Reputation Management

BrightLocal webinars are back! 🎉 Register now for The State of Local Search 2022 where we’ll be joined by local search experts Ben Fisher, Joy Hawkins and Amanda Jordan. The ...

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 ...

Optimizing the website of a single-location brick-and-mortar business for the local search results can be a challenge—but it’s significantly more complicated when doing so for a business with hundreds or ...

As a business owner, you’ll already know just how powerful a positive reputation is. Perception of your business will have a strong influence over whether a potential customer makes a ...

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 ...

Anyone who reads the BrightLocal blog knows that online reviews are vital to the success of a local business. Hopefully you’ve done what we’ve suggested—overcome your fear of asking for ...

There’s no way to sugarcoat it. Whether you love them or live in fear of them, reviews matter.  They’re an important indicator of your overall reputation, have the power to ...

You know the feeling. That sinking feeling. You see you’ve got a new review, you pull it up expecting to see good things, and then bam! It’s a one-star bombshell. ...

Maybe you’re new to the world of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), or you might be an industry pro who’s moving into a Local specialism? Either way, BrightLocal’s Local SEO Glossary ...

Reviews assist consumers in making quick decisions about purchases in their research by providing a clear picture of your company. Studies show that of businesses who respond to bad reviews, ...

As a local business, you know that you need to invest in digital marketing to reach potential new customers. So what is ‘local search engine marketing’, and how should it ...