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Title	Forum	Date
Are You Seeing "Chat with a live agent" on Google Business Profiles?	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Sep 25, 2023
When Was the Last Time You Saw a Manual Penalty for Links?	Organic SEO	Jul 25, 2023
Disappearing Local Packs For Big Terms	Google Algorithm Discussions	May 11, 2023
How did the March 2023 Core Algorithm Update Impact Local Rankings?	Google Algorithm Discussions	Apr 6, 2023
Looking for an SEO Specialist Job? Steady Demand is Hiring.	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Mar 29, 2023
Why Does it Rank? Listing With No Website	Ranking Puzzles	Mar 29, 2023
Are You Seeing Google Restore Old Reviews	Local Reviews	Mar 1, 2023
Is Search Console Missing Clicks from the 3-Pack on Mobile?	Local Search	Sep 29, 2022
New Forum Rule Regarding Posts From Other Forums & Communities	LSF News and Announcements	Sep 12, 2022
Vicinity Update Correction - March 2022	Google Algorithm Discussions	Mar 25, 2022
What Industries Is Spam Fighting Effective In?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Feb 15, 2022
Sterling Sky is Hiring Again	Local SEO Job Board	Nov 18, 2021
How Many Leads Do You Get From Google My Business?	Local Search	Oct 12, 2021
LocalU Advanced Virtual - November 30, 2021	Events	Sep 28, 2021
Google My Business Launches Latino-Owned Attribute	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Sep 27, 2021
Reviews on Independent Sites	Local Reviews	Sep 16, 2021
Reviews Not Publishing	Local Reviews	Apr 12, 2021
Get Live Inventory Displayed on Your Google My Business Listing	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Mar 30, 2021
Google Testing 2-Packs on Mobile	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Mar 30, 2021
Easily See Winners and Losers After an Algorithm Update	Google Algorithm Discussions	Mar 23, 2021
Get Custom Responses to Online Reviews	Local Reviews	Mar 16, 2021
Are Local Services Ads Stealing Clicks from Google My Business? A Case Study of 110 Listings	Paid Search and Local Service Ads	Dec 8, 2020
Search Console vs Google My Business (GMB) Insights: A Large Case Study	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Nov 24, 2020
Location of Bump Button	LSF Suggestion Box	Nov 12, 2020
Hijacked Google My Business Listings On The Rise	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Nov 6, 2020
[Technical Issue] Don't Change the Address on Service Area Business Listings	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Sep 11, 2020
Ranking Updates - August 13, 2020	Google Algorithm Discussions	Aug 14, 2020
How Do You Track Leads?	Local Search	Jul 15, 2020
How Do You Do Local SEO Keyword Research?	Local Content	May 11, 2020
Google suspends reviews and Q&A for Covid-19	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Mar 20, 2020
Restaurant Changes RE: COVID-19	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Mar 20, 2020
We Are Hiring!	Local SEO Job Board	Feb 13, 2020
2020 Local Search Industry Survey	Local Search	Jan 23, 2020
"On These Lists" Showing in Google Maps	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jan 17, 2020
Is Google My Business Insights for Messaging Broken?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jan 3, 2020
Google Adds "Get More Reviews" Button in Knowledge Panel	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Dec 31, 2019
New Display for Service Areas on Mobile	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Dec 16, 2019
New Discounts User-Contributed Attribute in GMB?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Nov 29, 2019
Google Maps Allows Users to Report Spammy Users	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Nov 13, 2019
Google Now Shows Short Names on About Tab	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Oct 30, 2019
Where is This Knowledge Panel Sourced From?	Ranking Puzzles	Oct 24, 2019
Google Tool For Diagnosing Images	Local SEO Tools & Software	Oct 22, 2019
Verified Listings Showing as Unverified?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Oct 18, 2019
Issue with Schools Not Being Able to Get New Reviews on GMB	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Oct 17, 2019
Did Yelp Lose Review Stars on Category Pages?	Local Reviews	Oct 9, 2019
Core Algorithm Update - September 24, 2019	Google Algorithm Discussions	Sep 27, 2019
