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Best Review Websites to Increase Customer Reviews

Michael Doyle — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:52:09 +0000

The customer review game is getting increasingly competitive. It’s not enough to just have a website and expect people to come and leave you reviews. Getting more customer reviews on your site is a great way to let potential customers know that your business exists and let them know what they can expect if they […]

Google Reviews Are Not Showing and What You Can Do About It

Michael Doyle — Thu, 19 May 2022 04:06:45 +0000

A lot of business owners have been noticing that they see fewer reviews by the day on their Google Business Profiles. And for a no clear reason, no less! For many years, Google filtered reviews to some extent or another. It was about 10 years ago that Google filtered reviews even more aggressively than Yelp […]

You Need To Know These 25 Local Search Ranking Signals!

Michael Doyle — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:25:26 +0000

By optimising for 25 local search ranking signals, you’ll improve your chances of being included in Google’s Local Pack. Getting a local business to rank is challenging for three reasons: Mobile devices have increased because more people are using their phones to find local businesses. A surge in businesses that recognise the value of local […]

Tips on How to Target Multiple Cities Without Hurting Your SEO

Michael Doyle — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 03:29:04 +0000

Done right, city pages can be an integral part of your local SEO strategy. Here’s how to target and optimize them for local search. You’ve seen it a ton of times. Keywords targeting a specific city. “Plumber in Austin.” “Flower shop in Newark.” “Best pizza in Constitution Hills.” Which gets you thinking: If you […]

Top4 Google My Business Features You Need to Focus On

Michael Doyle — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 03:39:54 +0000

Google My Business is a free tool from the search engine giant and many businesses have been claiming and verifying their locations. There are several features and sections on GMB and, while all of them are important in drawing in customers to your website and establishment, there are some that require more attention than others. […]

10 Ways to Optimize Your Local SEO Right Now

Michael Doyle — Fri, 28 May 2021 02:49:23 +0000

Local SEO is essential to smaller businesses that operate on a regional, as opposed to a national, level. While national SEO focuses more on ranking in searches across the country, local SEO prioritizes appearing on SERPs in a specific location. This strategy relies on marketing your brand, products, and services to local leads and customers. […]

Turning reviews into opportunities for reputation and SEO impact

Michael Doyle — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 02:44:00 +0000

When a busy day means dinner will be takeout instead of home-cooked, chances are you don’t simply choose a restaurant at random. Most likely, you’ll use Google or local business platforms to search for data on locations or types of food, and then, most importantly, you’ll look at customer reviews. With tacos on your mind, you […]

Top4 Reasons Why Reviews Are Necessary for Your Business

Michael Doyle — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:37:39 +0000

Although a lot of business owners take it for granted, reviews are actually very important for your business. So important, that around 98% of Australians read online reviews before they make a purchase. Furthermore, 94% of them trust online reviews as much as they trust personal recommendations from their friends. In a world where almost […]

Google Introduces Verified Customer Reviews, Retires Trusted Stores Program

Michael Doyle — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 01:18:02 +0000

Google is retiring its Trusted Stores program while introducing a brand new way to gain customers’ confidence — verified customer reviews. Wait, doesn’t Google already have customer reviews in search results? In a way, yes. Users have long been able to leave reviews on a business’s Google listing, which are then displayed in search results. However, […]