Recent content by 50Bubbles

I was going to suggest Bright Local but of course Myles beat me to the punch. However, I'd suggest a Bright Local standard ranking report instead of the GMB report. It will show Google MAPS listings as they show up in organic search. You can use 100 keywords per report and listings that produce...

I'm not really trying to argue what Google allows or disallows. I'm really more looking for what makes sense to the end user. In this case, what use is an English GMB to somebody that doesn't speak English? There are situations in which Google does allow the same location to be used. For...

I'm going to use a complete different URL (also in spanish but as a .com). The domain will be a parent portal (we use DNN). I do plan on applying hreflang rules to the site. Each site will have a language icon corresponding to the other site in case the user wants to switch. I agree in...

Hi Eric, I appreciate that. Just to clarify, this is LOCAL SEO and we are targeting the same region (Miami) in Spanish and in English. We've decided to create an independent URL and use a real translator (rather than something like Google translate). Our SEO process is very content focused...

I teach my clients everything they need to know to be successful. If it's intellectual knowledge that is not necessarily public knowledge, that stays close to home. I show prospects the results. I show clients how we do it. I think the difference between success and failure most of the time is...

I have a client who wants to rank for both english and spanish. I'm curious what opinions might be out there on the best way to approach this. Here's my thought. 1. Build the site in English 2. Instead of a site that has multiple language capability (which we have no problem doing), build a...

Nope. I called the guys this morning (just to mess with him a little). The phone number has NOT changed. The name changed from the Eye Doc to Automatek Marketing Solutions but THIS IS THE SAME LISTING... just edited. Same phone number. Different name, different website. The website is weird too...

All the guy did was throw up a template and edit the home page for SEO. I'm assuming he's still 1st in MAPS by default (it takes time to reshuffle) because his website certainly isn't showing organic placement. I'm assuming once he detects a drop he goes right back to listing the top ranked...

I noticed that too. But here's the thing... so much for having NAP be consistent! He picks any name he wants and basically makes sure that his website matches the top ranking organic site (which it still does) for that search term. :D I'm tempted to try the same thing but that is sooo...

Very interesting. I'm curious how he verifies the listings. I don't see how this is really driving business? I actually did the search and called the number. The guy that answered seemed genuinely puzzled that I was looking for "Raleigh Eye Center". He was IT services. Clearly the name of the...

I think we have to get out of the mindset that everything on the website needs a ranking status. Testimonials on a website are NOT useless by any stretch. Used effectively, they can add to the credibility and my provide the tipping point for the visitor that is on the edge of a decision. While...

Redirect it. (it's curious how the site got set up with iframes in the first place since the implication is that you yourself didn't do it). That implies that you don't have control of the old domain, which itself is a problem. A site as you describe it (a bunch of pages with iframes) doesn't...

There definitely are NAP inconsistencies that need to be corrected. I don't think that explains the recent drop but still they'll have to be fixed. Google has the location is Tatton The website and Yellow pages show Wagga Wagga One Yellow Pages listing has the name of the street spelled...

I haven't seen a shuffling like that since the PANDA update. However we do know that Google is rolling out their AI algorithms. Still, I haven't seen anything that drastic but time will tell. It would be interesting to know if all of your keywords are affected or only a handful. Is it possible...

I have to disagree. It sounds like you're taking a very general approach to blogging and while effective, that hasn't generated the local traffic you'd hoped for. My two cents is to "blog local". By your own standards, blogging has increase traffic to your site. Make sure your blogs are locally...