Join Mike, Mary and Carrie as they discuss restaurant staffing “woes”, privacy moves from Google & Facebook, Local Car dealership results, and much more!
Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from the previous week. It covers critical industry trends, interesting local news, and tactical insights for anyone interested in Local Search.
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Mike’s Links:
- FTC to Speed Rulemaking to Fight Digital Deception – Mike Blumenthal – NearMedia.co
- Google Page Experience Update Is Not Launching In May 2021 – Barry Schwartz -SERoundtable.com
- That’s NOT a Google Search Ranking Factor – Ryan Jones – SearchEngineJournal.com
- Google Maps Privacy Nutrition Label – Mike Blumenthal – NearMedia.co
- Google My Business Consolidates Food Ordering Fields on New Tab – Krystal Taing – Local University
- Google Expands Restaurant Online Order Integration – Mike Blumenthal – NearMedia.co
- Rebranding Your Business | Checklist for Google My Business & Local Search – Joy Hawkins – SterlingSky.ca
Mary’s Links
- Google Using Website Representation Vectors to Classify with Expertise and Authority – Bill Slawski – GoFishDigital.com
- Labor shortage pinches, vexes restaurateurs across Nebraska, country – Omaha.com
- Check the crying about restaurant labor shortages — Tone Madison
- There’s a simple solution for companies struggling to hire: Pay workers more – BusinessInsider.com
- Google My Business (GMB) Terminology – Un-Official – Ben Fisher – SteadyDemand.com
Carrie’s Links:
- Google Scraping Website Content to Add New Services in GMB – Allie Margeson, Whitespark.ca
- Google local car dealership inventory search results Barry Schwartz, SearchEngineLand.com
- Google My Business: Best Practices For Multi-Location Brands – Joy Hawkins & Eoghan Geoghegan – Momentfeed.com
- Updated: Are Coworking Spaces Against the Google My Business Guidelines? – Joy Hawkins – SterlingSky.ca
- Andrew Bullimore spotted some new attributes for wheelchair access in GMB – via Twitter
- Making an Impact On Local SEO for Clients with Levi Williams-Clucas – Garrett Sussman & Levi Williams-Clucas of StrategiqÂ
Local SEO Analyst/Community Manager at Sterling Sky, Inc.
Carrie HIll is a Local Search Analyst with Sterling Sky, Inc., and community manager for LocalU.org.Her background in online marketing started 12 years ago in a small agency focused on the hospitality industry.
Since then Carrie has become an expert on technical SEO and website structure issues, as well as an industry speaker on Local Search, Google My Business, and the Semantic web.
Since then Carrie has become an expert on technical SEO and website structure issues, as well as an industry speaker on Local Search, Google My Business, and the Semantic web.
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