Category: #QueenofLocalSEO

Local SEO has changed drastically over the last 18 months, thanks in no small part to answer engines (AE) like ChatGPT. This transition requires adaptive and innovative GEO/AI tools, like Advice Local’s AI Presence Amplifier for local marketers and agencies to meet the moment. Local SEO isn’t dead, search still happens, but it just looks a bit different from the inside. Let’s look at how tools like the AI Presence […Read More]

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At Advice Local, we’re always cooking up something to help our agency and local marketing partners stay ahead of the game in local search. Today, we’re excited (and proud!) to add an AI tool to our product offering. Meet AI Presence Amplifier, our newest AI tool. This new tool features an AI Publisher Score (APS) that helps you understand a business’ data available on large language models (LLM) and AI. […Read More]

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While preparing your business for AI readiness, you may wonder what local SEO basics like citations and listings management services have to do with answer engines (AE) and their optimization (AEO). Well, it turns out to be quite a bit. Clean, consistent local business citations, quality content and reliable, robust directories all affect trust signals in AI-based search and answer engine queries. Today we’re diving into another example from ChatGPT […Read More]

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Generative AI is the hot topic across industries, including speculation and testing within digital marketing. Even with its rapid development, rest assured that building on a solid foundation of SEO basics like clean citations, reputable listings management, and a focus on local intent will keep your clients at the top of search and answer engine (AE) results. Before we look at specific examples of intent-centered optimization, let’s review some recent […Read More]

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The need for citations has evolved alongside technology, and AI-powered local search readiness is here to stay. As search continues to change, there’s one thing that remains the same—and that’s the need for high-quality citation services. Just a few short years ago, optimizing for mobile was at the center of local search, quickly followed by voice search preparedness. Today, a business must be optimized for Google Maps, organic search, voice […Read More]

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If there is any constant in ranking factors for local SEO, it’s that Google, Bing and all the search engines will always have changes. While SEO best practices like monitoring reviews and keeping accurate citations with trusted listings management services will never go out of style, this is tech, so priorities will shift when new apps, integrations and advances emerge. It’s the mid 2020s, so let’s review what’s changed in […Read More]

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As you know, Advice Local’s proprietary listing management services allow your clients to take control of their Google Business Profile and more. Despite efforts to maintain the guidelines for Google Business Profiles (GBP), keeping them functional, easy to use for online search and full of good information, profiles occasionally get suspended. While this restriction isn’t good news, by following these steps clients can restore their profiles. Appealing a Google Business […Read More]

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At Advice Local, we are all about providing our agency partners with the best tools to manage their clients’ Google Business Profile (GBP), and our enhanced Google Business Profile Tool is one of them. Once a client’s GBP is verified, you can utilize our solution to monitor it. For instance, our GBP tool keeps a client’s data synced to maintain NAP integrity over time, keeps out bad data with auto […Read More]

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Choosing the right local listings partner is the best way to help your business clients increase their search visibility. Expert listing management services use real-time submissions to leading directories to ensure your clients’ business information stays accurate and consistent. But how can you be sure that a listings partner will deliver the results a business expects? Top Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Local Listings Partner Asking questions of a […Read More]

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Partnering with a local listings company is one of the most reliable ways to help your business clients get found online. But how can you tell if the local SEO software and agency tools you’re investing in are producing results, or holding you back? The reality is that not all listing management providers are the same. If your local listings partner is failing to innovate, using outdated methods and submitting […Read More]

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