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- Introducing BrightLocal Horizon: A New Dawn for Multi-location SEO
- Diversify Your Brand Publication: Why and How to Get Started
- What to Do With Local Search Grid Data
- New LSA Categories, GBP Attributes, and More Updates from Google
- Upcoming Changes in Reinstating Suspended or Disabled Google Business Profiles
- Google Business Profile Adds Social Media Link Management, and More Recent Updates
- Greenwashing: The Truth Behind the Hype
- Google Business Profile: New Guidelines and Policies
- Good Things Come in Threes: Updates to Google Business Profile July 2023
- Regaining the Power From Imposter Syndrome
- New Academy Course: How to Build and Grow Your Digital Marketing Agency
- New Academy Course: How to Do Insightful Competitor Analysis for Local SEO
- New Academy Course: How to Master Service Page Optimization
- New: Pinpoint Precise Ranking Insights with Flexible Grid Points
- Introducing GBP Post Scheduler: Streamline, Automate, and Scale Up Google Posts
- I Don’t Know $#!& About AI and You Don’t Have to Either!
- What Google’s Search Generative Experience Means for Local Search
- Local Search Roundup – June 2023
- Google Generative AI and the Impact on Local: Google I/O May 2023 Roundup
- Local Search Roundup – May 2023
- Don’t Put All Your Eggs In Google’s Basket – Beyond the Google Monopoly
- BrightLocal Makes Waves at BrightonSEO April 2023
- Welcome to the Future of Listings Management with Active Sync
- New Academy Course: How to Clean Up and Manage Local Business Listings
- 6 Green Flags To Look For in a Local SEO Client
- People Are More Important Than Money, by Greg Gifford
- Local Rank Tracker 2.0 Is Here!
- Top Tips for SEO From the Experts at Women in Tech Fest [VIDEO]
- New in Get Reviews: SMS Credit Allocation
- Local Search Roundup – April 2023
- Local Search Roundup – March 2023
- Leading Through Crisis, by Myles Anderson
- Our Brothers and Sisters in Ukraine, a Year On
- New ‘Profile Strength’ Label Rolls Out to Google Business Profiles
- Introducing Active Sync: The Smarter Way to Manage Listings
- Google Announces Bard and More Updates Relevant to Local Search
- Local Search Roundup – February 2023
- What Does Artificial Intelligence Mean for Local SEO?
- Local Search Roundup – January 2023
- Apple Launches ‘Business Connect’ As Google Business Profile Competitor
- Rising Stars of Local SEO 2023
- Expert Predictions for Local Marketing in 2023
- The Year in Local Search 2022
- New and Improved ‘Get Reviews’: Greater Flexibility, Better Engagement, More Reviews
- Local Search Roundup – December 2022
- Disappearing Google Reviews Bug: What You Need to Know
- In-SERP Business Profile Management Fully Rolls Out, Removes Insights, Causes Frustration
- New Metrics in Local Rank Tracker: Powerful Ranking Insights at a Glance
- New Academy Course: How to Create Website Content For Local SEO
- Google Business Profile Suspensions Bug Fix Confirmed, but Reinstatement Chaos Continues
- 4 Key Local Search Updates Rolling Out In 2022
- The Helpful Content Update: What Happened and What Comes Next?
- New Academy Course: A Beginner’s Guide to Generating and Managing Reviews
- What’s Going On with Service-area Business Rankings?
- Unlock 6x More Ranking Insights in Local Search Grid
- The Rise of Social Search: Transforming the Way Local Businesses Are Found
- New Academy Course: How to Optimize Location Pages
- Is Instagram the Next Big Local Business Discovery Engine?
