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Important Links from Last Week in Localhttps://localu.org/2019/02/18/important-links-from-last-week-in-local-10/By Mike Blumenthal on Feb 18, 2019 10:35 am Every week we bring you a brief 15 minute video and the links of the best articles in Local Search. OK. It's not always 15 minutes but we are never off by more than 10 minutes or so.; Last Week in Local is now available as a podcast. Sign up here for your regular Local […]The post Important Links from Last Week in Local appeared first on Local University.Read it! »Google Posts: Less Visible but Still Valuablehttps://streetfightmag.com/2019/02/18/google-posts-less-visible-but-still-valuable/By David Mihm and Mike Blumenthal on Feb 18, 2019 04:00 am Mihm to Blumenthal: Google has been making a serious effort to get more business owners more engaged with Google My Business over the past 12-18 months. The irony is, though, that deprecating the success business owners can see from easy, compelling offerings like Posts makes them less likely to remain engaged. It’s a little bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy. That said, and despite my initial skepticism about Posts, I have become a long-term believer.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have Missed6 things you need to know about Google’s change for service area businessesGoogle enables ‘join waitlist’ for restaurantsBusiness owners can now reply to reviews on Google Maps desktopRooftop Living in Leeds, Fake Reviews and a Danish IslandIs Google Maps what augmented reality has been waiting for?Video: Last Week in Local – Feb 11, 2019GMB Clarifies Guidelines on Virtual OfficesHow to choose a location data providerWhitespark’s Super Fantastic Guide to Optimizing Google My BusinessBreaking down the new realities of local search: What we learned at SMX West