The stories about Local SEO from this period, ranked by likely impact on a single site.
Ranked by estimated impact on a single site, not by publication time.
Google seems to be rolling out access to the Google Business Profile AI-powered messaging feature to more businesses. I believe we covered this in June of this year, but since then, Google made some…
Local SEO
Google is emailing businesses to let them know it is automatically adding Facebook (Meta) Messenger M.me links to their Google Business Profile. I don't think I've seen Google add m.me links to a…
Local SEO
Microsoft Bing is testing adding a phone icon to the local pack on desktop, when you click on the phone button, it has a scan to call QR code with the phone number listed out. Google did this back in…
Local SEO
The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a "nap," and summersaulted on voice command.
Local SEO
When someone searches "plumber near me", "best pizza in Leeds" or "dentist open Saturday", they are usually ready to act — call, visit or book. Local search is where small businesses can outrank…
Local SEO AI Search & Visibility
Wondering “who keeps updating my Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) listing”? In most cases, edits to your Business Profile are typically coming from one of four sources:…
Local SEO
Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) is a free business listing that supports reviews, Q&As, posts, and more.
Local SEO
This is my official guide to help other users know how to get better at fighting spam that appears on Google Maps and within the 3-pack on Google Search. It is no secret that spam is a problem with…
Local SEO
Wondering how to get your business recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools? Want to know what to change on your website, Google Business Profile, and customer reviews so AI search matches…
Local SEO
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.
The archive only holds what it has seen. Periods before it started are empty rather than quiet, and it gets more complete every week it runs.
