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Google Reviews Insanity, When a Spam Review is Not a Spam Reviewhttp://onlineownership.com/google-reviews-insanity-spam-review-not-spam-review/By Tim Capper on Oct 14, 2017 09:49 am The post Google Reviews Insanity, When a Spam Review is Not a Spam Review appeared first on Online Ownership.It would seem that the Google Review Team have become philosophical in the handling of the reviews. “If a Review was removed for Spam, but then it gets re posted, is that Review Spam or Not?” My personal feelings on this is NO Google, there is no place for philosophical thought when it comes to […]The post Google Reviews Insanity, When a Spam Review is Not a Spam Review appeared first on Online Ownership.Read it! »Google now has 50M Local Guides adding content to Google Maps and Searchhttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/SXvdV14tmgE/google-now-50-million-local-guides-adding-content-google-maps-search-284737By Greg Sterling on Oct 13, 2017 09:38 am The number of Guides has grown by 10x in just one year. The post Google now has 50M Local Guides adding content to Google Maps and Search appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »The Best Way To Do Bulk Redirects in WordPresshttps://www.bowlerhat.co.uk/bulk-redirects-wordpress/By Andrew Hall on Oct 13, 2017 06:00 am Introduction   When it comes to doing bulk redirects on WordPress, your first action might be to download the first redirection plugin you see, as there’s plenty available. However, doing...The post The Best Way To Do Bulk Redirects in WordPress appeared first on Bowler Hat.Read it! »Yext begins to verticalize local business listings syndication with ‘Yext for Food’http://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/1C_w2wv67Jc/yext-begins-verticalize-local-business-listings-syndication-yext-food-284693By Greg Sterling on Oct 12, 2017 02:38 pm Moves seek to provide enhanced data with more vertically specific attributes to various consumer search and discovery points. The post Yext begins to verticalize local business listings syndication with ‘Yext for Food’ appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Markets with home service ads: Service-area businesses are coming back to the local resultshttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/QhHKKuxyqZo/markets-home-service-ads-sabs-coming-back-local-results-284649By Joy Hawkins on Oct 12, 2017 01:22 pm There's good news and there's bad news in the local service-area business space. Contributor Joy Hawkins brings us up to date. The post Markets with home service ads: Service-area businesses are coming back to the local results appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedGoogle Releases My Business API V 4.0 With Ability to Add PostsVideo Deep Dive: Google’s utilization of crowdsourced dataEbook: Build a Better Business Using Customer ComplaintsBedlam Breaks Out in Google Q & ASMBs Passing On Websites, Using Facebook Instead – 3 Digital ThingsVideo: Last Week in Local Oct. 9, 20176 ways IoT will make local search for SMBs scalableYes, Competitors Can Edit Your Listing on Google My Business2017 Google My Business Holiday ChecklistThe Expert’s Guide to Local SEO – September Updates are Live!