- Expanding Our Local Data Aggregator Coverage with GPS Network and YP Network
- New Academy Course: How to Master Local Link Building
- Stay on Top of Customer Feedback with NPS Notification for Get Reviews
- Understand Ranking Performance at a Glance with Average Google Position
- Fraudulent Business Profiles in the Spotlight as Google Updates Verification Requirements and Trust Signals
- New Academy Course: A Beginner’s Guide to Local SEO
- How We Can Support Women in SEO: Advice for Women, from Women
- Supporting Our Ukrainian Brothers and Sisters
- Introducing Locations Overview: Your New Homepage for Monitoring Local SEO Performance
- Introducing New and Improved Citation Builder Reports
- New Academy Course: How to Create Relevant and Engaging Local SEO Reports
- The ‘Vicinity’ Update: Google’s Biggest Local Search Algorithm Update in Five Years
- Google Confirms Local Pack Redesign
- Building the BrightLocal Brand: The Color Scheme Update
- GMB Rebrands to Google Business Profile: What Does it Mean for Local Businesses?
- New Academy Course: How to Perform Local SEO Audits for Multi-location Businesses
- Apple Maps iOS 15 Update: What Should Local Marketers Be Paying Attention To?
- Key Learnings from LocalU Advanced, August 2021
- New Academy Course: How to Master Local Keyword Research
- Google My Business ‘Photo Updates’: A Great Way to Get Customer Pics
- Say Hello to a Bolder, Brighter BrightLocal
- Google Now Shows ‘Ranking Factors Box’ in SERPs to Explain Results
- What’s New in Local Search Grid? More Reasons to Put Your Rankings on the Map!
- Academy Course Refresh: How to Create, Optimize, and Manage Google Business Profiles
- BrightLocal Welcomes Claire Carlile as Local Search Expert
- Google My Business: New Features, Updates and Tests from March-May
- NEW: Manage Local Search Grid at Scale with New Support for Enterprise Plans
- Apple Maps Ratings: What’s New and What’s Next?
- How to Gain More Visibility Online During the Pandemic
- Local 2-Packs Spotted in Google Mobile SERPs
- New Local Search Grid Module Added to BrightLocal Academy
- How to Use On-site Features to Complement Physical Stores
- New Academy Course: How to Land Your First Local SEO Client
- Core Web Vitals and the Page Experience Update: What They Mean for Local Businesses
- NEW: Claim Your Agency Directory Listing
- Put Your Rankings on the Map with Local Search Grid
- Star Rating Now Showing in Google Review Summary
- Google Posts No Longer Expire After Seven Days
- Expert Local SEO Predictions for 2021
- Google My Business: New Features, Updates and Tests Roundup
- The Year in Local Search – 2020
- Take Your Local SEO to the Next Level with New BrightLocal Academy
- How Do You Keep Your Clients Engaged?
- NEW: Direct-to-Review Makes It Easier for Happy Customers to Leave Reviews
- How Local Businesses Can Harness the Power of Referral Marketing
- How Do You Make a Google My Business Listing More ‘Clickable’?
- Long-tail Keywords: 3 Key Ways to Find Super-focused Keywords
- Google Tests $50/mo Upgraded GMB – What Does it Mean for Local Businesses?
- Four Simple Ways to Inject Humor into Your Local Marketing
- Three Steps to Achieving Better Results in Voice Search
- How BrightLocal Supercharged Its Review Strategy
- Covid-19 SEO News & Resources Roundup – Updated July 23rd
- 9 Free Listing Sites to Get Found On (and How to Optimize for Them)
- How Do You Measure the Success of a Local SEO Campaign?
- Google Adds New Features to Bolster Local Businesses Covid-19 Recovery
- Why You Still Need Local Links (and How to Get Them)
- How to Determine a Benchmark for Local SEO Work
- NEW FREE TOOL: Scan Top Citations Sites with the Local Listings Health Scanner
- How to Use Google’s Spam Redressal Form to Level the Local Playing Field
- NEW: Let Your Happiest Customers Do the Selling With Showcase Reviews
- How to Boost Engagement with Tactical Local Email Marketing
- NEW: Sidestep Noisy Inboxes and Grow Reviews Faster with SMS Mode
- NEW: Access BrightLocal Data in AgencyAnalytics
- “When the Going Gets Tough…” – A Message from Myles Anderson
- 10 Actionable Ways for Restaurants to Attract Local Business Through Instagram
- Marketing to Young Consumers? Make Sure You’re Doing These 3 Things
- 11 Women in Local SEO Doing Great Things Right Now
- 7 Ways to Boost Your Hotel’s Local Rankings and Reap the Rewards
- Local Search FAQs Answered! #LocalSEOChat Recap
- Google Maps vs Apple Maps: Who Will Reign Supreme?
