[ad_1] Today’s ask an SEO question comes from Mark: “How can a small company that only ranks in its local markets begin to rank in another market? What would you do to help the small company rank in a new area?” Great question, Mark! The good news is that the answer is fairly easy and can be...
[ad_1] For the original iTunes version, click here.This week, we covered another unconfirmed Google search ranking update that hit on February 14th and 15th. Google has some bugs or changes that really hurt recipe bloggers big time right before the Super Bowl. Google’s featured snippets...
[ad_1] There seems to be a bug right now with Google Search not showing the local pack results right now. I suspect it will be fixed really soon. Searches that trigger local packs that show business profiles in the search results are not triggering the local pack in Google Search.Searches like...
[ad_1] Google is piloting branded Local Service Ads (LSA). Brands are automatically enrolled into this new ad type by default. To disable it, businesses can adjust the settings manually. Branded LSAs explained. This new ad type allows brands to show up in search results when someone directly...
[ad_1] Google is looking into concerning reports that some businesses are sabotaging competitors’ Google Business Pages (GBPs) by creating fake Local Service Ads (LSAs) linked to their profiles. Google Ads Liaison Ginny Marvin acknowledged the tactic on X (formerly Twitter) after Ben Fisher...
