The Future Of Local SEO – Bright Local Offers Predictions for 2021
In a recent article, local search expert, Bright Local, provided a review of how well their team did in predicting what would be on the horizon for Local SEO in 2020. Among the things they got right were the roll out of a paid GMB option and an increase in spam in the local search … Continued
Response to 2010 Local Search Ranking Report
As many of you know, Upright’s Local Search specialists test caffeine-positive. They track weekly changes in the evolving Local Search landscape to best serve clients. See, many new opportunities are just now arising for businesses to succeed locally, online. Search engine centers like Google Places and Yahoo! Local constantly add new data features — like … Continued
Google Places 2009 Traffic Stats: What the Google Local Business Center Tells Us
photo credit: dinimueter Recently, we posted information on how to get listed in Google Places. If you have a local business, or even a business with a physical address, this is a listing you absolutely must have. And now you can view all sorts of awesome stats on how that Google Places listing is working … Continued
How to Get Listed in Google Places in 2009
I hear this question all the time – “How do I get my site to show up in Google Places?” What this question refers to is the Google Local listings that you see blended into the search engine results when Google thinks you’re searching for a company in your area. Let’s say you need a … Continued
2008 Google Insights for Search – Great new keyword research tool!
Google recently launched a cool new tool called Insights for Search which allows you to compare search patterns and trends across regions, categories, and time frames. With this tool, you can gain a lot of useful insight into what people are searching for, where they’re searching for it, when they are searching for it, and … Continued