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Geolocation: The Ultimate Tip to Emulate Local Search
It's easy to customize the geolocation settings -- once or twice. However, these steps can be long and fastidious for results that might be unreliable, mainly if our prime concern is to collect data for filtering, comparing and verifying rankings based on the user's geographic location or when providing clients with direct links to different versions of SERPs from city based location.
Google Business Photos May Correlate With Higher Local Search Ranking, Although Not a Magic Bullet
But do Google Business Photos help with local search rankings? Google's been mum, and I haven't been able to find any research on the matter. So I decided to test if there was a correlation between adoption of Google Business Photos and local search rankings.
Hummingbird's Unsung Impact on Local Search
There seems to have been a significant qualitative shift in local results since Google's release of Hummingbird that I haven't seen reported on search engine blogs and media outlets. Here's my take on what's going on and why.
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Tips For Being A Local Search Superhero
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Get Your Multi-Location Business Ranking in Multiple Cities With One Domain
In this YouMoz post, I'll outline a strategy and some tactics I've used that have allowed me to help multiple clients achieve high rankings in different cities using only one domain name. These tactics have worked for businesses that have multiple locations, whether they are a large chain, multiple franchises or a law firm with offices in 10 cities.
Top 20 Local Search Ranking Factors: An Illustrated Guide
This year's Local Search Ranking Factors identified 83 foundational ranking factors. This guide explains the top 20 most important factors and offers a succinct, illustrated example of each.
Mobile Strategy for Small Businesses
For a small business on a tight budget, a mobile strategy may seem like a costly extra. This post covers why SMEs should care about mobile, and what they can do about it (even on a small-business budget). This is a tactics- and resource-heavy post, designed to provide tools to begin working right away on the process of building a mobile-friendly web presence.
Operation Clean Air: Clearing Up Misconceptions of Yelp's Review Filter
Rumors and theories about Yelp's review filter have led many people astray, thinking that filtered reviews are always fraudulent or otherwise useless. Moz's director of local search strategy debunks those theories with a summary of what's actually happening.
The 2013 Local Search Ecosystems (and a GetListed Upgrade)
Brand new visualizations show the state of the local search ecosystems in the US and several other countries. Along with this exploration, we're excited to announce the release of two data platforms to the roster we display on GetListed.org.
Comparing the Google+ and Google Places Page Management Interfaces
With an interface and user experience far superior to that of Google+ pages, Google's Places for Business dashboard effectively provides everything a small brick-and-mortar business needs. By continuing to promote both services, the company is only confusing its users.
Announcing the 2013 Local Search Ranking Factors Results
The full results of this year's Local Search Ranking Factors survey are in! Moz's director of local search strategy, David Mihm, walks us through some of the highlights and links to the full results.
How Does Google Count Local Results?
Blended results blurred the line between organic and local SEO. I share a hack to tell how Google counts organic results in a blended SERP, and how understanding how the two algorithms overlap can help you improve both your local and organic strategy.
Using The New Adwords Keyword Planner For Local SEO Keyword Research
Let's face it. Local keyword research hasn't been easy since the Venice update. While we have always been able to use the Google Keyword Tool to find search volumes for keywords with Geo Modifiers such as "City Name + Keyword," we have been lacking some reasonable data regarding keywords that do not already have a Geo Modifier.