We designed Moz Local to be the most efficient option for location management, with an easy-to-use interface and an affordable price point. In a nutshell, the product allows you to upload a spreadsheet of all of your locations, which we then standardize and distribute to all five major U.S. data aggregators and three important local directories.
Uncover common causes of lost or low Google Local rankings with these actionable techniques. Follow these steps to surface problems that may be pushing you down or holding you back.
Today I'm popping open my personal tool kit to share a list of my 14 favorite free local SEO tools. I hope you find a few new gadgets to add to your own kit!
Five of six predictions for 2013 made by our expert in local search have come true. The odd one out? Foursquare. Instead of moving toward acquisition, Foursquare seems to be positioning itself to become the premier aggregator of local data.
There seems to have been a significant qualitative shift in local results since Google's release of Hummingbird that I haven't seen reported on search engine blogs and media outlets. Here's my take on what's going on and why.
In this YouMoz post, I'll outline a strategy and some tactics I've used that have allowed me to help multiple clients achieve high rankings in different cities using only one domain name. These tactics have worked for businesses that have multiple locations, whether they are a large chain, multiple franchises or a law firm with offices in 10 cities.
This year's Local Search Ranking Factors identified 83 foundational ranking factors. This guide explains the top 20 most important factors and offers a succinct, illustrated example of each.
For a small business on a tight budget, a mobile strategy may seem like a costly extra. This post covers why SMEs should care about mobile, and what they can do about it (even on a small-business budget). This is a tactics- and resource-heavy post, designed to provide tools to begin working right away on the process of building a mobile-friendly web presence.
Rumors and theories about Yelp's review filter have led many people astray, thinking that filtered reviews are always fraudulent or otherwise useless. Moz's director of local search strategy debunks those theories with a summary of what's actually happening.
Brand new visualizations show the state of the local search ecosystems in the US and several other countries. Along with this exploration, we're excited to announce the release of two data platforms to the roster we display on GetListed.org.
With an interface and user experience far superior to that of Google+ pages, Google's Places for Business dashboard effectively provides everything a small brick-and-mortar business needs. By continuing to promote both services, the company is only confusing its users.
The full results of this year's Local Search Ranking Factors survey are in! Moz's director of local search strategy, David Mihm, walks us through some of the highlights and links to the full results.
Blended results blurred the line between organic and local SEO. I share a hack to tell how Google counts organic results in a blended SERP, and how understanding how the two algorithms overlap can help you improve both your local and organic strategy.
Let's face it. Local keyword research hasn't been easy since the Venice update. While we have always been able to use the Google Keyword Tool to find search volumes for keywords with Geo Modifiers such as "City Name + Keyword," we have been lacking some reasonable data regarding keywords that do not already have a Geo Modifier.
