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 […]
Whitespark Citation Building Review – An Easy Way To Rank Higher In Google Maps And Localized Search Results
Citations are similar to online directories and are about 25% of local SEO. I use Moz Local to build my top 15 citations (Google My Business, Yelp, Facebook…). Then I pay Whitespark around $400 to build 100 new profiles at $4-5 each so I never had to worry about citations again. This is one of the […]
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 […]