- See Ya(hoo) Later! How BrightLocal Is Streamlining Reports and Focusing on What Matters
- Beyond GMB: The Best Places to Source Customer Feedback
- Local Legends: Martha van Berkel on the Power of Schema for Local Businesses
- What Does the Featured Snippets Shakeup Mean for Local SEO?
- 10 Years of BrightLocal: Founders’ Q&A
- The Future of Local Search: 20+ Predictions for 2020
- The 12 Yays of Christmas
- An Overview of Common Google SERP Features
- BrightLocal Is Ten!
- Are We Experiencing a Local Algorithm Update? [Local RankFlux Data – November 2019 Bedlam Update]
- Tales of Horror from the Dark Side of Google My Business
- What is Google BERT and How Will It Affect Local Businesses?
- 40+ New Niche Review Sites for Reputation Manager
- Local Legends: Greg Gifford on Pay-to-Play, Real-world Signals and What’s Next for Local Search
- Local Legends: Claire Carlile on Setting Client Expectations and the Future of Google Maps
- Google Announces Big Change to Local Business Review Schema
- What the Flux?! Introducing Local RankFlux
- [Video] Five Things We Discovered Analyzing 45,000 Google My Business Listings
- Google Is Rolling Out Quote Request Buttons on GMB for Branded Searches
- How Car Dealerships Are Speeding Ahead with Google My Business
- The New Google My Business Features Giving Power Back to Local Businesses
- 6 Local SEO Trends We’ll Experience This Year and Beyond
- Acxiom to Retire Directory and Local Search Products at End of 2019
- Local SEO: What to Consider When Opening a New Location
- NEW FREE TOOL: Generate Google My Business Profile and Review Links with Ease
- 3 Key Strategies to Deliver Google Ads Success for Local Businesses
- The 5 Highest ROI Marketing Investments Local SEOs Can Make in 2019
- About a BLOB: The Story of the BrightLocal Rebrand
- How Google Is Making Spam-fighting Even Harder
- What Does Google Duplex Mean for the Future of Customer Service?
- The Link Building and Voice Search Power of ‘How To’ Content
- Is Yelp Monetizing Consumer Trust with Its New ‘Verified’ Badge?
- How to Use the New Google My Business Help Community
- How to Boost Local Business Visibility with Question Research and Optimization
- How Does Population Density Affect Local Rankings?
- 12 Content Marketing Tips to Improve Local SEO
- How to Report Google My Business Spam
- What Can Local Marketers Learn from Google’s Quality Raters’ Guidelines?
- Why Is Content from Google Posts Appearing in Local Pack Listings?
- 6 Tactics to Target a Hyperlocal Audience
- How GMB’s ‘Opening Soon’ Feature Works in Practice: A Case Study
- Google My Business and Legal Directory Tips for New Law Firms
- Photos in Google Local Services Ads: What You Need to Know
- 10 BrightLocal Features You Might Have Missed
- What Does the Latest Google My Business App Mean for Local Marketing Agencies?
- BrightLocal’s 2018 Year in Review… and a Taste of What’s Next
- Sometimes All You Need to E-A-T is a Sandwich
- How to Unlock the Power of Google My Business Search Queries
- Service Area Businesses: GMB ‘Service Area’ Update and SERP Clicks Analyzed
- Local and Micro-influencers: How to Find, Approach and Engage Them for More Human Marketing
- Google Maps’ New “Follow” Button Will Revolutionize GMB Posts
- A Guide to Creating Scalable Local Content for Enterprise Businesses
- Google My Business Post Insights: Just How Insightful Are They?
- Is Google’s “Near Me” Still Effective for Local SEO?
- Facebook Is Switching Review Ratings to Recommendations
- 5,000 Leads Generated Using BrightLocal Tool for Agencies
- What Are Google My Business Insights’ Subjective Attributes and How Can You Use Them?
- Local SEO Begins with Community
- Google’s Mobile-first Index Hits Local Business Websites
- How Can Local Businesses Fight Spam in Local Results?
