Last Updated on August 10, 2020
Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from the previous week. It is 20-30 minutes long and covers critical industry trends, interesting local news, and tactical insights for anyone interested in Local Search.
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Mike’s Links:
- Mobile Business out of the back of a vehicle; h/t Peter Fabor on Twitter
- DoorDash launches new online convenience store DashMart – GroceryDive.com
- Do Consumers Support Businesses Requiring Masks? GatherUp.com
- Google adds ‘last updated’ hours notification to GMB profiles – SearchEngineLand.com
- Google Highlights their menu source and the ability to create a new one; h/t: Thibault Adda on Twitter
Dave’s Links:
- The State of Local SEO Industry Report 2020, Announced – Moz.com
- Personal injury lawyer tries to call himself through referral service, is told he’s unavailable – LegalNewsLine.com
- Google: A Lot Of Negative Reviews Can Hurt Your Site – SERoundtable.com
- Pubcon Pro Las Vegas 2020, Moves Online – Pubcon.com
- [2020] Ultimate Playbook for Google My Business Suspensions – Sterling Sky Inc
Carrie’s Links:
- Google Adding Call Buttons in Local Knowledge Panels – Joy Hawkins – LocalU.org
- Google My Business Adds Online Operating Hours Feature – Joy Hawkins – LocalU.org
- [2020] Ultimate Playbook for Google My Business Suspensions – Colan Nielsen & Joy Hawkins
- Account Level GMB Suspension Sweep via Jason Brown on Twitter
- The (Almost) Complete List of Google Review Attribute Categories – Mike Blumenthal – GatherUp
- Great Twitter Thread by Patrick Stox about what Google does/doesn’t do with Titles and Meta Descriptions + Snippets
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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