Recent content by daniowens

Each time I verify an GBP listing, I set up GA4 and GSC first. Then I verify GBP with the same account and get instant verification. I've only seen Google support and SEOs talk about GSC allowing for instant verification. But I do wonder if GA4 has any effect at all. I'm just wondering what...

Hi there! I've never used the Google Business Profile (GBP) Manager Agency Dashboard before. We have a multi-location client that we manage GBP for. I was wondering, if a GBP listing becomes unverified in the Agency Account, can the agency reverify the listing right in the dashboard quickly and...

This is a really good question and I can see you’re concerned with it looking spammy. It is a best practice to include the location name in the page title, meta description, headings, and body content for all service pages that you’d like to rank in that location. If you don’t add the location...

Woo hoo! This is going to be fun. :-)

I currently use Agency Analytics for my local SEO reports. However, their keyword tracker does not track organic and local pack results on Google.com separately. They allow you to either include the local pack or ignore it but you can't choose to track both. Let me explain how this works with...

Hi Ryan, Have you had a chance to read Phil’s guide here? It has a ton of ideas! http://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/25-principles-of-building-effective-city-pages-for-local-seo

Hi there, This is a great question. This is common and I see this a lot. I’ve also wondered the same thing. My tip is to make sure the site is completely optimized first (technical, content, on-page, etc.) as well as their Google My Business listing. If you don’t notice improvements after all...

Hi Jacky, Claiming citations manually is a great idea. But if you have over 100 locations then considering outsourcing or using an automated tool is a good idea. Whitespark has a great citation service. You may only have to use them one time and may only need to use them again if a client...

Wow, this is great! Thank you for sharing.

I prefer CallRail over Call Tracking Metrics. It’s way easier to setup multiple tracking numbers. Also, the way the CTM event data is sent into Google Analytics seems wonky to me. The way CallRail sends event data into Google Analytics is easy to view and seems designed to work with Google’s...

Hi Travis, That is a very frustrating situation. In regards to your question "Is there a resource here or anywhere online that provides CURRENT instructions on how to update listings on various directories?", yes there are many resources out there. I collaborated with some other local SEOs and...

Cherie, those were great insights! Thank you!

Hi Rich, You can manually check on Factual. Click on this link and search for the business. https://places.factual.com/data/t/places

Hi Kristi, Do you think these individual practitioner pages are beneficial for SEO and Local SEO? They can be but I have heard people complain that they can dilute the rankings for the main practice listing. It depends on how you structure the categories across all listings I believe. Are...

I've yet to find it but would love to know if someone else has seen it.