Join Mike, Mary and Carrie as they discuss Uberall’s acquisition of Momentfeed, how SMBs can be good partners to their marketing agency, 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:
- Google’s Mueller on Ranking Impact of Poor HTML, Spelling and Grammar – Roger Montti – SearchEngineJournal.com
- Ohio Bans Competitive Keyword Advertising by Lawyers – Technology & Marketing Law Blog – Blog.EricGoldman.com
- How to Hire the Best Possible Local SEO Agency for Your Business – Miriam Ellis – Moz.com
- Now it’s easier to show what your business offers on Google – blog.google.com
- Google’s Online Food Ordering Is Magical, and the Future of Local Search – Mike Blumenthal – NearMedia.co
Mary’s Links:
- Google simplifies YouTube ad creation for SMBs – George Nguyen – SearchEngineLand.com
- Google plans to change its Search algorithm to curb online abuse – Economic Times
- THE EXPERT ROUNDUP: Local SEO Tips 2021 – Chase Reiner – ChaseReiner.com
Carrie’s Links:
- Google Limits FAQ Rich results to a Max of 2 per snippet – Barry Schwartz – SearchEngineLand & Brodie Clark on Twitter (if you have 5, google will pick the 2 they think most relevant)
- Google Showing new “Seen by Shoppers” Justifications – Barry Schwartz – SERoundtable (also first spotted by Brodie Clark)
- People Also Ask on SERPS seeing a decline. Brodie Clark on Twitter
- Most-Mentioned Place Topic Reviews Being Featured on GMB Listings – Allie Margeson – Whitespark.ca
- 2021 Google My Business Insights Update – Colan Nielsen – Localu.org
- Uberall raises $115M, Signs Agreement to Acquire Momentfeed– Momentfeed.com
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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Mike, talking about cutting edge shopping tech: “I videotaped it.”
So good 🙂