Recent content by Kevin Marshall

Our agency, Key Web Concepts, is hiring for an in-house Senior SEO Specialist. See below for the job listing and how to apply: ---------------------------------------------------- Freelancers and out of state need not apply Do you enjoy watching your creativity turn into tangible results that...

My client in the bathroom renovation industry is asking us to swap out all the photos on the website with new photos that are all watermarked. He's concerned that people are stealing his images. I'm trying to communicate that I wouldn't be overly concerned with people stealing his images as it...

@Craig McBreen I used to work for a company that had three separate businesses at the same address and same suite number. They all had different GMB listings and different phone numbers. Google never gave us any problems. The only difference from your situation is that they all had distinct...

I've been managing my client's GMB listing for nearly three years now. It is a listing for a personal injury law firm with two attorneys. I manage the main law firm listing. There was also a 2nd listing that Google created for one of the attorneys. The second attorney did not have a GMB...

I see that Wix is joining forces with Google with GMB integration with their websites. I definitely think this could impact local search rankings in the future. What do you think? Wix and Google Announce GMB Integration

If you've been in the industry awhile, and especially if you work with any ServiceMaster franchises, then there's a good chance you have heard of them before.

We manage a GMB listing and SEO for a local ServiceMaster franchise. I received a request for ownership from a reputable marketing agency (I don't want to call them out here) who stated they were redesigning their website, and they needed ownership access of the account to setup the...

I would prefer not to give away the specific examples of my clients. It's across many different industries. Just know I am talking about queries for [industry product|service] in [location] queries.

In your opinion, how hard is it to outrank Yelp, BBB, Manta, Homeadvisor, and other local directory websites in the search results? I manage roughly 20 local SEO clients in various industries, and for some results, I see as many as five directory websites in the top 10 SERPs for local search...

I love the new and improved Ubersuggest. Neil Patel is doing a great job adding a lot more functionality to this tool.

Great question! I think he meets people at their place of business, at restaurants and other public places, or through phone calls. He sells a subscription service for small business legal plans. Basically, the business pays him a set rate each month for legal business consulting advice.

Has anyone successfully been able to get an attorney listed on GMB who doesn't have a physical location? I'm managing a GMB listing for an attorney, but it has been suspended. Google suspended his listing since he doesn't have a physical office.

I'm beginning to do some citation work for my client. What email address do you normally submit to the citation websites? I was thinking about creating a new email address on his domain specifically for creating accounts with some of these directories. I would probably forward the emails from...

First off, I just want to say this is an awesome forum! I recently joined as I am working as a SEO Specialist at a local web design firm. This is my first SEO role where I work primarily with local businesses. Even though I am new to local SEO, I have worked for several companies before this...