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How Important is your Business Name, Address and Phone in Google Search?

by Kristi Simone

Posted on April 17, 2019 at 20:55 PM

Your NAP Helps Your Business Make the MAP. Your business Name, Address, and Phone (NAP) are VITAL pieces of information Google looks for to determine your credibility and authority. Search engines take this data into account when determining which companies to select to show up during a local search for a product or service. Local […]

SEO – Knowledge Cards Will Gain More SERP Real Estate In 2019

by Jon Cahen

Posted on January 29, 2019 at 19:21 PM

What is a Knowledge Card or Knowledge Graph? A knowledge card is any information box that appears as a featured result after a Google Search is made. Google is constantly testing the layout of Search Engine Response Pages. Business owners will recognize the knowledge panel on the right side of SERPs generated by Google […]

Make These Updates to Your Google My Business Page Now!

by Kristi Simone

Posted on July 12, 2018 at 13:56 PM

Google has been making changes to your Google My Business (GMB) Page lately and it will benefit your business to utilize the new tools that have been added. As we know, Google is constantly working to help local businesses get found online, especially by prospective customers who are near your location. Make sure you […]

5 Marketing Predictions to Implement in 2018

by Abby Hanson and Kristi Simone

Posted on December 12, 2017 at 17:18 PM

As 2017 wraps up, we want to take a look ahead at some of the key changes that will impact your 2018 local business marketing strategy. You may have read many predictions about 2018 in different blogs today, but we believe our strategies below are changes that any business owner can realistically implement in the […]

How to Name Your Google My Business Page If You Have a Multi-Dentist Practice

by Brittanee Barton

Posted on November 20, 2017 at 21:50 PM

Google has communicated how important every dentist’s Google My Business (GMB) page is to his or her local ranking and how patients search for a dentist in their area. In fact, Google states that “local results [that] appear for people who search for businesses and places near their location” are one of the most important factors […]

The 4 Key Factors Google Uses to Rank Map Listings

by Jackie King

Posted on November 15, 2016 at 20:23 PM

More than 1 billion people use Google search. Aside from word-of-mouth, this is the primary source of obtaining information about new businesses around the world. Now that you know how important Google search is, how can you be found on local search? Google takes four key factors into consideration when ranking businesses on local search: […]

How Google Search Really Works from the Back End

by Jackie King

Posted on November 09, 2016 at 20:11 PM

Behind every search and every simple page of results for that search, there is a complex system, carefully crafted into an ever-changing program and process. There are over 60 trillion pages online right now and 100 billion web searches each month. Each Google search query travels an average of 1,500 miles between data centers to […]

So, what’s the difference between Google+ and Google My Business?

by Ashley Davis

Posted on April 04, 2016 at 18:50 PM

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Google has made a lot of changes lately to its “local search” algorithm. And, with Google’s marketing lingo, new names are being used that can be confusing for even the most savvy digital marketing expert. We get lots of questions from clients about the difference […]

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