Google Business Profile

Hot on the heels of the results of our recent poll, in which we asked whether local businesses need a blog (spoiler: 68% think every local business should have one), ...

We all know that adding pictures to anything on the web grabs a person’s attention and increases engagement. The same goes with your Google Business Profile (formerly known as Google ...

Google My Business has recently made some significant updates to the way its directions heatmap works—and to what insights it provides about where searchers are requesting directions to your business ...

If you work with SEO, you’ll need no convincing of the power of trust. It’s the backbone of better rankings, and in business as in life, reputation usually precedes you ...

Still unconvinced by the power of schema markup, structured data, and rich results for local businesses? Allow Schema App’s Martha van Berkel to present a very compelling case for adding ...

Welcome to the Local Search Industry Survey The sixth annual Local Search Industry Survey explores how business practices, pricing, services, attitudes, and growth expectations are changing in the local SEO ...

In a guest post that will come in handy for anyone looking to highlight the importance of citations to bosses or clients, Big Leap’s Austin Lund explains why citation-building should ...

So your local business has an awesome review profile. You’ve delivered great service and been rewarded in public with unbiased praise for what you do. Great stuff. But what’s next? ...

On Wednesday, September 27th, we gathered some of the brightest minds in local SEO to answer your burning questions about Google My Business. We had such a tremendous response that ...

We’re excited to announce that you can now import Locations from Google My Business (GMB) into your BrightLocal account. This means that if you have multiple locations in your GMB ...

The objective of this survey is to understand & share which online marketing channels are driving most traffic, calls & offline visits to local businesses. This covers all types of ...

Survey: Reviews & Reputation Management 2014 Most of us accept that online reviews are an important signal which potential customers use when deciding which local business to contact. From last year’s ...