Google My Business Adds a New Contact Form for Restaurants to Remove Online Ordering	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Sep 26, 2019
Google My Business is Deprecating SMS for Messaging	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Sep 19, 2019
New Service to Help Correct Malicious Edits on Google My Business Listings	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Sep 16, 2019
Google's New Announcement About Review Schema	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Sep 16, 2019
New Free Tool to Track Fluctuation in Local SERPs	Local SEO Tools & Software	Sep 12, 2019
Google My Business Updates the Guidelines for Practitioners	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Sep 7, 2019
GMB Insights Now Show on Google Maps	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Aug 29, 2019
New Format for Events on Google Maps	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Aug 28, 2019
New Services Options in the Google My Business Dashboard	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Aug 26, 2019
Competitor Ad Spotted on Knowledge Panel	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Aug 22, 2019
Delivery Icons Appearing in the 3-Pack	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Aug 20, 2019
Join Sterling Sky to Help Save a Life	LSF News and Announcements	Aug 20, 2019
When did Bing Places Remove the Option to Add Categories?	Local Search	Jul 25, 2019
Google My Business "Get a Quote" Button	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Jul 24, 2019
Cover Photos Still Don't Dictate what Shows in the Knowledge Panel	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Jul 11, 2019
New Option to Promote Local Search Services & Tools	LSF News and Announcements	Jul 9, 2019
Google Launches Place Topics	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Jul 4, 2019
Issue with Google Reviews Disappearing	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jul 3, 2019
Issue With Responding to Q&A on Google My Business	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jun 22, 2019
New Layout on Mobile for Branded Searches	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Jun 6, 2019
June 2019 Core Update - What Are You Seeing?	Google Algorithm Discussions	Jun 3, 2019
Free Webinar: Is Pay-to-Play the Future of Google My Business?	Events	May 30, 2019
New 3-Pack Format With a Green Pin?	Google News: Important Changes & Features	May 22, 2019
LocalU Advanced - Denver, CO - Sept 19, 2019	Events	May 22, 2019
New Discover Report in Search Console	Google News: Important Changes & Features	May 21, 2019
Advanced Local SEO Training Now Available Online	LSF News and Announcements	May 21, 2019
Please Welcome our New Sponsor, CitationBuilderPro	LSF News and Announcements	May 15, 2019
Yelp Review Filter Just Got Stricter?	Local Reviews	May 10, 2019
New Free Tool from BrightLocal	Local SEO Tools & Software	May 9, 2019
Please Welcome our New Sponsor - BrightLocal	LSF News and Announcements	Apr 30, 2019
Google My Business Suspensions Are Causing Reviews to Vanish	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Apr 23, 2019
New Dynamic BBB Logo	Citations	Apr 11, 2019
Suspensions Triggered By Too Many Edits?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Apr 8, 2019
Digital Marketing for Attorneys Online Summit	Events	Mar 26, 2019
A New Way to Add Events on Google Maps	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Mar 12, 2019
Technical Issues Impacting Review Replies	Local Reviews	Mar 4, 2019
Google Updates the GMB Guidelines	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Mar 4, 2019
Huge News: A New Way to Report Spam on Google My Business	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Feb 27, 2019
When Should you File a Disavow?	Organic SEO	Feb 27, 2019
"Interesting Finds" on Mobile Searches	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Feb 27, 2019
New Tool for Q&A on Google My Business	Local SEO Tools & Software	Feb 22, 2019
Wanted: Local SEO Full-Time Position (Canada)	Local SEO Job Board	Feb 19, 2019
Local SEO Contractors Needed	Local SEO Job Board	Feb 15, 2019
Google My Business Messaging Issue	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Feb 9, 2019
Google Posts Showing in the Local Finder	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Feb 9, 2019
Using Text in Profile Photo in Google My Business?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jan 29, 2019
