Joy Hawkins
Joy is the owner of the Local Search Forum and Sterling Sky in Canada. She is also the author of the Expert’s Guide to Local SEO, which is an advanced training manual for people wanting a detailed look at what it takes to succeed in the Local SEO space. She has been working in the industry since 2006. She has a monthly column on Search Engine Land and enjoys speaking regularly at marketing conferences such as SMX, LocalU, Pubcon and State of Search. You can find her on Twitter or volunteering as a Product Expert on the Google My Business Forum.
What Really Affects Local Pack Rankings?
Joy shares the latest data and information about what truly impacts rankings in the 3-pack based on ongoing tests that her agency has done.
How to Spot and Fight Google My Business Abuse
The legal market is one of the worst offenders of Google My Business spam and scams. Unfortunately, this junk (or “crap on the map”...
New Migration Tool for the Google My Business Agency Dashboard
The new Google My Business Agency Dashboard was released back in June of this year to help agencies better organize and manage a large number of...
The New #1 Google My Business Ranking Factor
Google My Business expert, Joy Hawkins met with Eric Shanfelt to reveal the new #1 ranking factor in how Google ranks local businesses in...
