What is the best education resource for Local Map rankings

[helloworld]

Maps has always been bit of an addon for me. I would really like to read a solid resource of what needs to be done work wise to rank in 3 pack. I am an extremly quick learner aqnd can filter out filler text to get to the good stuff, which is my preference.

A colleague sent me a work report recently, which off the back of, looks like 2008 SEO. It includes:

• Citations
• Web 2.0
• Wikis
• Blog comments

They all point to the map. He has only recently started doing this with his provider for his client. I am not opposed to doing the work, but in organic this would eventually trigger an algorithmic penalty.

I have also been looking at these Stacks and managed to set one up myself for testing purposes.

 

[Greg Gifford]

these are hustle bro BS - ranking in maps is all about the content on your site and your GBP, plus some influence from customer reviews and links...

 

[JS Girard]

Some blogs LOOK like they're full of good contents, but nine times out of ten it doesn't go deeper than "to get better ranking, optimise your GBP" or contains no truly useful actionable advice.

As far as what I follow that I find are more often than not useful for local (and GBPs in particular):

• Near Media (@mblumenthal )
• Sterling Sky (@JoyHawkins , @Colan Nielsen , @ElizabethRule etc.)
• Whitespark (@whitespark , @MiriamEllis )
  • (I know Miriam probably has her own thing going on, but atm she seems to be writing mostly for Whitespark)
• Local Visibility System (@Phil Rozek )
• BrightLocal (@Claire Carlile etc.)
• Local Seo Guide (@Andrew Shotland )
• Online Ownership (@timcapper )
• Reputation Arm (@Claudia )

 

[JS Girard]

And to elaborate more broadly: there are a lot other resources, both general and niche, that I keep an eye out for. Just to note three examples and why I didn't include them:

@rustybrick 's Search Engine Roundtable is a big one for general search news, and I do check it every day. However, aside from not being local-focused Barry's site is more about reporting what's being already discussed. So although I absolutely keep an eye on it, most of what I see related to GBPs there I've seen already on social media, the other blogs, or even on the forum here.

Similarly, although @keyserholiday 's Review Fraud is interesting for review removal, it's more (to my specific eyes anyway!) a record of cases he deals with than materials that actively provides insights or new actionable tips.

Finally, in the niche intersection of Products listings and GBPs (which I only keep a vague eye on), @Brodie Clark 's blog and his SERP alert twitter are a must-follow IMHO. It's more focused on products in general, but he usually catches whatever's going on involving GBPs.

 

[helloworld]

these are hustle bro BS - ranking in maps is all about the content on your site and your GBP, plus some influence from customer reviews and links...

Howdy Greg, We had a beer in Sydney last year. You were very chill at that point in time Coming this year?

Do you have any detailed information on how to correlate the website and GMB?

 

[helloworld]

Some blogs LOOK like they're full of good contents, but nine times out of ten it doesn't go deeper than "to get better ranking, optimise your GBP" or contains no truly useful actionable advice.

As far as what I follow that I find are more often than not useful for local (and GBPs in particular):

• Near Media (@mblumenthal )
• Sterling Sky (@JoyHawkins , @Colan Nielsen , @ElizabethRule etc.)
• Whitespark (@whitespark , @MiriamEllis )
  • (I know Miriam probably has her own thing going on, but atm she seems to be writing mostly for Whitespark)
• Local Visibility System (@Phil Rozek )
• BrightLocal (@Claire Carlile etc.)
• Local Seo Guide (@Andrew Shotland )
• Online Ownership (@timcapper )
• Reputation Arm (@Claudia )

I have followed Joy, Neil, and Whitespark guys for years. I want more specific info so I can have a process

 

[helloworld]

And to elaborate more broadly: there are a lot other resources, both general and niche, that I keep an eye out for. Just to note three examples and why I didn't include them:

@rustybrick 's Search Engine Roundtable is a big one for general search news, and I do check it every day. However, aside from not being local-focused Barry's site is more about reporting what's being already discussed. So although I absolutely keep an eye on it, most of what I see related to GBPs there I've seen already on social media, the other blogs, or even on the forum here.

Similarly, although @keyserholiday 's Review Fraud is interesting for review removal, it's more (to my specific eyes anyway!) a record of cases he deals with than materials that actively provides insights or new actionable tips.

Finally, in the niche intersection of Products listings and GBPs (which I only keep a vague eye on), @Brodie Clark 's blog and his SERP alert twitter are a must-follow IMHO. It's more focused on products in general, but he usually catches whatever's going on involving GBPs.

Thanks mate, yes I follow Rusty on X though he needs to get active on Threads. Same for everyone else hehe

I will check out the other links, thanks