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Hi everyone... I'm relatively new at local SEO. I have a towing client and he has a home-based business. Once he gets his listing verified by post card how long does it take to be visible in the GMB section by consumers searching here in our town? Do I have to have citations done for him to...

Roto Rooter does it very well. Search "plumbing in St Louis MO" they are usually top 1-3 spots in the pack. I work a lot in Home Care and Comfort Keepers does real well too all over the country.

OK, I am familiar with those techniques. Thanks for the explanation.

Hi, I'm very new to this SEO forum and I have learned a lot so far. One term I see frequently is "local hooks". I don't see this anywhere else on any other SEO forums or blogs. (and I follow several that are very highly regarded). Could someone please elaborate on what local hooks are? Are...

Thanks for clearing that up.

I have a quick question about duplicate content. I'm developing a web site for a car dealer who is part of a family of 6 car dealerships; 5 have their own web site already in place. All of these sites have the same About Us, Contact Us, as well as other duplicate content across the entire...

Thanks Linda. I'll be working on their G local pages in a couple weeks and I'll remember that advice.

Hi, I'm working on designing a web site for a client who owns a car dealership. He comes from a family that owns and operates 5 other stores giving them a total of 6. Each store has it's own website. My question is: What would be the best way to link these all together to get the most "bang...

Hello, I'm a web designer who is in serious need of SEO training. I would prefer to do it at home with a study course. I need local SEO in particular. I design a lot of SMB sites and I think I'm not serving my clients well enough on the SEO side. Any suggestions? Thanks.