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As 2022 came to an end we looked back at Advice Local’s most popular local search topics of the year. With 2023 officially up and running, we’d like to offer some recommendations on how to ensure a profitable year. From our listing management services to our Enhanced GBP Tool, we always like to give our agency partners an edge over the competition. So with that in mind, here are our […Read More]

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We ended 2021 by sharing the most popular local search blogs published on Advice Local during the year. We like to jumpstart the new year with tips to help you, our agency partners, local marketers and friends achieve their business goals for the coming year. Join us in starting 2022 with 10 resolutions for digital marketers. 10 New Year’s Resolutions to Get Behind for a Prosperous 2022 Let’s examine these […Read More]

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Google announces the long anticipated Penguin 4.0 update today on the Webmaster Central Blog. Penguin Now Part of the Core Algorithm Penguin joins Panda as part of the core Google algorithm. Gone are the days of site owners having to wait on Penguin refreshes to recover from penalties. It is now real-time, so sites negatively impacted by Penguin can recover much faster. As soon as Google recrawls and reindexes your […Read More]

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Over the past year, we’ve been evangelizing – sharing the good news about businesses taking control of online data. And we dedicated lots of resources to educating businesses and brands, teaching them how to take control of their data. We even created a music video “I’m All About That Data” to teach awareness on the importance of the issue, in a fun way. That campaign was the turning point that […Read More]

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Have you heard yet that we’re making some changes? One of our brands, Local Site Submit, is rebranding to Advice Local. Preparations for the transition are almost complete and our new, expanded offerings will be rolling out over the coming months. Up until now, many thought of Local Site Submit solely as a directory listings management company. We are so much more than that and with a great new name, […Read More]

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As we discussed in yesterday’s announcement, the days of considering a business’s local presence and digital presence as separate matters are behind us. With the increased usage of mobile devices and local search moving forward at an accelerated rate, businesses need to understand how to effectively manage and monitor, both their local and digital presence. Welcome to the Now of Local Digital Presence Management Statistics show that mobile search leads […Read More]

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Spring is coming; a time when change is looked forward to and expected. A time when newness and growth are celebrated. As such, I have exciting news to share with you. Change Is Coming In 2011, Advice Interactive Group created Local Site Submit, a directory listing management platform to meet the needs of our agency clients and enable them to take control, of their online data. As our clients’ needs […Read More]

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Google is changing the local search game, again, this time by providing a faster, more convenient way for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to be listed in their vast index, through Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business). The recently launched Trusted Verifier (T.V.) program brings trusted business partners into the verification process, reducing the need for time-consuming Google Business Profile (GBP) postcard verifications. Typical Google Verification Methods Google is always growing, […Read More]

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Before I get into what HTTPS is and why every website needs it, I want to make sure that you understand why it is important. The simple fact is this: websites that are HTTPS are now going to be ranked higher in search results than those that are not. Google Now Indexes HTTPS Websites Higher You could have the best products and services, but if your competitor’s website has HTTPS […Read More]

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As with every year in the technology world, 2015 saw a number of changes, advances and brand new technology make their way onto the digital marketing scene. Below is 10 of Advice’s most popular posts from the year for you to relive, relearn or read for the very first time. 1. Having A Little Fun with the Topic of Bad Data Bad data is no laughing matter for businesses, but […Read More]

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