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Law Firm Websites Should Upgrade to SSL Security Now! Starting October 2017, Google just announced they will start forcing SSL (website secured browsing) on all websites that have forms. Here's the notification that Google released about an hour ago: Chrome (version 62) will [...]

One look at this 6 year chart from Google Trends shows the explosive growth of local 'near me' searches.  The growth in near me local searches has been fueled mostly by mobile searches, which according to Google now account for more than half [...]

Before I get into the local SEO benefits of Google My Business Posts, let me first show you the easiest way to create a post for your own business.  Creating posts for your GMB listing is pretty straight forward, and there are [...]

Yext Google My Business Sync Back in February, Yext announced an integration with Google local listings that allowed you to control your GMB listing directly from your Yext dashboard.  Though the use of Google API, the data associated with your Yext profile will [...]

There's a fundamental problem with local business SEO! That is, the challenge of growing your business and reaching new customers in surrounding cities and in multiple metro areas. Traditional local SEO allows you to verify your Google My Business location (i.e. Google Maps listing) in [...]

View Citation Packages / Start Dominating Google Maps! VIEW PACKAGES & PRICING What Are Google Map Citations? A Google Map citation is data about your business location that's published across the web consisting of your business name, street address, city, [...]

Many website owners struggle with issue of expiring domain names.  The most common question is whether or not you should renew it or just let it expire.  But if you do renew it, is there anything you can do with the domain name [...]

Image via Wikipedia Most of the conversations I've had lately with current and prospective clients have been around the topic of executing the mechanics of SEO and local SEO.  Meaning, what are the actual steps / actions we need to take [...]

It’s a powerful thing when a business earns enough authority in Google local search to become the "featured business" for their most valuable keyword phrase. When a business reaches the featured spot, Google removes all other local search results, which means the featured [...]

I consider local SEO to be both an art and science.  There's data attributes, entities, and risks that must be accounted for (science), and there's nuances and techniques that only come from experience (art).  This is one of the reasons I love the [...]

I was recently asked to answer a question on Quora about local SEO.  The question specifically was Are There Any Apps of Extensions That Can Assist With Doing Local SEO for my Website. At first glance, my mind started to run through all of [...]

Local SEO for Apple Maps When it comes to local SEO, everyone seems to be fixated on the Google maps search results. Of course, this is justified considering the scale and marketshare Google Maps has in the local search market. But I was [...]

Well, it depends... If your customer base is defined by a geographic region or metro area, then local SEO will be key to increasing phone calls, driving more foot traffic, and converting local leads into customers. If your customer base exceeds a specific [...]

Someone just asked a great question on Quora about the best way to structure your title tags for local SEO.  This is a great question because most people don't realize the impact your website has on your local search rankings in Google. In [...]

Getting Letter A Google Maps rankings is quickly becoming the #1 objective for local and small businesses.  And rightly so...  according to recent studies on local search behavior, nearly 60% of all searches have local business intent, and 78% of local searches resulted in [...]

Local SEO is the process of enhancing your Google business page for higher rankings in local search results.  Nearly 60% of all searches have local intent, and recent studies show that 78% of local searches resulted in off line purchases. This data underscores the relevance of [...]

One question I get asked frequently is "why am I steadily losing traffic from Google search?"   This question isn't necessarily coming from people who see dramatic drops in search traffic all at once, but rather a steady decline in traffic over time. For [...]

Google Maps SEO for LawyersHere's 5 Local SEO Tips for Lawyer (2020)Tip #1:  Be a mobile first law firmGoogle is now a mobile first index.  As such, your law firm website needs to be build first for the mobile web, and optimized for [...]