Local SEO

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Miriam shares three ideas for small businesses in the US that she has seen taking off in Ireland.

If you own or market a local brand, your camera has never been a greater business asset. Early smartphones may have inspired the selfie, but in a commercial context, it’s the “shelfie” that’s coming to the fore as a signal to both customers and search engines of what to expect on your premises.

According to 3M research, visual aids improve learning by 400% and humans process visual media 60,000 times faster than text. Meanwhile, Time’s Top 100 photos focus on the mighty power of imagery to make an emotional connection. But we’re at a funny moment in time with image content, because we could be on the verge of inundation. Miriam looks at this phenomenon with you today and considers how the local businesses you market can stand out in an increasingly-illustrated world.

Local search is a mixed blessing: Loss of control over significant parts of the customer journey can be a source of legitimate stress for owners and marketers, but control of the most important aspects of the consumer journey remains strongly on your side, and you can thrive without the parts you have to give up.

Ready for a deep dive into the 40+ features found on Google Business Profiles and the New Merchant Experience? This article will take you through the most common features of these listings, explain what you can and can’t control on them, and teach you how to manage controllable features in the NMX. Here we go!

Miriam shares insights into times when ChatGPT steered her wrong with misinformed answers to common local SEO questions. In her post, she takes us through her testing process, providing examples and cautionary advice on the future of ChatGPT.

In this post, you’ll find a set of sensible, actionable steps you can take to raise your Google Business Profile star ratings, improve your reviews, and begin developing the good online reputation you need in order to realize the full profit potential of the local businesses you market.

As we ring in 2023, Miriam shares insights from industry professionals that show why the developments we’ve seen over the past few months indicate greater change ahead — driven by Google’s attitude toward and handling of local and general search philosophy.

How can we keep an eye on our site’s performance within local markets to ensure we’re continuing to show up in relevant searches? In this edition of the Daily SEO Fix, we’ll look at how the Moz tools can help you to monitor how your site is performing in local markets.

There has been so much going on, it’s a small wonder if you haven’t caught every development, but here’s a list of some of the most interesting ones you should be aware of as we look towards 2023. We’ve got one new interface, two awful bugs, three new GBP features, four review developments, several guideline updates … all that’s missing is the partridge in the pear tree!