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Top Ranking in Google Local Can Be Rented via @martinibuster

A post on Diggity Marketing’s blog describes a tactic that appears to expose lax ranking standards on Google Local searches. The tactic is to rank a website for local search terms then rent the website to a local business. The…

LMWS Asia

August 15, 2019

Social Media

Facebook tests an enhanced local search and discovery feature offering business suggestions

[ad_1] Facebook is testing an enhanced local search feature that could see the social network creeping in on Google Maps, Foursquare and Yelp territory, TechCrunch learned and Facebook confirmed. Facebook users are now able to surface recommendations of nearby places –…

LMWS Asia

March 23, 2017

Search Engine Optimisation

The fake information epidemic and how it will hurt local search in 2017

[ad_1] Fake news and its influence on the election dominated headlines for weeks as fabricated news reports went viral and the election results shocked the nation. But fake news is just one tentacle of a troubling and growing trend of…

LMWS Asia

January 3, 2017

Search Engine Optimisation

Don’t just appeal to a local searcher’s wants or needs, focus on the journey

[ad_1] Millennial travelers have been yearning for genuine, local experiences that deliver a special and unique taste of authenticity. They don’t want to merely cross an experience, city or place off a bucket list. These travelers and searchers would like…

LMWS Asia

December 30, 2016