The Whitespark Local Pulse

The Whitespark Local Pulse for 02/18/2016

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Visualizing Google My Businesshttp://www.simpartners.com/visualizing-google-my-business/By Francois Toubol on Feb 18, 2016 12:35 pm Enterprises with multiple locations rejoiced when Google announced the Google My Business API to create and edit locations at scale in Google My Business. The API allows businesses to automate the management of location data ranging from special store hours to name, address, and phone (NAP) information. The rollout underscores the reality that handling location […]Posted by Francois Toubol at Visualizing Google My Business. Visit SIM Partners for more great information!Read it! »How to Find Opportunities for Local Link Buildinghttp://www.whitespark.ca/blog/post/77-how-to-find-opportunities-for-local-link-buildingBy Anonymous on Feb 18, 2016 02:00 am Prospecting is critical to the success of any link building campaign because it lays the groundwork for everything else that follows; outreach, relationship building, mentions, and ultimately that link. As an SEO or a DIY business owner you absolutely need to have a solid process for uncovering and vetting potential opportunities when working on a local link building campaign. Here are some of the strategies we use to find link opportunities for our LocalSpark clients.Guiding Principles When ProspectingNot all links are created equally. But in local, a link that may seem "worthless" in a traditional link building campaign, can add considerable...Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedGoogle Makes MyMaps App Improvements But Doesn’t Quite Make It ThereSucceeding with Location Data: Advice from 10 Marketing ExpertsA 10-Year JourneyNew Report on SMB Churn You’re Probably Not Going to Agree WithGoogle MyBusiness Now Surfacing Web Verify OptionFranchise SEO: For Masochists OnlyHow I Used Google Search Console Keyword Data To Increase Traffic 167%Local U Advanced in Historic Williamsburg – Early Bird Special is Ending135 Keywords Triggering “Near Me” Searches (and 7 That Aren’t)Streetmap Loses Anti-Competitive Lawsuit Against Google In UK