Social Icons are Back on Local Knowledge Panels	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Jan 28, 2019
Known Technical Issue Impacting GMB Photos	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jan 25, 2019
Massive Drops in Search Console for Sites Using UTM Codes in GMB	Local Search	Jan 25, 2019
Google Not Getting Review Flags	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Dec 27, 2018
Who is Switching to Wordpress 5.0?	Websites, Software, and Security	Dec 21, 2018
Have You Ever Broken a One-Box?	Ranking Puzzles	Dec 20, 2018
Malicious Google My Business Edits	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Dec 14, 2018
Are GMB Posts Still Working For You?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Dec 13, 2018
Webinar: Local Search in 2018/2019 – Looking Back and Forward	Events	Dec 11, 2018
4-Star Fake Review Issue - Over 2.3 Million Fake Ratings on Google	Local Reviews	Dec 3, 2018
Google Launches New Sign Up Process For Service Area Businesses	Service Area Businesses	Nov 21, 2018
Looking for White Label Local SEO & Social Media Services?	Local Search	Nov 20, 2018
Ask Joy Hawkins Anything About Google My Business - Local Marketing Institute	Events	Nov 13, 2018
LocalU Advanced Coming to Santa Monica February 6, 2019	Events	Nov 5, 2018
New Structured Data Penalty for Reviews?	Local Reviews	Nov 3, 2018
How are Google My Business Branded Searches Defined?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Nov 2, 2018
Questions for the Google My Business Team?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Oct 29, 2018
Do Custom Google Maps Help Ranking?	Local Search	Oct 24, 2018
New Free Google My Business Grader Tool From ThriveHive & David Mihm	Local SEO Tools & Software	Oct 23, 2018
Ratings Without Reviews Not Present on the Google Maps App	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Oct 22, 2018
Is Mobile-First Indexing Responsible for Recent Algorithm Updates?	Google Algorithm Discussions	Oct 10, 2018
Google Plus is Dying - What Now?	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Oct 10, 2018
Please Welcome the Local Search Experts!	LSF News and Announcements	Oct 10, 2018
Do You File a Disavow for a Hacked Site?	Organic SEO	Oct 9, 2018
Do Call Tracking Numbers Impact Ranking?	Local Search	Oct 2, 2018
Google Posts Moving to the Bottom of the Knowledge Panel?	Local Search	Sep 27, 2018
Anyone Else Noticing Local Results Vanish for Sex-Related Legal Queries?	Local Search	Sep 25, 2018
What Are the Best Examples You've Seen of Terrible Owner Responses to Reviews?	Local Reviews	Sep 24, 2018
Welcome Message and Forum Rules	LSF News and Announcements	Sep 23, 2018
October 3, 2018 - Google Medic Algo Update - How Did It Affect Local Businesses?	Google Algorithm Discussions	Sep 19, 2018
Please Welcome our New Sponsor - Tidings	LSF News and Announcements	Sep 13, 2018
How Do You Deal With Competitors That Get Fake Reviews?	Local Reviews	Sep 10, 2018
Advertising & Sponsorship at the Local Search Forum	LSF News and Announcements	Sep 6, 2018
BBB Makes Big Change to Review Display	Local Reviews	Aug 30, 2018
Google Now Displays Pending Edits in Knowledge Panels	Google News: Important Changes & Features	Aug 16, 2018
New: Change to GMB Insights on August 13, 2018	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Aug 13, 2018
Local SEO Myths That Won't Die	Local Search	Aug 9, 2018
View Emails of Other Managers on a GMB Listing	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Aug 2, 2018
The Medic Core Algorithm Update - August 1, 2018	Google Algorithm Discussions	Aug 2, 2018
Google Just Rolled Back the Possum Proximity Filter	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Sep 7, 2017
What URL Structure to Use for Local SEO	Organic SEO	Aug 15, 2017
A Bunch of Unverified Listings Without Websites Ranking Well	Ranking Puzzles	Jul 27, 2017
Free Webinar: 4 Ways Your Competitors are Cheating at Local SEO	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jun 28, 2017
Webinar: Changes to Google My Business & Local SEO in 2017	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	May 30, 2017
What Aspects of Local SEO Would You Want More Training In?	Consultant's Corner	Feb 21, 2017
Beacons Are Dead?	Marketing	Dec 5, 2016
7 Common Myths Regarding Citations	Citations	Nov 29, 2016
Do Your Listings Vanish When you Cancel with Moz Local? [Case Study]	Citations	Oct 24, 2016
Locksmith in Mesa Succeeds at Exposing Locksmith Spammers	Spam on Google	Oct 3, 2016
