Customers are searching for your business right now.
Do you want to show up at the top of your local search results?
Want those future customers to see your business in their Google search?
Wish you knew precisely what ranking factors help your business rank higher?
You can.
With local SEO, Google uses a separate ranking algorithm that considers various factors to produce the best results – and we have the latest information on Google’s algorithm updates.
On April 6, I moderated a sponsored webinar presented by Justin Meredith, Digital Marketing Evangelist at Birdeye, and Steve Wiideman, CEO & Sr. Search Strategist at the Wiideman Consulting Group.
They dove into the latest search algorithm updates from Google and provided strategies for using local search to your advantage to improve your search ranking.
Here is a summary of the webinar. To access the entire presentation, complete the form.
Google Algorithm & Search Appearance Updates
They say the only constant in life is change, and Google loves that. Here are the recent Google updates that have impacted local businesses.
New map and local interface in search (Dec 2021).
Listing updates can be made directly in search (Dec 2021).
New Google Business Profile attributes (Feb 2021).
Despite all of Google’s changes, it seems like the one thing they’ve kept consistent forever has been the reason behind the changes.
Google’s goal is to provide consistent, reliable information to consumers searching online.
Tip #1: Do Your Research
Make sure your business information is correct and accurate. Conduct a local SEO audit.
During your audit, you’ll want to check for:
1. Data accuracy.
Your phone number, address, and pin on the map should be correct.
2. Optimized local landing pages.
Make sure the webpage your visitors click on is helpful to their needs and location.
Last year, Wiideman’s team studied over 300 local landing pages for big brands like Starbucks and McDonald’s, the big guys with sometimes thousands of locations.
Those big-brand finds contained incredibly helpful tips for local business websites.
For off-site visibility, prioritize a list of location page tests to boost organic rankings.
Tip #6: Increase Activity
Help show the search engines that your business is active, live, real, and that people are searching for you and coming to your location.
● Optimize every available field in the GBP. ● Use Google Maps when traveling to work. ● Take photos. ● Utilize the Google Image Recognition algorithm.
Get active and hold yourselves accountable every month to improve each activity metric.
Wiideman also showed how you could get an SEO KPI tracker for free that helps with accountability overall.
[Slides] Google Algorithm Updates & Local SEO: 6 Top Tips From Experts
Here’s the presentation:
Google Algorithm Updates & Local SEO: 6 Top Tips From Experts from Search Engine Journal
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