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Google Local Image Photos – Let’s Link Anywhere but Your Sitehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/0j_odKl27ow/By Mike Blumenthal on May 27, 2016 08:49 am Google invites image spam and pisses off business owners once again. Google, while ostensibly giving business owners control over what images shows, has always usurped that role and done so without any guidelines or clear communication. Now though it has become possible for a third party with good web design to leverage a listing’s photos … Continue reading Google Local Image Photos – Let’s Link Anywhere but Your Site →Related posts:Google for business Forum Update: Photos Uploaded in Dashboard May Take 1 Month To Appear Google Adds Slideshow Option to Place’s Photos Google My Business Upgrades Business Photos      Read it! »The future of voice-related SEO for local businesshttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/ZBnbLJesWMo/future-voice-related-search-engine-optimization-local-business-250050By Chris Marentis on May 26, 2016 10:37 am Google's recent developer event revealed details about how the search giant is thinking about the future. Columnist Chris Marentis shares tips on how local businesses can learn how to be found in the environment that's taking shape. The post The future of voice-related SEO for local business...Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Google Showing Third Party Reviews in Local Map Resultshttp://www.thesempost.com/google-showing-third-party-reviews-in-local-map-results/By Jennifer Slegg on May 26, 2016 07:44 am Google is displaying reviews from select third party review sites in their local knowledge panels that appear in the maps results. Conrad O’Connell was the first to spot it with reviews from Booking.com and Princeline.  But I was also able to trigger ones with Agoda as well.  Here is what it looks like: You can […]The post Google Showing Third Party Reviews in Local Map Results appeared first on The SEM Post.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedSaying a third of mobile searches are local, Google brings “Promoted Pins” to MapsComplaints and Their Role in Business – I need your helpYelp Shows Phone Numbers in Local Search ResultsLocal SEO doesn’t happen in a vacuum10 tips for building a local brand that will boost your local search rankingGoogle Testing Shadowed Stars in Local Search Results4 effective local positioning strategies you’re overlooking2 Updates to the Google My Business GuidelinesAnswer Boxes Are Personalized And Brands Should Capitalize On ItGot spam? Google My Business doesn’t care.