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Want to know how to get a suspended Google My Business listing reinstated? Here’s everything you need to know to get your all-important listing back, by GMB Product Expert Ben Fisher. Joe awoke one morning to find that the phones were not ringing for his business. He then had some people calling in from billboard… Read More

Ben Fisher
September 27th, 2019

It’s no big secret that online reviews help shape consumers’ decisions. A positive online reputation online helps customers trust businesses, converts searches into leads, and boosts local search rankings. In fact, 91% of 18-34-year-olds trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. Online reviews can make or break a business: 42% of consumers won’t use… Read More

Jason Brown
September 16th, 2019

Whether you’ve completed a Google My Business audit and identified several pieces of information to rectify or are simply guilty of neglecting your Google My Business profile for a while, you’ll need to pencil in some time to go through and edit Google business listing details. This could include amending opening hours, adding images, updating… Read More

Jamie Pitman
September 11th, 2019

Thanks to the dominance of mobile search and our ‘always-on’ consumer mindset, local SEO is today critical to every business in some way. We carry smartphones pretty much every waking moment, so it’s second nature to turn to Google when we’re in need of a local business. Whether that’s an emergency plumber to fix a… Read More

Jamie Pitman
August 21st, 2019

Online reviews for local businesses are more important than ever. They’re highly trusted, ubiquitous for pretty much every industry, and have a huge impact on your business. There are a ton of reasons, forces and even algorithms that make online reviews so important, and should all be taken into account when deciding whether to prioritize… Read More

Jamie Pitman
August 16th, 2019

Online reviews are vital to modern consumers – they rival word of mouth recommendations and help with the decision making process. Generating reviews is an essential activity for any local business, but there are expectations of both quantity and quality which can be a troublesome mix to perfect for anyone appointed to increase customer reviews.… Read More

Jamie Pitman
August 6th, 2019