The ultimate guide to strengthen your local SEO strategy

Local SEO tactics that can help you generate high-quality traffic and drive conversions. It can also help you compete with big brands and stay relevant.

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Local SEO for enterprises: Optimizing for the Local 3-Pack

Mobile users are most likely using Google to search for local businesses, and those searches are generally limited to what’s called the “Local 3-Pack.” How can enterprises optimize their local SEO?

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Google tests AR for Google Maps: Considerations for businesses across local search, hyperlocal SEO, and UX

Last month, Google tested AR functionality in Google Maps. What are the implications of VPS, street view, and machine learning for local search and SEOs?

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Facebook is a local search engine. Are you treating it like one?

Over 600 million users visit FB business pages every day. 52% of consumers have discovered a brand there. Why and how to optimize for Facebook local search.

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Rise in voice search for local businesses brings new opportunities and challenges

Voice search is growing exponentially, and when something becomes this prominent it behoves the major search engines to make changes to the ways they work to make these experiences more fluid and enjoyable for the end user. Jamie Pitman reviews consumers’ current use of voice search with regard to local search and how you can optimize for future growth

Four ways to boost SEO in just 5 hours

Good SEO practice is the difference between getting your site ranked as high up the search results and possible, and reducing the chance of a click through to your site. It can be frustrating to spend a great deal of time and effort on SEO and not see the results. Pius Boachie shares some tips you can quickly implement to make a difference.

Hyperlocal SEO: What is it, and how can you make sure you do it right?

It is likely that if you are reading this, you’ve heard of ‘local SEO’ and have an understanding of the importance for certain businesses to optimize their web presence to rank for locally specific searches. In a nutshell, ‘hyperlocal SEO’ is the same kind of optimization, but for smaller, more focused localities such as neighborhoods, towns, streets, and spots located near well-known landmarks.