Local SEO recap: September 2026

The stories about Local SEO from this period, ranked by likely impact on a single site.

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Ranked by estimated impact on a single site, not by publication time.

Medium Sterling Sky

Can You Turn Off Google Reviews on a Business Profile?

No, businesses generally cannot turn off Google reviews themselves. There is no setting in your Google Business Profile that allows you to disable reviews. However, Google may temporarily or…

Local SEO

Sterling Sky

The #1 Checklist to Optimize Your Google Business Profile

One of the ways to improve your local SEO ranking is by optimizing your Google Business Profile (GBP). While it might seem like a simple task, small oversights—like selecting the wrong category—can…

Ranking & Algorithms Local SEO

Sterling Sky

How to Remove Bad Reviews From Google Business Profile

Getting a negative review on your Google Business Profile, previously known as Google My Business, can be one of the most frustrating parts of being a business owner. Understanding how to remove bad…

Local SEO

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Assembled from our own archive of 1,107 stories, which currently runs from 4 October 2023. Ranking is by the impact score described on the front page — an estimate of how much a story is likely to affect one website, not a measure of how much attention it got.

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