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Google Local Questions & Answers now rolling out to desktop searchhttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/hqsc2GCG3L0/google-local-questions-answers-now-rolling-desktop-search-287574By Barry Schwartz on Dec 01, 2017 01:07 pm Searchers and businesses can now search on desktop to add questions and answers to the new Google Q&A feature.The post Google Local Questions & Answers now rolling out to desktop search appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Having A Bad SEO Month? Take A Look At Search Trendshttps://www.sterlingsky.ca/bad-seo-month-take-look-search-trends/By Yan Gilbert on Dec 01, 2017 12:09 pm It’s easy to grasp the fact that most e-commerce sites will have various cyclical trends throughout the year. Maybe an uptrend before Christmas, maybe a downtrend for the summer, but other kinds of businesses have trends as well that may not be so apparent. Sometimes they are not yearly events, and the business owner may..The post Having A Bad SEO Month? Take A Look At Search Trends appeared first on Sterling Sky Inc.Read it! »Why Googlebot May Be Hitting Bot Blocker URLshttp://www.localseoguide.com/googlebot-may-hitting-bot-blocker-urls/By Andrew Shotland on Dec 01, 2017 11:47 am Many sites use bot blockers like Distil Networks to stop scrapers from stealing their data. The challenge for SEOs is that sometimes these bot blockers are not set correctly and can prevent good bots like Googlebot and BingBot from getting to the content, which can cause serious SEO issues. Distil is pretty adamant that their […]The post Why Googlebot May Be Hitting Bot Blocker URLs appeared first on Local SEO Guide.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedGoogle brings local lead generation to Google Assistant and Google HomeGoogle Assistant Now Recommending Local Services – Particularly Their OwnGoogle Q & A Rolling out to the DesktopLaw firms spamming Google My Business: Don’t trust your money or your life to them!Using Retargeting Ads to Target Location Specific ShoppersOne More Link for Dixon Jones2018 Local Marketing PredictionsVideo Deep Dive: Google’s rollout of Local Services Ads (previously Home Services)2017 Local Marketing Year in ReviewVideo: Last Week in Local Nov. 27, 2017