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We’re about to dive head-first into part three of our local ranking secrets series. But don’t worry – we’re here to help keep you afloat!   In order to capture that local audience and get them to knock on your digital door, you need to understand how they think. From clicking on your site to find valuable content to using voice search on a mobile device, we are going to unlock what makes users take action. Showing up in search

Our first five tips for supercharging your local SEO rankings put you in the driver’s seat. Now it’s time to hit the gas! As we tell all our clients, effective local SEO comes down to strategy. It is never one single thing that is going to place you higher in the SERPs or bring you better quality traffic. Local search all comes down to the intent of the searcher, and with over 80% of local search being made with “local

Unknown: Knock, knock. You: Who’s there? Unknown: Tom from next door, silly! You: I have a neighbor? We know that marketing online has the ability to push your message far and wide, but make sure not to overlook, downplay, or ignore the buying power of your local market. When running an online business, it’s easy to forget that prospects are right down the street, waiting for YOU to invite them into your inner circle. Take a tip from your brick-and-mortar

Business owners with an interest in review management got an unexpected surprise in late May of this year. Without any notice or warning from Google, many Google reviews suddenly vanished - specifically, anonymous reviews It’s left many businesses wondering, “where did my reviews go?” At the time, many weren’t sure if this was a policy change or a glitch. But now nearly two months have passed, and the reviews look to be gone forever. Now that the change is permanent, let’s

Google is making mobile-friendliness a priority, so it has to be a priority for businesses seeking online success—but why? Put simply, very few people wait until they are in front of a desktop computer to do a search. Today, there’s a mobile computer in almost every pocket, so why would they wait? They won't--they'll find the sites that are mobile-friendly. According to Google, users in 10 countries, including the U.S., do the bulk of their searches via mobile devices.  Companies

Things are changing again in the digital world. What was once a text-only platform--namely, search—is now getting much more personal. Voice recognition is taking over not just mobile devices, but home devices as well, with personal assistants like Amazon's Echo or Apple's brand new HomePod. Google estimates that 20 percent of all searches conducted on mobile devices start with a voice request. Here’s the question: how are you going to handle the voice search SEO challenge? Voice Search SEO is a Whole