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The Whitespark Local Pulse for 07/12/2017

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Secret Weapon of Effective Local SEO: Wordsmithinghttp://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2017/07/12/secret-weapon-of-effective-local-seo-wordsmithing/By Phil on Jul 12, 2017 04:05 am I almost channeled my inner Cosmo editor and called this something like, “17 Ways Writing Can Spice up Your SEO Life!” But that would have made me almost as bad as many local SEOs (and their clients).  They often treat writing as an afterthought in their work – or as something to farm out to […]Read it! »Restaurant Online Ordering Scam & Hijacked Business Listingshttp://onlineownership.com/restaurant-online-ordering-scam-hijacked-business-listings/By Tim Capper on Jul 11, 2017 05:45 pm The post Restaurant Online Ordering Scam & Hijacked Business Listings appeared first on Online Ownership.Another week and another report of a restaurants Google Business listing being hijacked. The culprit this time is not by Beyond Menu, although they play a part, but by a restaurant online ordering system and web developers. The problem was posted in the Google My Business forum as a hijacked listing by Beyond Menu, Here. […]The post Restaurant Online Ordering Scam & Hijacked Business Listings appeared first on Online Ownership.Read it! »Google tests a Google My Business dashboard within the web search resultshttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/Ap8Qk83HAzg/google-tests-google-business-dashboard-within-web-search-results-278665By Barry Schwartz on Jul 11, 2017 02:48 pm Google is testing a method to get more business owners to update their data within Google My Business.The post Google tests a Google My Business dashboard within the web search 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 Updates GMB Insights EmailGoogle Adds Other Locations to Local Knowledge PanelVideo: Last Week in Local July 10, 2017[Survey] Do people research their legal issue before hiring a lawyer?Google adds menu tab to restaurants’ local panelHow to Configure the Yoast SEO Plugin Upon Installation for WordPressGoogle Testing Increased Front Page GMB Editing & Call to ActionGoogle Maps will use crowdsourcing to identify wheelchair-accessible locationsBing Local Pack Shows Live Traffic Conditions in Search ResultsVideo Deep Dive: The Local Marketing Stack: A Roadmap for Small Business Marketing Decisions