How Much do Canonical URL Issues Impact Ranking?	Organic SEO	Sep 28, 2016
Penguin 4.0 is Finally Here	Organic SEO	Sep 23, 2016
Google My Business Phasing Out Phone Support?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Sep 4, 2016
Google Issues Warning to Business Owners to Stop Spamming	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Aug 31, 2016
Should you Mark up Testimonials to get Gold Stars?	Local Reviews	Aug 25, 2016
Brian Dean Releases New Title Tag Tool	Local SEO Tools & Software	Aug 16, 2016
Need Your CRM Recommendations	Consultant's Corner	Aug 9, 2016
The Proper Way to do Keyword Research in 2016	Marketing	Aug 9, 2016
Local Knowledge Graph Finally Showing Social Icons	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jul 29, 2016
SEO is Still a Shady Industry	Organic SEO	Jul 7, 2016
201 Actionable SEO Tips	Organic SEO	Jun 28, 2016
Another Huge Article Exposing Spam Tactics on Google Maps - Connected to Scientology	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jun 27, 2016
Ranking Factors for Branded 3-Packs are Different than Non-Branded Packs	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jun 16, 2016
Do Some Industries Never Get Organic Gold Stars?	Organic SEO	Jun 7, 2016
Tons of Reviews = One Box?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jun 7, 2016
What Do you See for This SERP?	Local Search	Jun 3, 2016
Google My Business is Now on Twitter & Facebook!	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jun 1, 2016
How Much Does Keyword Stuffing Impact Ranking?	Ranking Puzzles	May 26, 2016
Google Updates their Mobile-Friendly Algorithm	Mobile & Social	May 12, 2016
Do Exact Match Domains Still Work?	Organic SEO	May 11, 2016
Want to Learn More about Google Maps/Google My Business? Read This!	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	May 11, 2016
34 Experts Share Their #1 Actionable Local SEO Tip	Local Search	May 10, 2016
Google sent out over 4.3 Million Manual Penalties in 2015	Organic SEO	May 4, 2016
Have You Had Success Reporting GMB Spam	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Apr 29, 2016
Common Local SEO Myths	Local Search	Apr 19, 2016
One SAB Listing Per Urban Area?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Apr 6, 2016
How to Optimize 2 Locations in the Same City	Local Search	Apr 5, 2016
Google Testing Review Snippits in 3-Pack	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Apr 4, 2016
Possible Bug: April 1 Impacting Reviews & Listings on Google Maps	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Apr 1, 2016
How to Find all the NAP Variations for your Business Like a Pro	Citations	Mar 29, 2016
When to Use the Disavow Tool?	Organic SEO	Mar 28, 2016
How Bad is Spam in Your Town?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Mar 24, 2016
Redoing Old Blog Posts	Organic SEO	Mar 22, 2016
Can Yext Remove Basic Yahoo Listings?	Citations	Mar 17, 2016
How is This Listing Getting Reinstated?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Mar 17, 2016
List of FREE Local SEO Tools that are Awesome	Local SEO Tools & Software	Mar 10, 2016
How Much Time do you Invest in Training Each Month?	Consultant's Corner	Mar 8, 2016
Examples of Amazing Local Landing Pages - List them Here!	Local Content	Mar 1, 2016
How to Organize All Articles Written on Different Publications	Consultant's Corner	Feb 23, 2016
Should Small Businesses Even Have Blogs?	Organic SEO	Feb 22, 2016
Now Verify Your Listings in 1 Click via Search Console	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Feb 16, 2016
Do SEOs At Larger Agencies Earn More Than Those At Smaller Agencies?	Consultant's Corner	Feb 9, 2016
Web Marketing Events in 2016	Consultant's Corner	Feb 2, 2016
Ranking Puzzle: What Happened Here?	Ranking Puzzles	Jan 29, 2016
What do You Use to Bill Clients?	Consultant's Corner	Jan 25, 2016
Exact Match Anchor Text Still Works	Organic SEO	Jan 15, 2016
Huge Ranking Algorithm Change - Jan 10, 2016	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jan 11, 2016
Testimonials Pages are Useless!	Local Reviews	Jan 5, 2016
Want to Participate in a Google Study?	Local Search	Jan 5, 2016
Discussion: How Do You Choose Which Keywords to Target on the Homepage?	Local Search	Dec 16, 2015
Getting Rid of Slanderous Google Review	Local Reviews	Dec 14, 2015
Keep Up with Daily News in Local Search	Local Search	Dec 11, 2015
