6 tips for using location information to boost conversion

Columnist Wesley Young looks at how far consumers are willing to travel to shop at local stores and how to use your store’s location to boost conversion of your marketing campaigns.

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What are the risks for businesses that are getting fake reviews on Google?

Creating fake reviews might seem like a great way to boost your business’s local profile, but columnist Joy Hawkins warns that the consequences far outweigh the benefits. After all, you’re not just violating Google’s guidelines — you’re breaking the l…

Google My Business lets business add quick URLs to reservations, online ordering & more

Have a restaurant? Here are new ways to add quick links to your local results in Google for customers to place orders, reserve a table and more.

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Google home service ads come to the East Coast & open up to more service categories

The local home services ad product is now available in 5 metro areas in the US.

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An easy quarterly plan for local link building

Looking to build links for your local business? In this helpful how-to piece, columnist Greg Gifford outlines his process for finding and acquiring local links.

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Google adds booking for spa and salon appointments from Search & Maps

The Reserve with Google program makes it possible to book appointments right from Google.

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Google adds menu tab to restaurants’ local panel

Google is now adding more tab options to the local panel. Not only do we see an overview and reviews tab, but now a menu tab and others.

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