Tag Archives: local search

“Open now near me” searches grow 400% in one year

As always, change is afoot in local search. Join us for a whistle-stop tour through all the updates you need to know, from a significant new search trend to a big shake-up in local ranking factors. “Open now near me” searches explode in popularity Google recently released its Consumer Insights 2022 Retail Marketing Guide and […]

The Local Product Feed is now a major ranking factor on Google

For the last 10 years and particularly since the onset of the pandemic, Google has tried to compete with Amazon by offering its own unique online shopping experience. Unlike Amazon, which mails you everything you buy, Google instead connects its users with local retailers that have the item being searched for. The search giant’s unique […]

Google’s aggressive filtering rejects legitimate GBP customer reviews

As Q1 2022 wraps up, the world of local search is once again evolving. Join us for a quick rundown of all the updates you need to know, including customer reviews being inadvertently nixed, UI changes in the local pack, double verification for business listings, and new “Emergency help” profile attributes. Automated filtering targets legitimate […]

Google rolls out Pirate update and a host of Google Maps upgrades

In the world of local search, some updates are more significant than others. This month, we saw Google tinker with some settings, retire some features, and threaten some serious consequences with its latest algorithm update. Let’s get to the details. Google’s new Pirate algorithm update obliterates traffic for offending sites In early February, Google launched […]

Google Business Profile enhances security and adds new shopping features

Time moves like lightning in local search, and there are already plenty of new developments in the first month of the year. Once again, it’s time to double check those Google Business Profile (GBP) updates and SERP shake-ups. Join us on our review of the news highlights from January 2022. Making GBP secure: new seven-day […]

November 2021 Local Search Roundup

The holiday shopping season has arrived, and some shiny new updates from Google are already waiting under the tree. Read up on what’s new in local search this month, so you can stay up to date—and help keep your business on the “nice” list. Google My Business gets a new name Google is renaming Google […]

September 2021 Local Search Roundup

Fall has finally arrived and we’re slowly approaching the end of another eventful year. Yet the pace of life remains brisk in local search, where change is the only thing that never changes. Join us for a fast rundown of all the news you need to know from the month that was September 2021. Mozilla […]

July 2021 Local Search Roundup

Job posting schema, Google Posts for hotels, new restaurant review details, and the ability to… remove phone numbers from business listings?! Local search served up a little bit of everything this July. Here are all the updates you need to know about. June/July core algorithm update: Part two Google released the second half of its […]

June 2021 Local Search Roundup

No more Google My Business short names, restaurant ratings appearing directly in Google Maps, and a two-part core algorithm update. It all happened in local search this June. Join us for a quick rundown of all the updates you need to know about. Google core algorithm updates for June and July On June 2, Google […]

May 2021 Local Search Roundup

Warmer weather, relaxed restrictions, and a series of updates and upgrades in local search—it’s fair to say that May 2021 had a little bit of everything. Let’s take a closer look at the changes that matter to brick-and-mortar businesses everywhere. Google’s May 22 algorithm update The month of May was saturated with algorithm updates with […]