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The Whitespark Local Pulse for 04/09/2020

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Google My Business COVID 19 Post Typehttps://localu.org/2020/04/08/google-my-business-covid-19-post-type/By Jason Brown on Apr 08, 2020 10:00 am Google rolled out a new post type, COVID-19. The COVID-19 post does not allow a photo, likely because they will be featured higher up on the GMB listing. These posts will last up to 14 days as opposed to the normal 7 days posts. Google is trying to make it...The post Google My Business COVID 19 Post Type appeared first on Local University.Read it! »Page Speed for SMB’s: Why Page Speed Mattershttps://localu.org/2020/04/08/page-speed-for-smb-why-page-speed-matters/By Niki Mosier on Apr 08, 2020 08:00 am For SMBs and SMB marketers, there can be a lot of moving parts when it comes to maintaining a website. There is no doubt how important page speed is, but diagnosing and fixing page speed issues can be outside the skill set of many SMBs. The goal of this blog...The post Page Speed for SMB’s: Why Page Speed Matters appeared first on Local University.Read it! »Keeping Your GMB Listing Accurate & Updated During COVID-19 Pandemichttps://whitespark.ca/blog/keeping-gmb-accurate-during-covid19-pandemic/By Team Whitespark on Apr 08, 2020 06:00 am The post Keeping Your GMB Listing Accurate & Updated During COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on Whitespark.Read it! »Ability to Respond to Google Reviews Returns to Dashboard, App and APIhttps://localu.org/2020/04/07/ability-to-respond-to-google-reviews-returns-to-dashboard-app-and-api/By Mike Blumenthal on Apr 07, 2020 01:24 pm It appears that the ability to respond to Google reviews has been turned back on by Google. We have tested via the API, the GMB App and the GMB dashboard and all three methods now are capable of publishing review responses in near real time. H/T to Kyle Harris at...The post Ability to Respond to Google Reviews Returns to Dashboard, App and API appeared first on Local University.Read it! »Google introduces new COVID-19 and Telehealth GMB links for healthcare providershttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/HEsD-kjSORg/google-introduces-new-covid-19-and-telehealth-gmb-links-for-healthcare-providers-332401By Greg Sterling on Apr 07, 2020 01:13 pm These new links are part of the company's larger effort to make healthcare information more accessible through Google Search. The post Google introduces new COVID-19 and Telehealth GMB links for healthcare providers appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »  

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