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The Whitespark Local Pulse for 09/27/2019

September 27, 2019

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Update Your G+ Icon on Your Website for Local Businesseshttps://onlineownership.com/update-your-g-icon-on-your-website-for-local-businesses/By Tim Capper on Sep 26, 2019 08:34 am The post Update Your G+ Icon on Your Website for Local Businesses appeared first on Online Ownership.On the 2nd of April 2019 Google+ was officially switched off and anyone clicking on your websites G+ social Icon is greeted with a “Google+ is no longer available” message.     What to Do With Your G+ Icon You have two choices now: Have your developers remove from website Link the G+ icon to […]The post Update Your G+ Icon on Your Website for Local Businesses appeared first on Online Ownership.Read it! »Check Your Google My Business Verification Statushttps://onlineownership.com/check-your-google-my-business-verification-status/By Tim Capper on Sep 25, 2019 03:05 am The post Check Your Google My Business Verification Status appeared first on Online Ownership.Google My Business just rolled out a tool to check the status of your verification.     Use the tool to see if your business is verified To use the tool you will need to sign in with your google account – dont have one or unsure, then see checking manually below.   Go to […]The post Check Your Google My Business Verification Status appeared first on Online Ownership.Read it! »Nextdoor in new deals with directories to monetize local searchhttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/YnRXGBb10ic/thumbtack-in-deal-to-showcase-smbs-in-nextdoor-local-search-results-322563By Greg Sterling on Sep 24, 2019 12:57 pm Nextdoor is trying to ramp up revenue growth as it heads toward a likely IPO. The post Nextdoor in new deals with directories to monetize local search appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Personal Injury Lead Generation Companies: The Good Bad & Uglyhttps://jurisdigital.com/personal-injury-lead-generation-companies-the-good-bad-ugly/By Casey Meraz on Sep 24, 2019 09:41 am Over the past 10+ years, I have worked with some of the most successful personal injury law firms in the […]The post Personal Injury Lead Generation Companies: The Good Bad & Ugly appeared first on Juris Digital.Read it! »Are Coworking Spaces Against the Google My Business Guidelines?https://www.sterlingsky.ca/are-coworking-spaces-against-the-google-my-business-guidelines/By Joy Hawkins on Sep 24, 2019 05:00 am Recently I have seen more and more discussions around coworking spaces and how Google My...The post Are Coworking Spaces Against the Google My Business Guidelines? appeared first on Sterling Sky Inc.Read it! »Video: Last Week in Local 9/23/19https://localu.org/2019/09/23/important-links-from-last-week-in-local-localu-has-a-new-ceo-reviews-are-about-more-than-snippets-new-q-more/By Mike Blumenthal on Sep 23, 2019 02:02 pm Every week we bring you a brief 15 minute video and the links of the best articles in Local Search. OK. It's not always 15 minutes but we are never off by more than 10 minutes or so. Important Links from Last Week in Local - LocalU Has a new...The post Video: Last Week in Local 9/23/19 appeared first on Local University.Read it! »How to Move Google Reviews between Google My Business Pages Far Aparthttp://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2019/09/23/how-to-move-google-reviews-between-google-my-business-pages-far-apart/By Phil on Sep 23, 2019 01:59 pm Believe it or not, Google’s pretty good about transferring Google Maps reviews from one GMB page to another.  It’s hard to tell that from Google’s guidelines, which have a dash of Justice Stewart: “If you’ve made changes to your business, your existing reviews may be kept, moved, or removed from your listing, depending on the […]Read it! »Mobile Marketing For Lawyershttps://jurisdigital.com/mobile-marketing-for-lawyers/By Casey Meraz on Sep 23, 2019 01:21 pm Mobile marketing needs to be a top priority for law firms that want to sign more clients from online traffic […]The post Mobile Marketing For Lawyers appeared first on Juris Digital.Read it! »Local Businesses: Say Goodbye to Review Snippets in Googlehttps://whitespark.ca/blog/local-businesses-say-goodbye-to-review-snippets-in-google/By Jessie Low on Sep 20, 2019 12:00 pm On September 16th Google announced that they are going to be “making review rich results more helpful” and ultimately more meaningful by changing how they display…The post Local Businesses: Say Goodbye to Review Snippets in Google appeared first on Whitespark.Read it! »TripAdvisor says it blocked or removed nearly 1.5 million fake reviews in 2018http://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/pErb2EQgEhU/tripadvisor-says-it-blocked-or-removed-nearly-1-5-million-fake-reviews-in-2018-322401By Greg Sterling on Sep 20, 2019 07:19 am Most of the fake reviews that are submitted (91%) are "biased positive reviews." The post TripAdvisor says it blocked or removed nearly 1.5 million fake reviews in 2018 appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »5 critical elements for local marketing successhttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/jGszydgqKJg/5-critical-elements-for-local-marketing-success-322359By Digital Marketing Depot on Sep 19, 2019 11:56 am What goes into a successful local marketing campaign? Best practices that have emerged focus on five campaign elements.The post 5 critical elements for local marketing success appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »  

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