.  Earlier today, Google…

A lot of business owners don't realize that random people can ask and answer questions on your Google My Business (GMB) listing.  It is a section of your GMB knowledge panel that needs to be monitored, which is not something…

Last year we launched the first Local SEO Black Belt Quiz and I am happy to announce the updated quiz for 2019.  Have fun! Got a problem you can't solve? See if our Google Product Experts can help.