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Thanks for the shout out Linda. I do have to agree with the other posts about load time though. Sometimes it's frustrating.

I had the same thought as Linda. You can always call Google Support and ask them whats going on. There's a 50/50 chance that you will get someone that can help shed some insight and they may even fix it for you.

I've used quite a few. Raven SEMrush Moz Bright Local Screaming Frog Rank Ranger WhiteSpark Gshift SEOrch My preference for analysis is definitely screaming frog. Raven or SEOrch comes in second since It's a little easier to read especially when you need to relay that info to your clients...

Re: Pigeon Analysis - New Insights about this Crazy Google Local Algo & the Constant I also have noticed that Apartment searches have disappeared. Searches like "Apartments In Salt Lake City" however, "Apartments Near Me" shows the pack. It's possible that Google is wanting more of a localized...

A little late to the party but I will put my 2 cents in anyway. I have noticed that, not only what Linda said earlier about the keyword density, but sites that tend to rank in the maps pack usually have the Google+ page linked in some way. Either through the publisher tag hidden on their site...

re: A Case Study on Local Search Keywords & Traffic No problem. I copied the article to the post and I think I missed a few links. Thanks for the double check. :D

Hey guys, We recently did a case study for our industry and would love if someone else would be able to do one since we are restricted to a specific demographic. The case study shows that, aside from branded terms, keywords rank low on the first page, or not at all, are driving near %66 of...

Chris, An easy way to check for duplicates is by reverting to the old Google maps and searching for the phone number in quotes.

Well ok, so maybe its not missing but it isn't searchable in Google Maps. A recent search shows that searching for "San Antonio, TX" does not yield any results for the city. The old Google Maps only shows one listing called "San Antonio Car Carrier". - Props to those guys for some good local SEO...

Check out this layout that I am seeing. Man they sure are toying with us.

Yep. Seeing the same thing. 4.9 rating with nothing but 5 star reviews. I also like the new/teaser layout but it seems that all Google did was move the review panel to the middle. :rolleyes:

Still seeing it on my end. Google must like me. :eek:

Glad to see this actually took hold. I like the new focus on reviews. This, of course, raises more questions. - How important are reviews for ranks? That's a very common debate in our community but you cannot deny that this is one of the deciding factors of someone picking a business. Crappy...

I'm located in Salt Lake City, UT. I've tested with Chrome, Firefox and, as painful as it was, IE. All show the same results depending on whether you are logged into Google or not.

Hawkeye. He is kind of a cool superhero and part of the Avengers. Not Ironman or Thor but still cool. Hey, we could have a club... The Google Local Avengers haha.