Reviews are a crucial aspect of SEO and are a pivotal deciding factor when prospective customers are doing a once-over of your business. However, due to the competitive landscape, some shady practices and review schemes have emerged. Google and the FTC are aware of these malpractices and are going to Read more »
Local Search
Google Reviews & Local Business
Image compliments of BrightLocal Two of my VERY favorite topics! Google reviews & local businesses. Yours too, I just know it 😉 As y’all may remember, we use BrightLocal, a keyword ranking tool, to provide you with the most unbiased rankings for your business. We have been using this service Read more »
New Attribute to Google My Business
Are you a veteran-led company? Please let us know! Google My Business is constantly adding new offerings, attributes & different type of services to the dashboard to allow for businesses to stand out from the crowd. Being a proud military wife (this is Colleen, by the way) to a service Read more »
Where We Are Thus Far in 2018 – As Far as SEO Goes!
My boss Greg & I were on a call the other day with a client & they brought a new person into the meeting so that meant we had to review what all we were doing from scratch. This is a great refresher for not only the newcomer, but the Read more »
Google Attributes
If you’ve been following our blog or you’re a loyal customer of ours, you know by now that Google My Business (GMB) is personally my favorite local platform to be a part of! Whether it’s reviews, understanding analytics, Google Posts, finding new tips and tricks – it’s all just so Read more »
What Is Online Lead Generation & How You Can Use It!
When someone hears the words ‘lead generation’, they may be thinking, ‘is this just another way for businesses to get more customers’? That’s exactly what it is! Lead generation is just a fancy way of getting more business! For Upright Tire, lead generation is where we excel. But over the Read more »
Question and Answers on Google My Business
Google has been leading the ‘listing’ game with new developments for business owners. We’re pretty happy about it since Google listings are one (if not the) most viewed directories. The new feature comes just months after the new posting feature, better recorded insights, and updated descriptions. The newest feature is Read more »
Google – the New Mobile Website
Over the past several months, maybe more so within the last year, we’ve seen Google My Business (GMB) add a lot of new features to their Google My Business dashboard. And as they’re doing that & time progresses, we’re seeing big increases in the amount of people who see your Read more »
SEO & Social Media
At one point in time, roughly a few years ago, social media had their own department and SEO had their own department. Fast forward to present day and you’ll see that social and SEO are now sharing the same office space, sort of speak. The information about a brand or Read more »
Google My Business Video Uploads Now Available
Highlights: Business owners can upload 30 second videos to Google My Business listings Customers can upload their own videos to the business’ Google My Business listing After upload, it could take up to 24 hours for the videos to appear. Once live, they will display where local photos are currently Read more »