Google My Business revamps photo management for Google Maps listings
Google aims to make it easier for business owners to manage their photos within Google My Business.
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Google My Business adds new photos insights
Compare how many views you get on your Google Maps photos versus how many your competitors got in Google My Business insights.
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Google My Business tests a messaging feature to chat with your customers
New pilot feature in Google My Business lets you do live chat with your customers directly from the Google search results.
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Google’s advanced verification test in San Diego just dropped over 89% of listings from the 3-pack
Columnist and local search expert Joy Hawkins shows the results of a recent Google My Business advanced verification test and explores the new home services local pack.
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Yext Reviews product is pre-optimized for Schema, balances reviews across sites
Company says that capturing more reviews will help with local ranking.
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Results from the Local SEO Ranking Factors Study presented at SMX East
Wonder what factors correlate with strong local rankings? Contributor Christine Churchill summarizes the results of a recent local ranking factors study presented at SMX East 2016.
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Google My Business testing advanced verification process for spammy map categories
Google tests a new spam prevention technique for local results called advanced verification. It uses a third-party company to verify the business.
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Google My Business Insights updates analytics while dropping Google+ source data
Google My Business updates their analytics to show business owners the source of their views and how they found the listing.
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Google My Business drops ability to edit business description field
Your Google local profile description field can now only be edited on Google+. You can no longer update it on Google My Business.
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The definitive SEO audit part 3 of 3: Off-site
In the final installment of his three-part series on how to conduct a thorough SEO audit, columnist Dave Davies talks about assessing off-site factors and addressing the issues found therein.
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Why you cannot ignore practitioner listings on Google My Business (case study)
You may have a strong Google My Business listing, but what happens when individual practitioners at your location have their own listings? Columnist Joy Hawkins shares a case study detailing what happened when one such practitioner left her practice to…
Bridging the gaps in the Google My Business API
Each update to the Google My Business API makes life easier for those of us managing locations at scale, but columnist Brian Smith notes that gaps in the automation process have yet to be addressed.
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Google confirms ads coming to Local Pack
Google discussed the ad placement — potentially a major development for local marketers — at SMX Advanced.
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2 strategic opportunities for local service area businesses
Are you having a hard time ranking in Google’s local results as a service area business? If so, columnist Corey Barnett has some ideas for how to improve your visibility.
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Got spam? Google My Business doesn’t care.
Seeing lots of spammy local listings on Google? It’s not just you! Columnist Joy Hawkins notes some of the problems with Google’s reinforcement of its Google My Business guidelines.
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Google updates the Google My Business API to version 3.0
The new Google My Business API brings additional functionality to help those who manage locations at scale. This is version 3.0, which comes 6 months after the last update.
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Google local results get additional search filters on mobile
Google shows additional search filters for the local pack based on the searcher’s location and history.
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Google My Business iOS app now lets business owners manage holiday & special hours
Google has updated the iOS version of their Google My Business app to let you set holiday hours, but the app seems to have frozen for me.
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Google documents Google My Business local ranking factors
Google’s document on ranking in the local search results has been expanded to include factors like links, articles and directories.
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Dear SEOs: Please stop spamming Google Maps!
Columnist Joy Hawkins gives a lesson in what NOT to do when optimizing Google My Business profiles, based on her experiences cleaning up spammy listings.
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