Google is constantly updating, revising, and expanding local search functionality. Even so, the flurry of activity in 2020 has been rather surprising. According to the company, their search engineers have made more than 250 changes to Google Maps and local search queries, simply since the start of the pandemic… and most of these changes have involved the rollout of new features.
Creating a Google My Business (GMB) account is one of the best things small businesses can do to boost their local SEO rankings, and ultimately to draw the attention of consumers in their geographic area. In fact, GMB offers such a rich assortment of features that it’s easy to take some of them for granted.
Businesses seeking to boost their holiday sales have countless tools at their disposal. One that is all too often overlooked is Google My Business (GMB). While GMB is a local search essential no matter the season, it takes on a unique utility during the holiday shopping season.
Those who work in search engine optimization (SEO) or website design know that Google adjusts its search algorithms pretty frequently, usually with tweaks too small to even notice. Every now and then, the search engineers trot out a truly significant algorithmic overhaul that sends the entire industry into a frenzy; the Google Penguin and Google Panda updates are a couple of historic examples.
One of the most crucial aspects of your Google Ads campaign is understanding the Google Quality Score. Unfortunately, many advertisers don’t fully understand what the Quality Score entails, nor the steps they may take to improve it.
Does your company have its own Google My Business account? If not, we’d highly recommend you create one sooner rather than later. Not only do GMB accounts allow you to convey vital information to search engine users, but they’re also important local ranking factors in the Google search algorithms.
Advertisers thrive on access to clear, actionable data. For example, Google provides advertisers with a treasure trove of metrics and analytics that allow them to determine who’s seeing their ads and why; this information, in turn, can lead to more informed budgeting, targeting, messaging, and beyond.
Advertisers have long depended on third-party cookies to guide their efforts in digital ad buying and targeting. Recently, however, Google announced that it would be phasing out third-party cookies sometime in 2024. What once seemed like a distant deadline now looms closer by the day, and it’s important for advertisers to start thinking seriously about how they will respond to this significant change.
Over the last few years, transparency has become an increasingly central issue in the world of online advertising. Google has addressed this issue head-on, noting in a recent blog post that they want their users to have some choice and control over the ads they see, and also to be able to quickly and easily determine who’s paid to place those ads. There are a number of examples of Google’s emphasis on ad transparency, such as the “Why This Ad?” feature you might see from time to time. By clicking on this text, users can receive information about why Google chose to show them that particular advertisement at that particular moment.
Often, when we talk about SEO, we frame it in positive terms: What can you do to boost your website’s search engine visibility? How can you improve your rankings? How can you win the favor of Google’s algorithms?
We use microdata on all of the sites we build to make sure important details like address and business hours are passed on to Google and other search engines, making it easier for your customers to find you both on and off the web.
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