- Anonymous Google Reviews Are Officially a Thing of the Past
- 7 Great Tools to Generate Leads from Your Content
- Google My Business Agency Dashboard: Delight or Disaster for SEOs?
- How to Use Schema Markup at Scale for Multi-Location Businesses
- 7 Tactics Local SEOs Can Steal from SERP-hogging Giants
- Easy Ways to Find Local SEO Clients
- Do Local Businesses Still Need a Website?
- Updated ‘Directions’ Heatmap in Google Insights Brings New Local SEO Opportunities
- How to Tell If You’re a Toxic Client
- How to Sell Local SEO Services
- How to Raise Your Personal Authority and Credibility with Google
- BrightLocal Celebrates the Meaning of Christmas Through Gift-Giving
- Why Is Local Business Schema Markup Critical to Local SEO Success?
- How to Survey Clients and Customers to Understand Their Needs
- Why Every Business Needs to Build Citations
- Do Online Reviews Impact Some Industries More Than Others?
- 5 Reasons Why Bing Is Still Important to Your SEO Strategy
- How To Run A Winning Digital Marketing Agency
- Troubleshooting Google My Business Issues
- 5 Video Ideas for Local Business Marketing
- How to Use Facebook Messenger as a Customer Service Tool
- Cautious Clients: How To Sell To Clients That Have Been Burned
- 10 Must-Try Social Media Tools
- 6 Steps to Creating an eBook Lead Magnet that ‘Wows’ Your Visitors
- How to Choose the Right Keywords That Drive High-Quality Leads to Your Business
- Easy Ways to Create Local Content That Boosts Your Local Search Rankings
- Tips for Handling Difficult Clients or Clients With Complaints
- The Impact of Online Reviews on Businesses
- Import Locations from Google My Business to BrightLocal
- How Do People Search for Local Businesses?
- What is Influencer Marketing: How Having an Influencer Marketing Strategy Can Help Grow Your Audience and Authority
- How to Effectively Use Keywords to Rank Higher on Search Engines
- How to Optimize Your On-Page Signals for Local Search
- 4 Ways to Successfully Onboard a New Client
- 3 Reasons You Should Add HTTPS to Your Local Business Website
- Updated Designs for Local Rank Tracker
- Bringing Christmas Joy to Those in Need: Philippines BrightLocal Team Gives Back to Their Community
- Losing Clients: How Digital Marketing Agencies Can Deal with Losing a Client
- 5 Ways to Win New Clients
- Schema Demystified: Schema Markup and the SEO Benefits
- New Feature: Report Creation Wizard
- Local Content: Why Authenticity Matters in Local SEO
- Google 3-Pack to become 2-pack, with new paid listings
- 5 Local SEO tactics you need to stop doing today
- Why Your Clients Need Review Management
- Local SEO in 2015 – A year in review
- How to Build Local PPC Campaigns That Really Deliver New Customers
- The Demise of Yahoo Maps – An Expert Viewpoint
- Track Facebook & TripAdvisor Reviews with ReviewFlow
- Which SMB Sectors Spend More Online & Get Best Returns
- How Does Company Size Affect Internet Marketing Activity?
- Reviewing 2014 Local Search Predictions
- A Year In Local Search: A Look Back At 2014
- Local SEO industry Survey 2014 – Further Insights
- What Star Rating is Too Low for a Local Business?
