Google is finally rolling out the local search features previewed earlier this year, including the ability to search your surroundings with your phone’s camera. At Google’s Search On virtual conference in September, the company had people buzzing over its innovative updates to local search. Google previewed an option to search for restaurants by dish and … Read more
Local SEO can be challenging for enterprise brands because it means knowing how to do “national” SEO, Google Business Profile, and then learning how Google handles your priority search queries in various markets. That means there are an infinite number of challenges in local SEO for enterprise search marketers. So what are the most common … Read more
Image credit: Stanley Zimny I like nothing better than using this annual local SEO holiday column as a greeting card with messages of good cheer, great strategy, and healthy profit penned inside. With economists caroling “austere” and “scary” in their predictions for 2022’s 4th quarter shopping season, however, it’s not easy to be jolly. Doomsayers’ … Read more
Heart-on-my-sleeve: I’m stricken over climate change and wondering how I can help. What have I been doing about it lately? Listening to two remarkable women interview some outstanding experts on marketing and business sustainability. Co-authors of the celebrated book Sustainable Marketing – How To Drive Profits with Purpose, Gemma Butler and Michelle Carvill have got … Read more
Did Q1 and Q2 whip past you? They did for me, but the pace of life often seems to slow down a little in autumn, and I hope you’ll join me for a relaxed and studious look at interesting local search marketing developments from the third quarter of 2022. 1) A small harvest of review-related … Read more
This post was sponsored by Rio SEO. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Customer experience (CX) is more than just a buzzword – it’s what shapes a customer’s impression of your brand and how they talk about you with their friends, family, and business partners. But as you think about scaling … Read more
Local businesses are often the most interesting SEO clients to work with due to the creativity and strategy it takes to appeal to a local market. While the basics – Google Business Profile optimization, localized content, etc. – still apply, local businesses must often think outside the box when trying to rank locally. Acquiring these … Read more
Plumbers and other tradespeople are essential in modern society, yet they face one huge barrier to entering new markets: Peeling away customers from the competition. Many homeowners have established relationships with plumbers and contractors, making breaking into certain markets difficult. Thankfully, plumbers have ways to excel in a new market, particularly when capturing new homeowners … Read more
Local SEO is a smart skill set to master, especially if you have a local business. All local businesses – from law firms to restaurants to retail stores to beauty salons – can benefit from local SEO. Why? Because Google is one of the top platforms people use to find local businesses. Whether you’re doing … Read more
In my last column, I addressed the business benefits of an International SEO Strategy, and the first benefit was to complement your broader global strategic plan. This is a critical alignment especially when it comes to how you plan to deploy websites to target these markets. Managing multiple global websites not only requires resources to … Read more
Google contributes a large percentage of traffic to many healthcare websites. For doctor appointment bookings, 57% of patients start by using online search. And when patients are searching for a healthcare facility on Google, they genuinely mean business. SimilarWeb finds that 85% of the traffic to ClevelandClinic.org, 83% of the traffic to HopkinsMedicine.org, and 87% … Read more
When we hear the term local SEO, we often think about the strategies and tactics that local retail or B2C businesses use to optimize their online visibility and drive traffic to their physical storefront. However, there are also B2B businesses, which may or may not operate from a distinct location, e.g., a commercial realtor. These … Read more
Do you have a local small to medium-sized business (SMB)? If so, you know just how difficult it is to get found and stand out in increasingly competitive search results. Local SEO strategies must adapt to new features and algorithm updates by the top search engines that affect local search results. Most local SEO tactics … Read more
Are you a marketing agency owner or freelancer? Your local networking is killing your business and Jena Apgar, Founder of LeadFlow365 is here to tell you how to change that. WHAT IS DIGITALMARKETER: DigitalMarketer is the premier online community for digital marketing professionals. It’s a place where you can learn how to market like a … Read more
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to order online has become an essential feature for every webpage and business listing. Pre-pandemic, the primary goal of local search engine optimization (SEO) was to drive visibility and foot traffic to a location. Now businesses are focused on providing a seamless omnichannel experience to allow … Read more
