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Joy is the owner of the Local Search Forum, LocalU, and Sterling Sky, a Local SEO agency in Canada & the USA. She has been working in the industry since 2006, writes for publications such as Search Engine Land, and enjoys speaking regularly at marketing conferences such as MozCon, LocalU, Pubcon, SearchLove, and State of Search. You can find her on Twitter or volunteering as a Product Expert on the Google My Business Forum.

๐Ÿ“น Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending March 20, 2023

By Joy Hawkins / March 20, 2023

Join Erin and Carrie as they discuss the last week in Local SEO! They’re talking about what’s new at Google, GBP Services, Blue Checkmark on Facebook & Instagram, Upcoming Webinars, LocalU Dallas, and so much more! Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from the previous week. It…

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๐Ÿ“น Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending March 13, 2023

By Joy Hawkins / March 13, 2023

Join Chris and Carrie as they discuss the last week in Local SEO! They’re talking about what’s new at Google, Join Chris and Carrie as they discuss the last week in Local SEO! They’re talking about what’s new at Google, Word Press Content Form Plug-in Vulnerability, Word Press Admin Interface, Bing AI for Link building,…

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๐Ÿ“น Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending March 6, 2023

By Joy Hawkins / March 6, 2023

Join Mike and Carrie as they discuss the last week in Local SEO! They’re talking about what’s new at Google, fighting fake review attacks, managing GBP department listings, advancing your SEO career,ย  LocalU Dallas, and so much more! Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from the previous…

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๐Ÿ“น Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending February 27, 2023

By Joy Hawkins / February 27, 2023

Join Mike and Carrie as they discuss the last week in Local SEO! They’re talking about what’s new at Google, double justifications, determining keyword intent, GA4, LocalU Dallas, and so much more! Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from the previous week. It is 20-30 minutes long…

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๐Ÿ“น Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending February 21, 2023

By Joy Hawkins / February 21, 2023

Join Mike and Carrie as they discuss the last week in Local SEO! They’re talking about what’s new at Google, the new job selection tool in LSA, Google Posts, Google’s new link best practices, pre-defined services that do impact ranking, and so much more! Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting…

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๐Ÿ“น Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending February 13, 2023

By Joy Hawkins / February 13, 2023

Join Mike and Carrie as they discuss the last week in Local SEO, LIVE in the new year! They’re talking about what’s new at Google, Google Removing Legit Reviews, Google Map Reviews, GBP Landing Pages, upcoming webinars, LocalU Dallas, and so much more! Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and…

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๐Ÿ“น Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending February 6, 2023

By Joy Hawkins / February 6, 2023

Join Carrie and Chris as they discuss the last week in Local SEO, LIVE in the new year! They’re talking about what’s new at Google, what could AI for local search look like, how to block ChatGPT from using your website content, upcoming webinars, LocalU Dallas, and so much more! ๏ปฟLast Week in Local is…

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๐Ÿ“น Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending January 30, 2023

By Joy Hawkins / January 30, 2023

Join Joy and Erin as they discuss the last week in Local SEO, LIVE in the new year! They’re talking about what’s new at Google, post insights being depreciated, adding videos to reviews, Chat GPT, and so much more!Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from the previous…

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Why does Google show a 4.8 rating when I have all 5-star reviews

Why does Google show a 4.8 rating when I have all 5-star reviews?

By Joy Hawkins / January 26, 2023

Last Updated: Jan 26, 2023 Why Does Google Show a 4.8 Rating When I Have All 5 Stars? It is a question that comes up repeatedly on Mike’s blog and in the Google Business Profile help forum leaving many people asking “How does Google review rating work?” If you have a review score average on…

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Did you know you can post videos in Google reviews?

By Joy Hawkins / January 25, 2023

Recently in our Facebook group (Local Search Insiders), David Hills pointed out that you can add videos to your reviews on Google. Apparently, this feature has existed for a while but itโ€™s really easy to miss because it is not an option on a desktop. When you go to leave a review on your computer,…

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