Local SEO Insights

Local business reviews are more important than ever, with 82% of consumers reading reviews for local businesses. We wanted to understand more about the growth of the leading ‘local’ review ...

Working as a local SEO freelancer can feel a world apart from life in an agency, with different pay, services, and priorities affecting every part of the working day. Following ...

Welcome to the Best Local SEO Blogs of 2018 List Local SEO professionals are a busy bunch, and staying on top of the latest trends and changes in the industry’s ...

Welcome to the Local Search Industry Survey The sixth annual Local Search Industry Survey explores how business practices, pricing, services, attitudes, and growth expectations are changing in the local SEO ...

It was ‘Wizard of Ads’ author Roy H. Williams who once said, “The first step in exceeding your customer’s expectations is to know those expectations.” This mantra holds true for ...

Welcome to BrightLocal’s 2017 Local Consumer Review Survey You can read about customer reviews in the 2018 report here. Since the introduction of the Local Consumer Review Survey in 2010, ...

In a guest post that will come in handy for anyone looking to highlight the importance of citations to bosses or clients, Big Leap’s Austin Lund explains why citation-building should ...

Small Google algorithm updates occur virtually every day, with Google tweaking its magic formula continually without warning. While this does make it difficult for SEO professionals to get bored, a ...

So your local business has an awesome review profile. You’ve delivered great service and been rewarded in public with unbiased praise for what you do. Great stuff. But what’s next? ...

Research published this week in BrightLocal’s annual Local Consumer Review Survey report shows that 79% of US consumers believe they’ve read a fake review in the last year, but 84% admit that ...

In this guest post, Big Leap’s Stephen Porritt explains how different industries are affected by online reviews. We’ve long used reviews to determine whether things are worth our time or ...

When it comes to SEO, Google is usually the first search engine people think of. Your search optimization efforts are likely dictated by Google’s algorithm updates, Google best practices and ...