Moz Local Search Analytics and industry trends: Q&A with Moz’s Sarah Bird and Rob Bucci
We caught up with Moz’s CEO, Sarah Bird and VP of R&D, Rob Bucci to learn about what they’ve been working on and trends they’re seeing in SEO.
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How to check Google search results for different locations
In a world of highly customized SERPs and a host of ranking signals for local search that Google uses, relevant ranking data is as challenging.
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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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How to optimize paid search ads for phone calls
70% of consumers have used a click to call button, and a recent study found that calls convert at ten times the rate of clicks.
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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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3 Step Guide to Hyperlocal Marketing Success
Hyperlocal marketing has been growing in business potential and impact over the past few years, and it’s expected to come to a crescendo in 2019.
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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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Data: Local search trends from 2017-2018
Key local search trends and tips based on data from more than 300,000 customer business locations active from Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018.
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SEO tips, tools, and how to’s: Best of 2018
A roundup of fan favorite articles on SEO tips and tools from 2018. Feat: Google Analytics guides, meta tag tutorials, SPAs, keywords, local SEO, and more.
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5 schema markup values to use in local SEO
Put your business on the SERP map with these five key schema markup values for local SEO. Includes code to use and screenshots of schema in action.
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How to optimize your local business for voice search
Specific strategies for local businesses trying to understand the potential voice search will have on their bottom lines.
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Voice search and local SEO: How to get started?
There were more than a billion voice searches a month, as of January 2018. 40% of those mobile searches had local intent.
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How to optimize your Google My Business listing
A Google My Business profile is an essential tool for local SEO and helps to cement the online presence outside of a website. Here we give you an update on how to optimize your listing.
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
Eight steps for a bulletproof local search strategy
Local search takes a lot of hard work and is competitive, but get it right and the pay-off can be huge. Manish Dudharejia shares his eight fundamental actions to get you started.
Three factors to consider when building a local presence
Developing a local presence takes a great deal of time, effort, and consistency. But with almost half of all Google searches now being local, you can’t afford not to focus on it. Pratik Dholakiya shares three factors to start your local journey.
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.
Consumers lose trust in businesses with inaccurate NAP
Over the years we’ve seen the importance of the humble business listing change. While citations were once considered key link sources and their accuracy a contributing ranking factor for local search, today their impact has waned somewhat.
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.