Google seems to be testing a new button in the local business listings, the local panel, that has a "more about" button. The button drives someone from the web search version of the local listing to ...

To rank well in local search results, Google requires a strong association between your business and your local area. Start ...

At this point, I probably don’t need to explain that placing well in Google search results is an important marketing tactic. After all, it’s not terribly surprising to most people to hear that Google ...

Brian Barwig spotted Google displaying web search results in the Google Maps local search results listings for an individual business. Brian, a local SEO, said “we are noticing a new section, “Web ...

Google just filed a lawsuit against scammers behind over 10,000 fake business listings on Maps. It’s not just a big tech story, it’s a major moment in the ongoing fight against fake reviews and online ...

Google is fusing its massive database of business listings and its Street View technology to bring information on businesses into your view from the street in Google maps. What does that mean? When ...

Local SEO is the process of optimizing your online presence to attract more business from local searches. One tactic to increase local SEO is something that many businesses are not aware of: getting ...

Learn how multi-location retailers can use Google Merchant Center to uncover a treasure trove of data to power local SEO campaigns. A lot of data to inform your SEO strategy is hiding in plain sight; ...

I am seeing a spike in the number of complaints around reviews going missing from Google local business profiles. This week, there are tons of new complaints that reviews that were once on a local ...

Google Business Profile (GBP) services might have more to do with local rankings than previously thought, according to recent tests from Sterling Sky (Disclosure: I work at Sterling Sky) and ...

The primary goal of local SEO is establishing visibility for a local business in the Local Map Pack and/or the top three organic search results. These typically reside just below paid Google ads and ...