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With Google Local listings taking the top spot in most searches, it’s critical that you claim a listing for your business.
The next step is to ensure that your local listing is in the top spot on Google Maps (within the 10 or 7 box). SEM expert Carrie Hill recently outlined 5 tasks to help your listing get…
Google have started rolling out changes to Google Maps that will help to improve listings for home and service based businesses. ‘Service Areas’ are a new addition to Google’s local business listings that can be used to show the areas a business serves, rather than the actual address of the business.
The inability for service or home based businesses to…
Can you believe it? Almost ALL consumers now rely on the online world for researching local products or services.
A new report out by BIA/Kelsey and Constat confirms what we’ve know has been building for some time. Local businesses can no longer ignore the online space if they hope to be sustainable.
That usage level…
With Google now displaying local results for businesses where the search query does not include the location, Google Local has become an even stronger short cut to the top of the organic results. There are some things you can do to aid in obtaining a high Google local ranking.
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Businesses with their business type in their…