Last Week in Local: Local Search, SEO & Marketing Update from LocalU

Last Week In Local - Febuary 21st, 2023


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Tip of the Week

  • Do Services in Google Business Profiles Impact Ranking? - Joy Hawkins - Sterling Sky 
    https://www.sterlingsky.ca/services-in-google-business-profile-impact-ranking/

Mike’s Links

  • Mutiny on the Bountiful? Proposed settlement challenges review hijacking
    https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/02/mutiny-bountiful-proposed-settlement-challenges-review-hijacking
  • Why Amazon Will Still 'Go Big' on Grocery
    https://progressivegrocer.com/why-amazon-will-still-go-big-grocery 
  • matt newberg: True Cost of last mile delvery on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/thenewb/status/1625296362664497152?s=12&t=huTkM_Bc8CgIcZ1FOHzjSQ
  • My class required AI. Here's what I've learned so far.
    https://oneusefulthing.substack.com/p/my-class-required-ai-heres-what-ive
  • Matt Casady: New job selection tool in LSA  on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/mattcasady/status/1625284544135049217?s=12&t=huTkM_Bc8CgIcZ1FOHzjSQ
  • Darren Shaw: The better way to do Google Posts on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/darrenshaw_/status/1625919372324913152?s=12&t=q2KVN6zBHmAAGo0uhlxu5Q
  • SEO Link Best Practices for Google | Google Search Central  |  Documentation  |  Google Developers
    https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/links-crawlable
  • Google Business Profile Profile Strength Widget Now Live & Many Local SEOs Not Happy
    https://www.seroundtable.com/google-business-profile-profile-strength-status-34928.html
  • Mike Blumenthal: New Local 4 (2x2) pack on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/mblumenthal/status/1626917763468910592?s=12&t=2_UEw207PX15OOjSbdGNPw

Carrie’s Links

  • Joy Hawkins on The Unscripted SEO Interview series with Mark Preston
    https://www.markapreston.com/joy-hawkins
  • Are You Being Excluded From Local Results - Colan Nielsen via LocalSearchForum
    https://twitter.com/SterlingSkyInc/status/1625571948964245505
  • Webinar Ondemand: The Need For Leads With Aaron Weiche  - LocalU.org
    https://localu.org/webinar-ondemand-the-need-for-leads-with-aaron-weiche/
  • Spam on Google Maps continues to be out of control and can cost legitimate businesses everything - Via Twitter Th
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Last Week in Local: Local Search, SEO & Marketing Update from LocalUBy Mike Blumenthal - Carrie Hill