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How to recover filtered Yelp reviews

Best Practices August 25, 2020

In this week’s episode, I share the secret to recovering all those awesome reviews that are hidden in your Yelp profile. Yelp only counts reviews from what it considers to be “regular Yelp users” – so I share a tip that will help you get those reviews to show up and count towards your score! […]

No one cares about your testimonials

Best Practices August 18, 2020

On this week’s episode of Local Search Tuesdays, I share what might be a shocking revelation: No one cares about your testimonials page! Customers want to read honest, unbiased reviews on third party sites, and they know that your testimonials page will only list glowing 5-star reviews. Watch the video for more info, and for […]

Suds & Search 26 | Niki Mosier, Head of SEO at Two Octobers

Best Practices August 13, 2020

Also available as a Podcast: My guest today is Niki Mosier, Head of SEO at Two Octobers. She’s a well known local SEO, a must-follow on Twitter, and a popular presenter. She has presented at SMX West, WordCamp, Optimisey and she’ll be speaking at Brighton later this year. A few years ago, Local SEO legend […]

How to respond to bad reviews from people who weren’t customers

Google My Business August 11, 2020

In this week’s video, I talk about responding to reviews from people who weren’t customers – whether it’s a misplaced review that should have gone to another business, a bad review from someone who clearly wasn’t a customer, or even a bad review from a disgruntled ex-employee, I share examples of how to respond to […]

How to respond to customer reviews

Google My Business August 4, 2020

In this week’s video, I talk about responding to customer reviews – how quickly to respond, what to say, and why responses to bad reviews are incredibly important. Check out the video for all the awesome details… Video Transcript Welcome back to another episode of Local Search Tuesdays! This week I’m talking about how to […]

Keywords in Google reviews will help you rank

Google My Business July 28, 2020

In this week’s episode, I share a useful tip for your review strategy – if a customer leaves a review that includes a keyword you’re trying to rank for, you’re more likely to show up in searches for that keyword! You can’t tell customers what to write, so I share a little Jedi mind trick […]

Ask every customer for a review

Best Practices July 7, 2020

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about reviews again. The easiest way to get more reviews is to ask every customer for a review – and then make it easy for them to leave a review. Watch and learn more, including specific tips for how to follow up that boost your chances of getting more […]

How to check your competitors’ GMB categories

Google My Business June 23, 2020

In this week’s video, I share a simple trick that lets you check which categories your competitors have chosen in their GMB profiles. Watch and learn how easy it is to find out exactly what they’re doing! VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Welcome back to another episode of Local Search Tuesdays. This week, we’re talking about Google My […]

How to set up GMB department listings

Google My Business June 9, 2020

We’ve gotten a ton of questions about setting up department listings in Google My Business lately, so in this week’s episode, we’re explaining how to set up nested department listings in GMB. We explain what’s eligible, how to set up the department listings, and how to get them nested under the primary listing. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT […]

Suds and Search 16 | Duane Forrester VP of Industry Insights with Yext

Local SEO June 4, 2020

Also available as a Podcast: My guest today is Duane Forester, V.P. of Industry Insights at Yext. Duane is a legend in the SEO community. He’s among the top keynote speakers in the industry. Emphasis on keynote. He has presented the last day keynote at State of Search for as long as that conference has […]

Is your department GMB showing up instead of your main GMB? Here’s how to fix it

Google My Business June 2, 2020

In this week’s video, I’m sharing a quick tip that will help all the dealerships out there who have their department listings showing up in Google searches for the dealership name. There’s a bug in Google that causes the wrong Google My Business listing to show up, which is obviously bad for business… And I’m […]

Suds and Search 015 | Darren Shaw, Founder of Whitespark

Local SEO May 28, 2020

Also available as a Podcast: My guest today is Darren Shaw. Darren is a Local SEO Rockstar. It’s hard to find a roundup post about Local SEO where he isn’t a contributor. He oversees the Local Search Ranking Factors survey, a must-read in local SEO. He speaks all over the world on topics related to […]

Category: Local SEO

How to recover filtered Yelp reviews

No one cares about your testimonials

Suds & Search 26 | Niki Mosier, Head of SEO at Two Octobers

How to respond to bad reviews from people who weren’t customers

How to respond to customer reviews

Keywords in Google reviews will help you rank

Ask every customer for a review

How to check your competitors’ GMB categories

How to set up GMB department listings

Suds and Search 16 | Duane Forrester VP of Industry Insights with Yext

Is your department GMB showing up instead of your main GMB? Here’s how to fix it

Suds and Search 015 | Darren Shaw, Founder of Whitespark

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Your Local Business?

Category: Local SEO

How to recover filtered Yelp reviews

No one cares about your testimonials

Suds & Search 26 | Niki Mosier, Head of SEO at Two Octobers

How to respond to bad reviews from people who weren’t customers

How to respond to customer reviews

Keywords in Google reviews will help you rank

Ask every customer for a review

How to check your competitors’ GMB categories

How to set up GMB department listings

Suds and Search 16 | Duane Forrester VP of Industry Insights with Yext

Is your department GMB showing up instead of your main GMB? Here’s how to fix it

Suds and Search 015 | Darren Shaw, Founder of Whitespark

Ready to Grow Your Local Business?

Ready to Grow
Your Local Business?