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

Just Reviews is a brand new, super-affordable BrightLocal plan that gives you just what you need to focus on review management only. Here’s what the new plan offers and a look at why we’ve developed it. We always aim to deliver fantastic value for everyone, and we mean everyone. For example, we believe that having… Read More

Kristian Bannister
September 10th, 2020

When you think of reputation, what do you think of? It’s a good bet that online reviews will spring immediately to mind. Little wonder, given how vital they are to local businesses today and how much they influence the opinions and actions of potential customers. The truth is, reputation marketing for local businesses goes well… Read More

Jamie Pitman
September 4th, 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. So, you’ve just landed your first proper local SEO client. How do you ensure that you provide them with sufficient value in the first six months?  Showing the… Read More

Stephanie Newton
August 13th, 2020

You’ve probably heard us say it a million times, “reviews are important!” — or some other variation of that same statement. But have you ever taken the time to look at our own review profiles? If you were to look now, you’d probably think “Yes, BrightLocal. Reviews are important and yours showcase healthy review generation,… Read More

Stephanie Newton
July 24th, 2020

When Kogneta’s Jordan Choo contacted us saying he’d created a brand-new free tool using our Reviews API (find out more about our APIs here), we just knew we had to share the results with you. Here, Jordan shares his exciting new tool designed to help you analyze your own reviews and mine competitor reviews for… Read More

Jordan Choo
July 17th, 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

Billed as one of BrightLocal’s ‘11 Women in Local SEO Doing Great Things Right Now’, Crystal Horton is a fount of knowledge and always happy to share her wisdom. That’s why we decided to enlist her help to guide you through the process of getting Facebook recommendations. Read on to learn how you too can… Read More

Crystal Horton
July 9th, 2020

With so much of life operating out of our phones these days, it’s a surprise that some marketing practices still rely on old methods. Sure, email marketing has its uses, but when it comes to generating reviews, SMSes are a natural fit. Think about it – how much of the day does the average person… Read More

Stephanie Newton
June 16th, 2020