Landon Murie is the CEO of Goodjuju Marketing, helping home service businesses with local SEO, stunning websites, and boosting close rates. How many Google reviews does your local business have? Does ...

Customer reviews are the most influential form of local business content. Surveys routinely reveal that upwards of 90% of consumers read reviews as they search for nearby goods and services. In this ...

Keywords in reviews are generally believed to help local rankings, although their impact is still actively debated within the local SEO community. Regardless of where the truth on ranking impact ...

We knew this was coming but as of July 11th, your reviews on Google Local Service Ads are now managed by Google Business Profiles. I know a number of local folks noticed who have LSAs noticed their ...

SEO has changed dramatically in recent years, shifting focus from keyword stuffing and backlinks to prioritizing trust, relevance and user experience—especially on a local level. With the rise of AI, ...

This post was sponsored by GatherUp. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. If your business has a great local, word-of-mouth reputation but very few online reviews, does it ...

I am seeing a ton of complaints in the Google Business Profiles forums about reviews going missing. A lot of people are saying the review counts have dropped from one number to a lower number. I am ...

Google just filed a lawsuit against scammers behind over 10,000 fake business listings on Maps. It’s not just a big tech story, it’s a major moment in the ongoing fight against fake reviews and online ...

Blue Interactive Agency has published an in-depth educational resource examining how “Google Maps marketing now functions as a primary driver of local search visibility within AI-powered search ...