- Local Search Tips for the Healthcare Industry
- How to Do Local Keyword Research Effectively
- Local Citation Selection: 6 Important Signals to Consider
- ‘Location Emulation’ – Track Search Rankings at City or Zipcode Level
- Local SEOs Use Traditional Media to Hunt for New Local Clients
- What next? Predictions for Local in 2013
Introduction to Google Business Profile
Introduction to Online Reviews
Key Review Sites for Local Businesses
Citation Sites by Location
Getting Started with Google Business Profile
- How to Use BrightLocal for Multi-location Businesses
- Ultimate Guide: Local SEO for Lawyers
- Google’s New ‘Things to do’: Managing Activities and Tickets in GBP
- How to Rank Beyond Your Physical Location
- An Introduction to Google Search Console for Local Businesses
- Ultimate Guide: Local SEO for Gyms and Fitness Centers
- Getting Started with Google Analytics 4 for Local SEO
- Expert Focus: SEO House of Horrors
- How to Create Effective Client Reports with BrightLocal
- How to Effectively Manage Practitioner Listings with BrightLocal
- How to Add Your Business Listing to GoLocal247
- Tips to Get the Help You Need from the Google Business Profile Help Community
- How to Optimize Your Apple Maps Listing Using Apple Business Connect
- Local Listings Management Explained: Google Maps, Apple Maps, Facebook, and Bing
- Local SEO Schema: Types and Templates for Easy Structured Data Markup
- How to Add or Claim an Opendi Business Listing
- How to Choose the Next Location for Your Business Using Local SEO
- How to Execute Your Local SEO Plan Across Hundreds of Locations
- How to Add or Claim Your Brownbook.net Business Listing
- How to Sell and Provide Local Citations and Listings Management Services
- Expert Focus: AI and Local Search
- How to Add or Claim Your Hotfrog Business Listing
- How to Do Kickass Competitor Analysis with BrightLocal
- Guide to Google Maps Ads and Promoted Pins
- How to Optimize your Bing Listing
- How to Add or Claim Your Tripadvisor Listing
- How to Manage Multiple Businesses at One Location
- Why Local SEO Isn’t a One-Size-Fits-All
- How to Add or Claim Your Better Business Bureau Listing
- A Guide to Competitor Analysis for Local SEO
- 7 Ways Text Messaging Can Grow Your Local Business
- Alternative Search Engines Local Marketers Need to Know
- How to Effectively Assign the Work in Enterprise Local SEO
- Why Managers Are Key to Employee Engagement
- How to Add or Claim Your Facebook Business Page
- Customer Surveys: Everything Local Businesses Need to Know
- Why Your Listing Info Changes and What to do About it
- What is Digital PR and Why Is It Important for Local Businesses?
- Metrics that Matter: How to Measure Your Local SEO Success
- Overlooked and Underrated Tactics for Local SEO Success
- Top Tips to Ensure Employee Wellbeing in Your Marketing Agency
- How to Build Content Silos for Local SEO
- How to Get Your Google Business Profile Holiday-ready in 2023
- How to Solve the Problem of Communication When Working with Enterprise Brands
- How to Deal With Having Too Many Decision Makers in an Enterprise or Franchise Business
- The Local Marketing Holiday Guide 2023
- Content Silos for Local SEO: Why They Work, and How to Overcome Challenges
- How to Prepare Your Google Business Profile and Local Business Website for Black Friday
- How to Understand Where Enterprise Marketing Budgets Are Most Impactful in Local SEO
- How to Optimize the Local Customer Buying Journey
- How to Best Tackle Local SEO as a Large Enterprise or Franchise Business
- Why E-A-T Inspires Local Content Creation
- How Local Businesses Can Improve Their Online User Experience
- A Guide to Using SEO for Better Customer Experience
- A Guide to Mobile Optimization for Local Business Websites
- Content is Still King: Improving Local SEO With a Focus on Quality
- How to Identify Content Gaps for Local Businesses
- Getting and Managing Reviews for Restaurants, Bars, and Cafes
- How to Monitor Your Local Competitors on Social Media
- 5 Google Business Profile Elements You Might Not Know About But Really Should
- Local SEO for Events: What You Need to Know
- 5 Data-Driven Ways to Find Blog Topic Ideas for Local Marketers
- What is Visual Search? A Primer for Local Businesses
- How to Use Keywords in Google Business Profile
- Google’s Core Web Vitals: A Local Marketer’s Guide
- Restaurant SEO: Attract More Customers with Better Search Visibility
- How to Create a Houzz Listing
- How to Add or Claim a Yelp Business Listing
- Advanced Tips for Local Landing Pages
- Call Tracking for Local Businesses: How to Set It Up and Why You Should
- How to Use Instagram for Local Businesses
- Avoid Google Business Profile Suspension When Using a Co-working Space
- Building a Local SEO Strategy for Multi-location Businesses: What You Need to Audit and Why
- Why Web Accessibility is Important for Local Businesses, and How to Get Started
- How to Add or Claim an Angi Listing
- Multilingual SEO: An Untapped Resource for Local Businesses
- How to Add or Claim an Apple Maps Business Listing using Apple Business Connect
- How to Add a Zillow Listing
- Citation Tracker: How to Use It to Find New Business Listings
- Hyperlocal Marketing: What You Need to Succeed
- How to Combine SEO and PPC to Grow Your Local Business
- What Is Keyword Research and Why Is It Important?
