Ready to rank higher in Google Maps and local search results? We’ll follow Google’s local search ranking factors which Moz reports every 2 years. I broke these down into factors on and off your WordPress site. Citations (online directories like Yelp, Superpages, and Axciom) are about 11% of local SEO, so it wouldn’t be fair […]
7 Local SEO Strategies To Rank Higher In Google Maps And Localized Results (Based On Google’s Local Ranking Factors)
Want to use local seo to get more geographic-specific customers? I’ll show you how to use Google’s local SEO ranking factors to optimize your website and online presence to rank higher in Google Maps and localized organic listings (the blue results under Google Maps). I’ll cover Google My Business, reviews, directories (also called citations in […]
How To Delete a Duplicate Google My Business Page (So You Can Prevent It From Penalizing Your Main GMB Page)
If you have a duplicate Google My Business Page it could be hurting your rankings. Duplicates are never good in SEO and Google My Business is 13.7% of your local rankings according to Moz. You should have 1 per location, the rest should be deleted or reported. You can delete a page if you have the login, you […]
WordPress SEO For Photographers: How To Optimize Your Images, Citations, And WordPress Site For Google Maps
If you’re a photographer, have a WordPress site, and you want to use local SEO to rank higher in Google Maps + localized results for photography-related keywords, this tutorial is for you. I’ll show you how to use Google’s local search ranking factors to improve rankings by optimizing your Google My Business Page, citations, photos, […]
How Positive Reviews Improve Local SEO For Businesses (Hint: They’re 8.9% Of SEO But Show In A TON Of Places)
There’s no doubt reviews are a huge part of local SEO. They show up in Google Maps, when people search your business name, and they’re 8.9% of Google’s local search ranking factors. I’m not here to share statistics on how important reviews are since I’m sure already know that. But which profiles are most important? Have […]
20 Top Online Directories For Local Business SEO (And How To Use Whitespark Citation Resources To Build Even More)
Online directories (called citations) are about 25% of Google’s local search ranking factors. Google My Business is 14.7% by itself but ideally you want to list your business on hundreds of directories especially if you’re targeting Google Maps. I know it sounds ridiculous, however if you look at this pie chart under the “top local stack / snack pack factors” (aka Google […]