It is now more important than ever to ensure you have an accurate Bing listing for your business. Claiming your business, providing accurate information, and including every possible detail can only benefit you. If Bing and ChatGPT become synonymous in the future, being ahead of the curve is crucial. A little effort today can potentially yield significant rewards down the line. [Read Full Article]

Having a strong presence on social media can indirectly help your local SEO by making your business more visible to people in your local area. [Read Full Article]

When your customer base is small, you can be exceptionally responsive to the needs and desires of those customers. But what about when the goal is active growth? Your website acts as a natural extension of word of mouth (not a substitute for it). [Read Full Article]

In February, Darren Shaw of Whitespark presented the much anticipated Local Search Ranking Factors (2017) at a Local U workshop. Let us break it down into the executive summary you need to run it up the chain. [Read Full Article]

You're a creative. Musician, writer, visual artist or actor who's trying to break out in your industry. You have passion, a stack of business cards, an awesome website and a manager, but there's one more thing you should consider adding to your list of many talents: basic SEO knowledge. [Read Full Article]

Outside of Yelp (whose review snippets were removed from Google) and native Google+ Local reviews, here are the top third-party sources for dentist reviews in the US. [Read Full Article]

Local online exposure is now imperative if you plan to grow your business. It’s also getting more competitive. To get a grasp on where to start, here are the five major components to focus on. [Read Full Article]

Common Issue: Your Google Places listing was verified by an ex-employee or SEO company and you would like to get control back from them but you've been unable to, perhaps because of a lost password or falling out. [Read Full Article]