Thank you Eric, you are totally right.
Hence that's exactly what I did, I have abandoned local SEO and moving on to adwords and other projects.
Best wishes, Yosu.
BTW, AdWords ads are getting bigger and bigger...
Just a minute ago I was finishing another 2 page long reply to this thread, but finally deleted it all and will just post this instead:
Google will now allow 300?250 ads above the fold on mobile webpages, says they can be ?user-friendly?
So much for usability, user intent and content quality.
On the last part of your last post I totally agree with you, helping businesses is the best way to earn their trust, and by serving them well they will follow you anywhere (well, at least some of them will, in our case, most of them will just put their money on AdWords Express and continue their...
I hope you are right, but I fear these are just the first steps, they are testing this new model and if it's successful (and it certainly looks like it's growing) they will expand in other directions, and why wouldn't they? It just makes sense to do it.
In my opinion, they didn't start right...
I just found a very interesting post right here in localsearchforum.com while searching for "local pack ads" in Google:
https://www.localsearchforum.com/google-local-important/43091-three-pack-all-sponsored-googles-new-home-service-ads.html
Then see for yourself here: (it's become worst since...
Thank you very much James!
Yes, that's exactly what I meant. In other words, has the switch from a somewhat complex and confusing structure like having to care for Google places + Google plus into a much simpler and easy to understand, unified, and much more useful service been good for the...
Question for SEO pros: Has Google My Business been good or bad for your Local SEO practice bottom line?
Does it make your life easier or harder for you and your clients?
Is it really helping business owners to “do it themselves”?
While the amount of work is mostly the same as before, isn't it...
Thank you Adam, this is most helpful!
On another matter... Since I was first recommended to ask some google certified photographer, I took a look into the program to see how it works, after reviewing the program and reading a few blogs and watching some youtube videos about the program... I...
Some clients, sometimes, have "less than optimal" (total crap) photos in their profiles and seem to lack the ability or will to correct the situation by themselves no matter how many tutorials and videos you throw at them.
For nearby clients the solution is simple, I get my cam and make new...
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