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All you know right now is that you’ve got an extra Google Business Profile page showing up on Google Maps and that it’s unverified (so you don’t have ownership or control of it). You may have found it by poking around on Google Maps, or someone may … [Continue reading] about When Should You Keep That Google Business Profile Page Unverified?
There is a simple and realistic way to encourage Yelp reviews of your business, one that will take you only 1 minute a day (on average). Just do a “Find Friends” search on Yelp on every person you’re about to ask for a review on any site (e.g. … [Continue reading] about 1-Minute-a-Day Strategy for Getting More Yelp Reviews
“Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.” There’s a similar truth in local SEO: the businesses to keep an eye on are those that stay near the top of the local search results over time. Like all businesses, they have their … [Continue reading] about Longevity in Local Search: How You Can Keep Rankings High Year After Year
The 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors survey is as full of insights as ever. It was published yesterday, over at Whitespark. (As always, a big thanks to Darren for organizing it and herding the cats.) If you do nothing else today to improve your … [Continue reading] about 10 Great Comments from the 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors Survey
Scrawny pages get a bad rap. Certain types of low-content pages, when employed wisely, can fill gaps in your business’s SEO armor. They can rank not only in the organic results, but also in the Google Maps 3-pack results, and sometimes even in the … [Continue reading] about When Can Skinny Pages Help Your Local SEO?