The much awaited Local Search Ranking Factors 2014 report is now available. Since 2008, David Mihm has rounded up a collection of pro Local SEOs, picked their brains about local ranking factors and collated results. The report serves as a great resource and benchmark for your own local SEO efforts. Local Search Ranking Factors Survey […]
Your Google Business Listing: The Importance of Consistency
What is a Google Business Listing? It’s funny isn’t it? I ramble on about speaking the same language as your potential customers but when it comes to Google Local, the Big G really doesn’t make things easy! Let me explain… Earlier in the week I had a call from a lady who wanted to set […]
How to Delete Free Yell Listings
There seems to be an influx of people landing here looking for details on how to delete free Yell listings. I know from experience cleaning up citations for local listings that Yell/Hibu don’t seem to have this information available on their site – or if it is, it is so far buried that no one […]
How To Transfer Ownership Of Your Google Local Page [Video]
Did you know you can transfer ownership of your Google Local Page? One of the benefits of the upgrade to social pages on Google Plus is the transfer option. It’s come in very handy! (Yes, this works with non-local Plus Pages too) Here’s how – text and screenshots below the video How to Transfer Ownership […]
How To Add Your UK Business To Bing Places [Video]
Put up the bunting and hold a street party – Bing Places for Business is now available in the UK! Gone is the messing around with my118. Gone is the hard upsell when they phone to “confirm” your business details. And hopefully gone are the endless calls to update business listing details that never get […]
Google Maps Called Me: What To Say If Google Maps Call Your Business
If you keep up with the Google and Your Business Forum, rarely a day goes by when someone doesn’t post about a call from Google Maps and then their business disappearing from the listings. I had the unexpected pleasure of a call from Google Maps yesterday… Google Maps Called Me The call was from a […]
1 Million Websites Miss The SEO Basics (Or Why Your Business Can’t Be Found Online)
One million websites are missing the SEO basics… That staggering number comes from a blog post over at the Content Marketing Institute. 1 Million websites analysed, the majority of which are in the top 1% of the 141 million active websites on the Interwebs. What’s this got to do with your local business website? We’re […]