Citations

Working with local businesses already requires a great deal of very specific local SEO skills, but when it comes to Service Area Businesses (i.e. businesses that work in a service ...

Something we hear a lot from the experts is not to get too hung up on ranking factors. It can be easy to get caught up with research pieces, news, ...

Reports of a new Google Business Profile (GBP) verification label are currently circulating within the local SEO community. Select GBPs have received the new ‘confirmed’ label from Google to show ...

Everyone knows there’s no size fits all when it comes to local SEO strategy, and each client has to have a carefully tailored strategy to meet their needs and goals.  ...

If you’re a service-oriented B2C business and you’re not on Yelp, then you’re leaving money on the table. Yelp is a treasure trove of user-generated content—the holy grail of content ...

BrightLocal webinars are back! 🎉 Watch the recording of The State of Local Search 2022 where we were joined by local search experts Ben Fisher, Joy Hawkins, and Amanda Jordan. ...

If you’re a local business owner offering any kind of home improvement service, you’ll definitely want to secure a presence on Houzz.  Currently boasting 65 million users, this hub allows ...

Yelp is one of the biggest and most popular online business directories. It’s a fantastic place for all kinds of local businesses to advertise themselves for free, and for users ...

Update: In December 2021, Google updated the local search algorithm to place more prominence than ever before on proximity as a ranking factor. Aptly nicknamed the Vicinity Update, this algorithm ...

The creation and management of local citations is foundational to a comprehensive local SEO strategy. If you’re a business owner who isn’t currently harnessing the power of citations, then you’ll ...

Angi, formerly known as Angie’s List, is a home-services review website that connects consumers in the US with local businesses and tradespeople. For more than 25 years, this popular online ...

Local SEO (or local search marketing) can be a lot to get your head around even if you’re already fluent in standard SEO. But if you’re coming completely fresh to ...