Recent content by Chris Ratchford

Hi Gustavo, Does the client's competitors list their addresses? Overall, I would say the pros of showing your address generally outweigh the cons but I would not suggest changing a listing once it’s been set up. It might cause the listing to require verification again and possibly trigger a...

I've noticed in Google Pagespeed Insights, when optimizing a site (hosted by WPEngine) using WP Rocket (Pro version- paid) for pagespeed, the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) number never fluctuates, regardless of any caching (or minifying css/js/html). But there's a second instance of LCP number...

Hi Megan, Like you, I'm a stickler for page speed. While I don't have extensive knowledge of Genesis, any loss in page speed (due to theme/framework bloat) is a small price to pay for a solid framework like Genesis. And you're hosting @ WP Engine, so we're not talking about GoDaddy's shared...

Anyone else noticing an absence of Yelp in the organic? I've run a few reports and I don't see much of Yelp for dental searches.

Dental office just renovated most of their office and wants to remove the old virtual tour from their GMB profile... they're contemplating on whether to just delete or get a new one.

I know this is an old thread, but I thought it warrants a reply. I get emails often from Google regarding Mobile Usability issues detected on a number websites I manage. Here's a recent one: When I go to fix and test, everything is fine. Is this a bug or legit?

I just stumbled across a service called Snappr that provides local photographers for local businesses (and for individuals too). Curious to know if anyone has used it. I assume it's similar to Thumbtack, but photog-only... but photographers think of it as Uber for photography; which they're...

I know this is an older thread, but I'm contemplating canceling my monthly subscription as there's not much of a difference between the main area of the LSF compared to this LocalU subforum. I'm looking, but I can't find what exactly is included in $99/mo subscription.

I'm impressed w/ all the features of WP Review Slider PRO... but "slider" has a negative connotation (at least w/ me!)... I see there's a grid option. Looks like I might need to get both and test. Thanks folks!

Thanks Phil! I actually was using that plugin for one client who no longer is recurring (except for hosting). I really like the interface, but their admin dashboard is mostly "under construction"... $85/yr for 1 license.... I couldn't find how to increase the # of licenses (until I logged out...

I need to find an alternative to GatherUp's review widget for a handful of websites I manage. Love GatherUp, but these clients aren't full SEO clients and with the upcoming price increase I need to find an alternative solution (premium is preferred as I've been bit one too many times w/ free...

According to Google Ads support chat, Ad scheduling is not compatible with local campaigns!!! I swear I've setup schedules for Google local Ads for other clients in the past. I don't know why or when that changed... but the CTR is crazy low... 1.81 MILLION impressions and only 423 clicks. So...

Yeah, I'm already logged into the client's Google account (created by me to manage all their Google assets under one account) and I'm in incognito. I'll try logging in/out and hopefully that will fix it.

I don't know why my replies keep getting deleted, but I'm retyping... Thanks Cedric! You're right, I can't keep up w/ the ever changing dashboard... I found it but then when I tried to set the schedule I got the following error: This operation is not allowed for the given context.

My reply was just deleted?!?!?