Next LocalU Advanced
Denver, CO
July 28, 2022, 8 am to 5:30 pm
The Curtis – Denver
A full day of amazing unique, never seen before content from trusted voices in Local Search & SEO
”After watching your webinar/conference I have increased Lead flow from LSA 400% thanks for helping me crack the code.
Robert O'HaverLocalU Advanced Virtual Attendee - August 2021
Past LocalU Video Access Available
If you missed an event but want the recordings – you can still buy access.
We are very careful to not have repeat or regurgitated content, so even if you’ve attended a past event, the predecessor or subsequent events will have new, helpful information!
We have the following event recordings available:
LocalU Advanced Virtual – Recorded April 5, 2022
LocalU Advanced Virtual – Recorded November 30, 2021
LocalU Advanced Virtual – Recorded August 31, 2021
LocalU Advanced Virtual – Recorded April 7, 2021
LocalU Advanced Virtual – Recorded Nov. 10, 2020
LocalU Advanced Virtual – Recorded June 3, 2020
LocalU Advanced Google My Business Master Class – Recorded March 25, 2020
Who We Are
Local U brings together some of the top minds in local search with years of experience and diverse expertise – we have someone on the faculty who can answer your Local SEO question – or find you an answer of some sort!
Joy Hawkins
Sterling Sky
"Joy Hawkins is the owner of the Local Search Forum, LocalU, and Sterling Sky in Canada. She's also A GMB Platinum Product Expert."
Darren Shaw
Founder of Whitespark
"Darren is widely regarded in the local SEO community as an innovator, "
Greg Gifford
SearchLab
"Greg Gifford is the Vice President of Search at SearchLab, a boutique Local SEO "
Carrie Hill
Community Manager @ LocalU.org
"Carrie is a Local SEO Analyst at Sterling Sky, Inc. and the Community & Event Manager for LocalU"
Colan Nielsen
Sterling Sky
"Colan is the VP of Local Search at Sterling Sky and has been in the local SEO world since 2010."
Dave DiGregorio
Sterling Sky
"Dave is VP of Business Development at Sterling Sky"
Mike Blumenthal
Near Memo
"Mike has been involved with offering web services since 1995."
Joel Headley
Leadferno
David Mihm
Independent Consultant
Will Scott
Search Influence
"Will has been helping small businesses get online since 1994"
Aaron Weiche
CEO for Leadferno
Cindy Krum
Mobile Moxie
"Cindy Krum is the CEO and Founder of MobileMoxie, LLC. "
Claire Carlile
BrightLocal
"Claire has worked both client and agency side over the years, with the last 10 years spent running her own business, Claire Carlile Marketing,"
Jason Brown
Review Fraud
Adam Dorfman
Reputation.com
"Adam is currently Director of Product at Reputation.com"
Blake Denman
Rickety Roo
"Blake is the President & Founder of RicketyRoo Inc, a local SEO agency based in Bend OR. "
Dana DiTomaso
Kick Point
"Dana is the President & a partner at Kick Point, located in Edmonton Alberta"
Krystal Taing
Uberall
Andrew Shotland
Local SEO Guide
"Andrew is CEO of LocalSEOGuide.com a leading SEO consultancy with a specialty in Multi-Location & Enterprise SEO for 10+ years. "
Tom Waddington
TomWaddington.com
"Tom is an expert on Local Services ads as well as a Google My Business Gold Product Expert "
Martha van Berkel
Schema App
"Martha van Berkel is the CoFounder and CEO of Schema App. "
Mary Bowling
Sterling Sky
"Mary has been involved in all aspects of SEO since 2003 ."
Meet ALL Faculty
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending June 27, 2022
Carrie and Mike discuss what’s new in the last week in local search -including Twitter’s new partnership with Shopify, using an effective keyword strategy to generate conversions, YouTube Shorts, some interesting information regarding hidden terms and GSC, zero-volume keyword research, what’s new at Google, and much more! Last Week…
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending June 21, 2022
Carrie and Mike discuss the last week in local search news – including Google testing a shopping filter button, content-led link building, increasing revenue with speed optimization, Apple store unionization in Maryland, what’s new at Google, and much more! Last Week in Local is a look back at the…
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending June 13, 2022
Carrie and special guest Elizabeth Rule, LocalU Faculty and Sterling Sky Dream Team member, discuss the last week in news – including Google healthcare maps listing messes, Google Ads product & their poor 3rd party advice, the end of the May broad core update from Google, the new Yep.com, and…
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending June 6, 2022
Mike and Carrie discuss the last week in local search, including the upcoming LocalU Advanced event in Denver, what to do about missing GBP reviews, EAT’s impact on local content creation, Walmart’s battle with Amazon for online market share, what’s new at Google, and more! Last Week in Local…
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending May 31, 2022
Mike and Carrie discuss the last week in local search, including the upcoming LocalU Advanced event in Denver, how to strategize your local SEO audit, Walmart’s drone deliveries, what’s new at Google, and more! Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from…
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending May 23, 2022
Mike and Carrie discuss the last week in local search, including the upcoming LocalU Advanced event in Denver, the loss of friend and mentor Bill Slawski, Local SEO for Ukraine, why those “near me” brand names might not be worth registering, what’s new at Google, and more! Last Week…
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