Meta is offering small businesses a new way to boost posts without having to pay a 30% service charge to Apple. Starting later this month, advertisers will be able to use Facebook and Instagram directly on desktop and mobile to access all the features available in the iOS apps for boosting content without paying Apple. … Read more
Google is piloting branded Local Service Ads (LSA). Brands are automatically enrolled into this new ad type by default. To disable it, businesses can adjust the settings manually. Branded LSAs explained. This new ad type allows brands to show up in search results when someone directly searches for a brand or business. Why we care. … Read more
There is too much misinformation about how SEO works. And this doesn’t help to increase investment in our industry. In this article, we’re going to clear it all up. You’ll learn exactly why and how SEO supports brand growth, sales, and leads. Let’s dive in. How brands grow Marketing research has made it clear how … Read more
Google is investigating a devastating Local Service Ads (LSA) tactic that could “nuke competitors out of existence.” When more than one LSA is linked to a Google Business Profile (GBP), the ad becomes invisible, killing off all leads. Alarmingly, competitors can use this loophole to intentionally create an LSA linked to your GBP without your … Read more
Google seems to have this loophole where you can essentially hijack or destroy a Google Business Profile that is also using Local Service Ads. What happens is if someone else links their Local Service Ads to that same Google Business Profile, the Local Service Ads will stop performing. There is a complaint about this in … Read more
Google is testing showing a “highly rated” label on the Google Local Services Ads (LSAs) listings. These are also named Google Screened, as you can see. I guess this filters LSAs by those that have high ratings by users. This was spotted by Anthony Higman, and he posted this example on X: We’ve seen other … Read more
Join a joyous celebration of life, honoring the long list of SEO tactics and concepts we lost this year. Remember fondly the beautiful time you shared with defunct ideas like link building, keyword cannibalization, search volume as a value indicator and even the most cherished of friends: the funnel. Make peace with their loss as … Read more
Are you or your client considering moving to AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS)? There are many advantages of the fully managed and automated environments AEMaaCS offers. But one of the things you need to consider is the need for a multi-tenant setup. If you currently have a multi-tenant setup, moving to AEMaaCS will most … Read more
This week’s Ask An SEO question comes from Stephen, who writes: “How does a service provider know what people are searching for and how does one convert blog content to income when there’s no book or product being sold yet?” Great question. There is a big difference between traditional e-commerce SEO and service provider SEO … Read more
Google redid its Google Business Profiles reinstatement process and I think as part of that (I can be wrong), Google added this review service restrictions webpage. It will show you if you have any business listings that you manage that have any restrictions from Google Business Profiles. You can check this page at myaccount.google.com/restrictions. Here … Read more
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