Local SEO Insights

Ranking for local searches requires focus on a combination of different local SEO ranking factors. With Google’s local algorithm relying on so many different signals, it can be hard to know where to spend your time to maximize your chances of ranking highly. Getting a local business to rank highly on search engines is becoming… Read More

Rosie Murphy
September 22nd, 2020

MerchantCircle is one of the more widely-known business listings directories out there, so it’s no surprise that everyone from restaurateurs to plumbers want their businesses listed there. Beyond that, it’s a valuable citation that helps improve your business’ local listing health. If you want to set up a MerchantCircle business listing, you’ll need to follow… Read More

Rada Daktina
July 21st, 2020

In this article, I’ll reveal the pros and cons of listing your business on nine of my favorite business listing sites for local businesses, as well as sharing tips for optimizing for better visibility. As shown by Moz’s Local Search Ranking Factors Study from 2018, citation signals appear to be one of the core elements… Read More

Lesley Vos
July 20th, 2020

Advance Your Agency is a BrightLocal series designed to equip you with the skills, knowledge and advice necessary to take your agency operations to the next level. Web design is a great career. It’s creative and consultative, you get to use the latest techniques to solve very modern problems, and as an industry, web design… Read More

Jamie Pitman
July 15th, 2020

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 area and visit you at your home rather than a working from a physical location) things get even more specific. Service Area Businesses, such as… Read More

Jamie Pitman
July 14th, 2020

Looking to get a local business listed on a host of relevant citation sites instantly? You’ve come to the right place! We’ve collated all the citation sites that require no verification for listing publication and separated them by country (UK, USA, Canada, Australia) below. These are the sites that upon submission, the listing will go… Read More

Jamie Pitman
June 25th, 2020

Bumping up local visibility has never been more important than it is right now. With 9 out of 10 consumers going online to find a business in the last year, being present in local search results is critical to getting customers through your doors. It’s no secret that Google My Business is a major local… Read More

Jamie Pitman
June 17th, 2020

Growing your online visibility via local business directories (also known as building citations) is integral to your local marketing strategy. Using a business directory list like the one below helps to increase search rankings, build trust and authority with search engines, and gives potential customers a greater chance of finding you online. There’s a wealth… Read More

Rada Daktina
June 15th, 2020

Top 100 Free International Citation Sites – Updated for 2020 Citation Builder has been nurtured and developed over the years to provide you with the best, most efficient service. However, whilst we’d love to achieve world domination, expanding our citation building service on an international level takes time. That’s why we’ve set you up with… Read More

Rada Daktina
June 11th, 2020