- Harness the Power of Context Clues for Local Business SEO
- Pointy from Google: What Is It and How Can It Drive Sales?
- How to Sell Your Local SEO Strategy to Small Business Investors
- How to Craft a Positioning Statement for Your Agency
- How to Do PR Outreach for Local Businesses
- How to Use Facebook for Local Business Clients: Optimization, Management, and Beyond
- Google My Business for Hotels: How to Set Up and Optimize Google Hotel Listings
- Google Business Profile Audit: 4 Ways it Can Help You Optimize Your Listing and Outrank the Competition
- How I Improved My Local SEO Strategy with Local Search Grid
- Local Rank Tracker: 8 Ways It Can Hone Your Local SEO Strategy
- How to Lean on SEO ROI to Pitch Value to Clients
- No Office? No Problem: How Service-area Businesses Can Use BrightLocal
- What Are Google Local Services Ads? A Guide to LSAs
- How to Manage Your Google Review Takedown Requests: A Guide, Review, and Case Study
- 9 Ways Local Search Grid Can Level Up Your Local SEO Analysis and Reporting
- How to Track Your Competitors Using BrightLocal
- How to Add or Claim Your Cylex Business Listing
- How Can I Win a Client Who’s Been Burned by an SEO Agency?
- How Can I Educate My Clients on Local SEO?
- What Should My Agency Be Charging for Local SEO?
- Local SEO Ranking Factors 2020
- How to Boost Your Google Maps Ranking
- What Should I Do in My First 6 Months With a Local SEO Client?
- How to Optimize Your Content and Business Listing for Voice Search
- How Local Businesses Can Get Started on Twitter
- How to Add or Claim Your MerchantCircle Business Listing
- How to Mine for Competitor Insights Using BrightLocal’s Review API
- What is the Google Local Guide Program? How to Get Perks and Badges
- How Can I Use Local SEO to Generate Recurring Revenue from My Web Design Clients?
- How to Manage Google My Business Listings for Unstaffed Kiosks
- Bing Places for Business – Bing Local Listings Explained
- The Beginner’s Guide to Local Marketing
- How to Add or Claim Your Citysearch Business Listing
- How to Add or Claim Your Bing Places for Business Listing
- How Can I Educate My Clients on the Benefits of Review Management?
- What to Expect Once You’ve Submitted a Citation Campaign in BrightLocal
- How to Use Video Through Every Step of the Local Marketing Funnel
- Featured Snippets: What Are They and How Can Local Businesses Use Them?
- How to Make Video Marketing Work for Local Businesses
- How to Delete or Remove a Google Review for Your Business
- How to Plan Your Content Marketing Strategy Around Seasonality
- How to Build a Marketing Agency Landing Page That Converts
- BrightLocal’s Simplified Guide to Local Search
- What Is a Service-Area Business?
- 10 SEO Tips to Improve Local Rankings
- How to Generate Leads for Your Marketing Agency
- How to Explain Local SEO to a Beginner
- How to Help Service Area Businesses Succeed in Search
- How to Localize Content for More Conversions
- How to Create a Killer Landing Page That’s Perfect for Mobile
- How to Win and Work With Multi-location SEO Clients
- How to Get Featured Snippets for Local Businesses
The Ultimate Google Business Profile Guide
How to Optimize Google Business Profile
Generating Reviews for Local Businesses
Citation Sites by Industry
Local Search Optimization: How to Improve Local SEO Rankings
Review Management Learning Hub
Local Citations Learning Hub
Review Profile Management
Google Business Profile Reporting
Google Business Profile Support and Common Issues
Online Reviews Dos and Don'ts