Great Tool for Determining Bad Backlinks	Organic SEO	Dec 7, 2015
Google just Publicly Stated a 4th Local Ranking Factor	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Dec 1, 2015
Professional Listing with a Name Change	Citations	Nov 18, 2015
Twitter Outranking the 3-Pack	Local Search	Nov 17, 2015
The Future of Google Plus for Local Search	Local Search	Nov 11, 2015
Can You Rank in the 3-Pack with a Manual or Penguin Penalty?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Nov 6, 2015
Bug Impacting Google My Business	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Oct 27, 2015
Personal Injury Lawyer Wants to Rank in Tons of Cities	Local Search	Oct 27, 2015
2015 Search Ranking Factors	Local Search	Oct 20, 2015
No More Gold Stars on Organic Results?	Local Search	Sep 22, 2015
Google Finally Doing Something about Robo-Callers	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Sep 16, 2015
Is there Such Thing as a Description Penalty?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Sep 8, 2015
Linking to a 3rd Party Directory on G+ Local is Against Guidelines	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Aug 26, 2015
15 Local SEO Experts Share Their Hacks	Local Search	Aug 26, 2015
Quick Way to Get to Google Plus Page from Google Maps	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Aug 21, 2015
53 Helpful Points about Title Tags	Local Search	Jul 29, 2015
Google Phasing out G+?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jul 27, 2015
NAP Issues with Fax Number	Local Search	Jul 22, 2015
8 Google URLS Every Local SEO Needs to Know	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jul 14, 2015
Do Your Meta Descriptions Have Good Calls-to-Action?	Local SEO Tools & Software	Jul 13, 2015
Gold Stars without Using AdWords Express	Local Reviews	Jun 18, 2015
How Long Does it Take to Rank Locally?	Local Search	Jun 11, 2015
How to Get to Google Plus Page from Google Maps: HUGE Time Saver	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jun 10, 2015
How to See ALL the Categories a G+ Page is Using	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jun 2, 2015
Local Branded Search Change? Knowledge Graph MIA?	Local Search	May 28, 2015
A Big Marketing Opportunity Most SMBs & Local Consultants Miss	Local Search	May 20, 2015
CitySearch Now Powered by Yext	Local Search	May 13, 2015
I Want to Know your Biggest Local Search Questions	Local Search	Apr 30, 2015
How to Force Google to Change the Radius on the Map	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jul 20, 2014
RIP Authorship Photos	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Jun 25, 2014
Haters and Critics: How to Deal with People Judging You and Your Work	Break Room: Chat and Off Topic	Apr 2, 2014
PPC Landing Pages	Marketing	Dec 3, 2013
Manual Penalties	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Nov 15, 2013
A Directory's Approach to Doing Business: Pay us or we delete your free listings!	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Nov 12, 2013
5 Reviews yet no Gold Stars?	Local Reviews	Nov 7, 2013
Google Places for Beginners	Google Local 101	Sep 11, 2013
Review Stars Not Showing in Google Search	Organic SEO	Sep 6, 2013
SABs with Virtual Offices	Service Area Businesses	Aug 30, 2013
Writing Reviews as a New Form of Blackhat Backlinking?	Local Search	Aug 20, 2013
New Google Databoard	Marketing	Jun 27, 2013
Organic Ranking Vs. Blended	Help & Support for Google Local	May 23, 2013
Crazy Blackhat Example	Ranking Puzzles	Jan 2, 2013
Auto Dealers	Local Search	Dec 15, 2012
Avoiding the Google Local Review Filter	Help & Support for Google Local	Nov 29, 2012
Getting Google Review Issue in the Media	Local Search	Nov 26, 2012
Reviews with no Quality Rating?	Local Search	Nov 24, 2012
Does Merging your G+ Local and Business Page Result in Increased Ranking	Local Search	Nov 13, 2012
Best Way to Tell if a G+ Business Page has been Merged with the G+ Local Page or Not	Local Search	Nov 13, 2012
Bing Local Ranking Factors	Marketing	Sep 7, 2012
Best Practice When a Business Moves	Help & Support for Google Local	Sep 4, 2012
SMX East Coupon Code?	Local Search	Sep 2, 2012
Connecting a G Local listing with an Organic Ranking	Local Search	Aug 27, 2012
New Top Contributors?	Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps	Aug 24, 2012
Which Conference is the Best for Local SEO Pros?	Local Search	Jul 24, 2012

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