
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
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