Local SEO Resources

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 [Updated 2019] 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… Read More

Myles Anderson
August 8th, 2019

So you’ve established the importance of generating a steady stream of online reviews for your business, and you’ve got buy-in from head office to invest in review generation software. Great! Now for the tricky part: how do you ask a customer for review or feedback by email? Well, my first tip might come as a… Read More

Jamie Pitman
July 11th, 2019

What are Online Reputation Management Tools? Before we jump straight into the best tools to manage your online reputation, you’ll need to start off by having a clear understanding of what online reputation management is and the power it holds to the success of local businesses. Consumers are strongly influenced by the opinions of others,… Read More

Chloe Butterfill
June 5th, 2019

[Update 12/19/2019: Acxiom has officially retired its directory, meaning we no longer submit to it as one of our big four data aggregators. Foursquare has taken its place.] Post last updated: May 2020 We see a lot of questions in forums and blog comments asking ‘which citation service is best?’ so we thought we’d provide… Read More

Myles Anderson
May 4th, 2019