Local Search
📹 Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending 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…
Read MoreWhy does Google show a 4.8 rating when I have all 5-star reviews?
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…
Read More📹 Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending January 23, 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, automatic suggestions on FAQs, creating unique local content, shelf inventory AI tool for retailers, LocalU Dallas, and so much more!Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting…
Read MoreHow Multi-location Brands can Leverage Apple Business Connect (formerly Apple Maps Connect)
What is Apple Business Connect? Business Connect is Apple’s newest interface and workflow that enables local businesses and brands to claim, manage, and measure their listings’ performance on Apple Maps. Apple Business Connect launched in early January, is available to global businesses, replacing the previous version known as Apple Maps Connect.What are the options for…
Read MoreHow Do I Change my Google Business Profile Logo?
* updated on Jan 23, 2023 As long as I can recall, whenever you are optimizing a Google Business Profile (GBP) – formerly Google My Business – business profile, one of the most annoying “features” is updating the logo/cover photo. Usually, you upload what you like..most of the time it is your brand’s logo. This…
Read More5 Things You Might Want to Know About Google Business Profile Cover Photos
The old English adage tells us “a picture is worth a thousand words” and in our visual internet culture, we’ve become very skilled at curating images of ourselves, our lives, and our family in view of what we think they project about us – both personally and professionally. As marketers we understand that we can…
Read MoreGoogle Publishes User-Generated Content (UGC) Posting Restrictions
Google just published a new article in the “Map User Contributed Policy” help center about posting restrictions. This is the first time that Google has broken down the various types of restrictions. These are specifically about user-generated content (UGC) restrictions. This means that the restrictions are referring to things like user-uploaded photos, videos, and reviews.…
Read More📹 VIDEO: LAST WEEK IN LOCAL FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 16, 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: new reserve with Google feature for restaurants (wait times), GBP posts insights are depreciated, how to get a place label on Google maps, Apple Business Connect, Rising Stars in SEO…
Read More📹 Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending January 9, 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, new dental vertical available on LSA, tips for getting help on the Google Business Profile Community forum, additional ChatGPT updates, and so much more!Last Week in Local is a look…
Read More📹 Video: Last Week in Local for Week Ending January 3, 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, how to plan your marketing for success in 2023, the benefits of leaving photos with Google reviews, leveraging ChatGPT for SEO, and more!Last Week in Local is a look back…
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