Did you know that 97% of people learn about a local business online, and 72% of consumers who performed a localized search visited a store within 5 miles? Having a solid local SEO strategy is the first step to putting you on the map.
New to this form of marketing? Visit the Local Learning Center to get brought up to speed on topics like NAP accuracy, local website optimization, reviews, and more. Or audit the health of your top local business listings for free with the Moz Check Presence tool.
Whether you’ve just made a new hire at your agency, or your team simply wants to save time by having the most common local SEO resources, FAQs, and solutions all in one spot, the SEO’s Local Search Cheat Sheet is free to download and easy to print and share.
Restaurants, grocers, and a wide variety of retailers have spent the past two months forging paths from shelves to customers’ front doors to meet demand. While initial implementation may have been a scramble for the state of emergency, we’re getting to the place where it’s time to talk long-term plans.
Moz’s very warmest thanks to the 1,453 respondents who volunteered time to contribute to this second installation of our industry survey. It’s rewarding to have such a large survey group; as this report details in high relief, the work of marketing a single business location can pass through a dozen hands.
Where there’s need, fulfilment can be a public good, and where there’s upheaval, any possibility is worth considering. Necessities are emerging in bold relief on the map of each town and city. Demand must be met by determined small entrepreneurs to keep society functional.
Businesses all over the globe are struggling with new challenges as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Britney Muller outlines a checklist that businesses can use to meet the changing needs of consumers and improve visibility for local searches.
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of disaster, I rememb...
Building local pages at scale can be a painful task. It's hard to strike the right mix of on-topic content, expertise, and location. Russ Jones shares his favorite white-hat technique using natural language generation to create local pages to your heart's content.
Modern SERPs require modern understanding, and that means paying close attention to location and how it affects rankings. Learn about getting data that represents true traffic in this edition of Whiteboard Friday.
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
Instead of signaling via SEO, CTR, USPs, and GMB, let’s relax with clients by relating successful local search marketing practices to experiences people at any level of technical proficiency already understand.
The $44 billion crafting industry is ready for a marketing revamp. If you market a local business within this niche, Miriam Ellis has 6 pro tips for you to prepare for an even more fruitful 2020.
How does Google decide what goes into the local pack? In this week's Whiteboard Friday, renowned local SEO expert Mary Bowling lays out the three factors that drive Google's local algorithm in a simple and concise way anyone can understand.
Google is overrun by spam in its local listings. How can you begin to fight back? Miriam Ellis shares simple tactics and smart strategy to overcome it.