Eric Shanfelt
Link to Your Local Businesses’s Google My Business Review Section
Here's how to make a direct Google reviews link that takes your customers to your Google My Business profile AND opens the review window...
See Local Website Visitors with Google Analytics Segments
In this video, I'll show you how to use Google Analytics segments to show traffic to your website from only the local region you...
Google Home Services Changes, HomeAdvisor / Angie’s List merger, Facebook will penalize slow websites,...
There have been a couple of big news items recently. First, Google updated their Home Services platform and the HomeAdvisor / Angie's List merger....
Google’s New Maps Filters
Google is automatically applying filters to Google Maps searches. In this video excerpt from our Office Hours session, we cover what this change means...
What to Do About Google’s Algorithm Update and the Dex / YP Merger
There have been a couple of big news items recently. First, Google updated their search results algorithm in late June, and over the holiday...
The 2017 Local Search Ranking Factors Report
The 2017 Local Search Ranking Factors report includes some very specific findings about how local businesses can rank higher in local search engine results....
Melissa Brogan Uses Local Marketing Instead of a Storefront
Melissa Brogan doesn't have a physical store for The Bug and The Bear Bakeshoppe, her local business in Illinois. She relies upon her website,...
5 Tips for Encouraging Customer Referrals
One great way to grow your local business is through word of mouth marketing. People trust their friends' recommendations and are likely to visit...
Google updates their “Improve your local ranking” page
Local businesses that rank higher on Google attract more new and repeat customers than those that struggle to be found. Recently, Google updated their...
Best Content for Local Businesses Customers
Moz Local's Miriam Ellis discussed the best content areas for local businesses that are most likely to promote online traffic, In-store traffic, reviews/testimonials, social sharing,...