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Update – September 24th, 2020: Tom Waddington has updated his blog to amend his initial findings (on which this news piece is based). According to Tom: It was apparently a ...

Google Local Guides write reviews, share photos, add or edit business information, and check facts on Google Maps. Joining the Local Guides program is quick and simple, so you can ...

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 ...

For many people, managing citations for kiosks can be confusing, as the rules differ compared to other types of business. Fortunately, we’ve got a knowledgeable Google My Business Product Expert, ...

Last week, Google announced it was releasing a whole host of new or updated features in an effort to support local businesses’ recovery after Covid-19. This shouldn’t come as too ...

Local marketing can be simply described as any marketing activity which puts your business in front of consumers within a certain radius of your location. While that’s straightforward enough, there ...

Fighting Google My Business spam is one of the most effective ways to climb rankings in local SEO, but is the uptake as common among agencies as local SEO experts? ...

Update: In May, 2022, Google added the option ‘Business Doesn’t Exist’ to the form, making it easier than ever before to submit reports of spammy listings for non-existent businesses. For ...

Ranking in local search is becoming more difficult every day. Why? Competition. The Google local algorithm is constantly updating to ensure that search results best match the intent behind a ...

On Wednesday, April 22, Sterling Sky’s resident spam fighter and GMB expert, Jason Brown, joined BrightLocal CEO Myles Anderson for another action-packed hour of Local Search Clinic. This week our ...

In 2020, Google My Business optimization is one of the key skills a local marketer needs. But, while we know how important an optimized Google business listing is, we were ...

Customer feedback is among the most important information your client’s business needs to gather.  It is vital not just for retaining existing customers, but also for attracting new users and ...