Local SEO Resources

You’ve got your optimization checklist to complete, either for your own local business or on behalf of your client, and you’re now wondering; “What are the best free Local SEO tools that will help do the manual work for me?” We all love a freebie, but when it comes to the complex and multi-location world… Read More

Jamie Pitman
February 14th, 2020

Overview of Online Business Listings Online business listings (aka local citations or online directory listings) are an important aspect of local search optimization. Having an abundance of accurate and enriched listings has been shown to improve the ranking of a business within local search results—on Google and other search engines. Conversely, having incorrect or duplicate… Read More

Myles Anderson
December 19th, 2019

The benefits of getting online reviews are many. Not only do they help to build trust with potential customers, but they also increase click-through rates from Google My Business. As a bonus, online reviews and ratings can even help a business rank higher on Google. Whitespark’s Local Ranking Factors Survey shows that online reviews can help… Read More

Jamie Pitman
October 15th, 2019

Local SEO forums and communities can be incredibly useful sources of knowledge and advice for agencies and local businesses alike, but which ones are worth joining? This time last year, there was a multitude of local marketing forums, but with the disintegration of Google+ in April 2019, a lot of trusty old favorites disappeared. While… Read More

Rosie Murphy
September 30th, 2019

For any local business looking to grow, and any multi-location business looking to solidify reputation across branches, earning reviews from the top review sites is imperative. More and more consumers’ purchase decisions are heavily influenced by business ratings on the best review sites, as proven in our Local Consumer Review Survey. And while there are… Read More

Jamie Pitman
August 8th, 2019

Top 50 Local Citation Sites We originally published this list of top local citation sites in 2013 and it’s become such a regularly trusted resource that we’ve re-researched and republished it every year since! In August 2019 we reviewed all the local directories included and updated each of the country lists to ensure that this is the most… Read More

Myles Anderson
August 8th, 2019