Video Technology | July 30, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Update: The deprecation of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 may have been happening the past few days as sparse and unconfirmed reports in various comment threads are pointing out. If your site went down for an error between July 26th and July 30th, 2020 this could be the reason. Your small business website may stop loading […]
Video Local SEO | July 22, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
In a shocking announcement Google has stated they will start selling the “Google Guarantee” badge to non-advertisers for a flat-rate of $50 per month. The Google Guarantee program offers unhappy customers up to $2,000 in refunds if they are unhappy with a local service provider’s work. For now this appears to be a test first […]
Video Local SEO | June 27, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Google My Business allows anyone to edit a listing, and for quality purposes those edits are typically reviewed by human staffers. The process of editing a listing has always gone slowly in most cases, but since the onset of the global pandemic, things have gotten much slower. Recently Local SEOs took to Twitter to share […]
Video Local SEO | June 25, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Google has updated the Google My Business Content Policy which governs Posts to a profile on the platform by adding a new line which reads: “Google My Business is not meant to be a forum for general political, social commentary, or personal rants. Content that does not meet this standard will be removed.” This comes […]
Video Local SEO | June 4, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Google My Business has just rolled out a useful new feature that was likely inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, but which will probably come in handy for many local businesses even after. The new feature is called “More Hours”. It essentially allows a business to expand upon the standard “hours of operation” by stating what […]
Video Local SEO | May 21, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
According to Barry Schwartz over at Search Engine Roundtable, Google My Business has just added a new file upload button to the reinstatement request form. Google My Business adds a file upload for proof in the local business reinstatement form https://t.co/R75EDmZBxh via @TheSocialDude pic.twitter.com/OauwxdHI2z — Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) May 21, 2020 Barry says this was […]
Video Local Marketing | May 19, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Yesterday on the blog / newsletter “The Margins” Ranjan Roy shared a story about a friend of his who owns two pizza restaurants in Kansas and how he made a profit off of buying his own pizzas from DoorDash. The story starts out in oh too familiar territory with the pizza restaurant owner getting complaints […]
Video Local SEO | May 18, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Zach Todd over at Persuaded.io has released a Google Drive script that you can use to find all of the websites that link to your local competitors in Google maps for a specific keyword. This could really help your business’s local seo efforts. The script works by scraping the competitors on the map and their […]
Video Local Marketing | May 11, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Google’s local platform, Google My Business, which displays content on Google Maps and inside of Google’s search results has rolled out a new feature to try and help businesses stay open during the global pandemic. The new feature is called “Support Links” and it has two separate options. Gift Card Sales Merchants, restaurants, and other […]
Video Google Ads, Local Marketing | April 3, 2020 | Anabel Herrera
Great news for small and midsize businesses from Google as it is now offering $340 million total in ads credits to SMBs who have an active Google ads account. According to a Google COVID-19 support page, “SMBs who have been active advertisers since the beginning of 2019 will see a credit notification appear in their […]
Video Local Marketing | March 31, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Cox Media is a cable ISP and TV station provider in various mid-sized and large markets across the country. On March 30th they announced that for impacted restaurants in the communities they serve they are offering free TV advertising to help restaurants struggling with switching from dine-in to delivery orders get their message out. According […]
Video Local Marketing | March 21, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Yelp, a near essential platform for independent operator restaurants, is giving away $25 million in free advertising for restaurants, bars, and other businesses heavily impacted by the closures of public spaces during the pandemic. While this may not be of much help to restaurants and businesses struggling during the pandemic, once it subsides this free […]
Video Local SEO | March 11, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Google My Business made a big change that will have a profound impact on car dealerships effective immediately. That change is that a car dealership is now eligible to have more than 1 listing to represent their brand and the brand of automotive they sell. Up until now new car dealerships were only allowed one […]
Video Local SEO | March 10, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
Google My Business has a new policy of reviewing all photos and videos uploaded to the platform. There was initially confusion about if this applied to uploads from users, business owners, or both. We’ve made changes to our photo and video content policy. All photos and videos are now reviewed before publication. If you’re having […]
Video Local Marketing | March 6, 2020 | Local SEO Pro
In a blog post Yelp has announced new features to their Waitlist tool for users that could benefit restaurants that enable them. One upgrade allows users to enter their party size when they start their search on Yelp for Waitlist enabled restaurants that can accommodate large parties. This helps speed up the process and should […]