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Advance Your Agency is a BrightLocal series designed to equip you with the skills, knowledge, and advice necessary to take your agency operations to the next level.So, you’ve just landed your first proper local SEO client. How do you ensure that you provide them with sufficient value in the first six months?�Showing the benefits ofContinueContinue reading “What Should I Do in My First 6 Months With a Local SEO Client?”

With years of experience in both SEO and digital marketing, Steve Wiideman is a trusted pro in his field. In this article, he sheds light on the ins and outs of voice search and explains how you can optimize your website content for voice search.�Contents: What Is Voice Search?Why Is Voice Search Important?Optimizing Your WebsiteContinueContinue reading “Three Steps to Achieving Better Results in Voice Search”

It’s time to test your knowledge of last month’s local SEO news! In the latest edition of Local Quizness, we’ve explored all of the biggest stories that hit local SEO headlines in July.The challenge is on! In just 10 questions, find out if you and your team noticed all of the news that matters.And notContinueContinue reading “Local Quizness August 2020 – Test Your Local Marketing News Knowledge!”

Building a strong Twitter following for a local business is tough. It seems like only big brands, politicians, and celebrities get attention.�There’s also a ton of information on how to do it, making you feel lost and out of sync with what you really need: a guide on how to use Twitter for local businesses.  AndContinueContinue reading “How Local Businesses Can Get Started on Twitter”

On July 22nd, Google My Business Product Expert, Tom Waddington spotted a new feature being tested in Google Business profiles.Google starting to offer an upgraded Business Profile (Google My Business listing) for $50/month that will add the Google Guaranteed badge to the listing and back services the business provides with the Google Guarantee. pic.twitter.com/x4bHLuVEi2— TomContinueContinue reading “Google Tests $50/mo Upgraded GMB – What Does it Mean for Local Businesses?”

On July 22nd, Google My Business Product Expert, Tom Waddington spotted a new feature being tested in Google Business profiles.Google starting to offer an upgraded Business Profile (Google My Business listing) for $50/month that will add the Google Guaranteed badge to the listing and back services the business provides with the Google Guarantee. pic.twitter.com/x4bHLuVEi2— TomContinueContinue reading “Google Tests $50/mo Upgraded GMB – What Does it Mean for Local Businesses?”

With years of experience in both SEO and digital marketing, Steve Wiideman is a trusted pro in his field. In this article, he sheds light on the ins and outs of voice search and explains how you can optimize your website content for voice search.�Contents: What Is Voice Search?Why Is Voice Search Important?Optimizing Your WebsiteContinueContinue reading “Three Steps to Achieving Better Results in Voice Search”

With more than a decade’s worth of experience in internet marketing, Ann Smarty is a real pro when it comes to the ins and outs of SEO and content. Here, she provides a guide to performing local keyword research.Would you like to boost your local website’s online visibility? A well-organized keyword research process is yourContinueContinue reading “How to Do Local Keyword Research Like a Pro”

In this article, I’ll reveal the pros and cons of listing your business on nine of my favorite business listing sites for local businesses, as well as sharing tips for optimizing for better visibility.As shown by Moz’s Local Search Ranking Factors Study from 2018, citation signals appear to be one of the core elements inContinueContinue reading “9 Free Listing Sites to Get Found On (and How to Optimize for Them)”

When Kogneta’s Jordan Choo contacted us saying he’d created a brand-new free tool using our Reviews API (find out more about our APIs here), we just knew we had to share the results with you. Here, Jordan shares his exciting new tool designed to help you analyze your own reviews and mine competitor reviews forContinueContinue reading “How to Mine for Competitor Insights Using BrightLocal’s Review API”