Updated June 23, 2022
You can have a Google Business Profile listing if you have a physical location like a storefront, but you can also have a listing if you provide services to local customers at their location. For example, a painter may not ...
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Get Your Google Review Link – Three Easy Steps
Online reviews are important for small businesses as consumers find them a valuable source of information. You can encourage customers to leave you a review by making it as simple as possible.
Google reviews show up in search and help with your ...
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Thoughts for Local Business Owners
I recently attended the WordPress national conference, WordCamp US 2016. There was a great line-up of speakers from all areas of the WordPress community. I thought I'd share a few takeaways that apply to local businesses and nonprofit ...
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Does Content Help You in Search?
When you need to find information, where do you look?
If your answer was Google, you are not alone. Here is a staggering statistic: Google now processes over 40,000 search queries every second, or over 3.5 billion searches per day. [Source]
We ...
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Get Verified on Facebook
Facebook has had verified pages and profiles for large brands and celebrities for a while now to let users know that the page is authentic. Maybe you've seen pages that have a blue check mark next to the name. Now Facebook is offering the option for ...
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No, Google Doesn’t Call You
Do you get those automated phone calls telling you it is urgent that you update your Google listing? As a business owner, lately I am getting several of these phone calls every day. One of my favorites is the one where they tell me they have a ...
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Show Up in Local Search Results
Keeping up with the ever-changing factors affecting your search engine ranking on the web has never been easy, but one of the basics for local search remains claiming your listing in Google Places for Business (now sometimes also referred to as ...
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