Get Tickets to Our Next LocalU Advanced
April 5, 2022 8:45am to 5:30pm
Just $99 for a FULL DAY EVENT – OnDemand is Included
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:
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- LocalU Advanced Virtual – Recorded November 20, 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 GMB Master Class – Recorded March 25, 2020
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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."
Mike Blumenthal
Gather Up
"Mike has been involved with offering web services since 1995."
Mary Bowling
Sterling Sky
"Mary has been involved in all aspects of SEO since 2003 ."
Joel Headley
PatientPop
"Joel has worked with Google's Local & Geo products since 2005 ."
David Mihm
Tidings
"David runs Tidings, Minutive and the Agency Insider. "
Will Scott
Search Influence
"Will has been helping small businesses get online since 1994"
Darren Shaw
Founder of Whitespark
"Darren is widely regarded in the local SEO community as an innovator, "
Aaron Weiche
CEO for GatherUP.com
"Aaron is a digital marketing veteran of over 18 years"
Carrie Hill
Community Manager @ LocalU.org
"Carrie is a Local SEO Analyst at Sterling Sky, Inc. and the Community & Event Manager for LocalU"
Cindy Krum
Mobile Moxie
"Cindy Krum is the CEO and Founder of MobileMoxie, LLC. "
Greg Gifford
SearchLab
"Greg Gifford is the Vice President of Search at SearchLab, a boutique Local SEO "
Claire Carlile
Claire Carlile Marketing
"Claire has worked both client and agency side over the years, with the last 10 years spent running her own business, Claire Carlile Marketing,"
Colan Nielsen
Sterling Sky
"Colan is the VP of Local Search at Sterling Sky and has been in the local SEO world since 2010."
Jason Brown
Sterling Sky
"Jason Brown is a Local SEO Specialist at Sterling Sky. He is an expert on finding and eliminating Google Maps spam"
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
Rio SEO
"Krystal leads Local Product Strategy at Rio SEO for global enterprise brands"
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. "
Dave DiGregorio
Sterling Sky
"Dave is Director of Local Search at Sterling Sky"
Dan Liebson
Local SEO Guide
"Dan is the VP of Search at Local SEO Guide"
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending January 24, 2022
Mike and Carrie discuss the last week in local search! Today they discuss what’s new in local SEO, including a whole lot of Google information, what’s new in the world of retail, tips for creating great content, the State of Local Search 2022, and a whole lot more! Get your…
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending January 17, 2022
Joy joins Mike to discuss the last week in local search! Today they discuss what’s new in local SEO, including Google’s Vicinity Update, is it worth it to add attributes to a Google Business Profile listing, Google Business Profile limitations for new managers, scammers stealing parking meter payments with QR…
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending January 10, 2022
Mike and Carrie discuss setting yourself up for SEO success in 2022, Walmart joins the ranks of retail delivery services, Dallas denies droves of Dollar Stores, more Knowledge Panel updates for colleges and universities the upcoming LocalU Advanced on April 5th, and much more! Pitch an idea for LocalU Advanced…
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending January 4, 2022
Welcome to the new year! Mike and Carrie discuss some interesting features from maps, a semantic geographic patent from Google, the upcoming LocalU Advanced on April 5th, and much more! Pitch an idea for LocalU Advanced Virtual on April 5, 2022 Apply for a LocalU Scholarship Last Week in Local…
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending December 20, 2021
The SEO community has been abuzz over the news of the most recent Google update, dubbed the Vicinity Update by our own Joy Hawkins and the team at Sterling Sky. In addition to the Vicinity Update, Carrie and Mike discuss COVID-related changes for both Kroger and Google employees, updates to…
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Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending December 13, 2021
Lots of great info this week, including rumblings of a local SERP update, Google’s new map interface, key factors in making reviews count, Starbucks has a new labor union, the most popular Yelp search filters, and so much more! Last Week in Local is a look back at the…
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