Progress is slow I guess
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Is I am going slow? since April, I just got 3 clients none else ... suggest me some tips guys .. Thanks in advance !!!
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Track Booked Calls from your GBP
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Hey everyone,
If you're managing Local SEO for clients, you can now track booked calls from your GBP with Patch app.
I built it to measure lead quality and booking rate across GBP, SERP, PPC, Social etc.
For GBP, you can provision a tracking number and set it to Primary, put your main...
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Which Local SEO Tools Are You Using in 2026?
I’d love to hear what tools other Local SEO professionals are currently using for day-to-day work.
There are so many tools available for Google Business Profile optimization, local rank tracking, citation management, competitor research, keyword research, reviews, and local audits that it can...
Account Suspension Paranoia
Hi all,
This one is a bit complex and I hope some of you had a bit of experience with this.
This is relates to accounts used to manage Google Business Profiles (GBPs), be it a random Gmail account you've setup, the client's email address or your own Google account attached to your agency email...
Google Business Products on GBP
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Hi everyone,
I work with a variety of different businesses (dentists/orthodontists, landscapers, plumbers insurance, companies, luxury pawn shops, lawyers, etc.) and in the past I would always add their services to the product section with a good description and images.
I recently did this...
5-Star Reviews aren't enough anymore ⭐️
If you want to show up in AI powered local results or AI Overview answers or ChatGPT, you will need to pay attention to review quality as it seems to determine your success by a lot.
What reviews you need, from worst to best:
6. Negative reviews
5. No reviews
4. Plain 5-star ratings
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Bye bye NAP
Instead of using only name, address, and phone, we switched a while ago to name, address, phone, website, opening hours, and email.
Now, with the rise of AI and machines being able to better understand information, from my perspective it's no longer enough to only list certain data points.
The...
Easy trick to spy on your competition 🔥
What we can learn from simple manual research for our specific niche.
There is no need for expensive tools if you're on a budget - you just need to trade your time and do your research manually.
I googled "What's the best plumber in Dallas TX" and these are the results (see screenshot)
This...
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Your Google Business Profile needs constant attention
Your Google Business Profile needs constant attention:
...weekly posts, leveraging new features, replying to reviews, dealing with profile updates, keeping yourself updated on the newest Google Business Profile ranking factors, selecting new images to upload, and more.
That’s why we’ve...
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4 Stages To Learn Local SEO
I believe everyone could improve their AI-skills tremendously by improving how to learn a strategy. Because if you know how to learn strategies, you will learn how to execute more accurately and be able to leverage AI much better. (Aka make more money).
The value you get from AI depends heavily...
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Keyword Research Strategy
Hello,
I want to understand how you conduct keyword research and cluster keywords when you start working with a new local business client.
Keyword strategy to rank in Google as well as in LLMs.
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Last reply by Tim Kahlert
Creating location pages does not automatically make your Google Business Profile rank in those areas
Creating location pages does not automatically make your Google Business Profile rank in those areas! ⛔️
Many SEOs will tell you:
“Create a bunch of location pages and Google will start ranking your business in those locations.”
That is only half the truth.
Because if local content alone...
Google glitch now showing reviews (solved)
Google's currently showing this glitch that when you click on "Read reviews" on your Google Business Profile dashboard it's not showing any reviews. The workaround to reply to your reviews is to click on the blue "reply to reviews" button - this seems obvious but usually you would be able to...
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Why do so many businesses and SEOs fail to deliver real results?
Why do so many businesses and SEOs fail to deliver real results?
Because they’re busy doing things that don’t matter.
That could include geotagging images, buying cheap backlinks, or constantly jumping from one goal to another.
So, what are the things that actually matter?
Obviously, it’s...
Intro Post
Hi everyone, I'm a local SEO from Canada, primarily working with companies in the home services industries, based in the USA.
Question for folks here: Do you consider our value as SEOs is expanding from pure SEO to more general marketing services? How do you see & position yourself in today's...
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Last reply by Tim Kahlert
Image GEO Tag Tool No Longer Free
Hi everyone
I used to use GeoImgr (Geotag Photos Online) for image geo-tagging free of cost. But now this tool is no longer free.
Last month, I did not get the expected leads that I get every month. Could you please suggest a geo-tagging tool that works well?
Anyone seen or used a Google Maps short URL in the "Website" field of local citations?
Hey everyone,
I recently came across a local listing where the previous agency put a Google Maps short link (maps.app.goo.gl/...) directly into the Website field of a directory citation, rather than the actual business domain URL.
I understand the underlying theory: sacrificing a standard...
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Last reply by Tim Kahlert
Local SEO and GMB guides
I work as a freelance on upwork and fiverr but want to start working outside them. How to start and find clients?
Thanks in advance
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How to report
How do you report to local SEO clients? What does reporting include? Which tools do you use to report? Which metrics do you track and report? How are you tracking AI things?
Joined the community today
Hi,
Just joined today and I have received free landing page in pdf file.
I heard that for your templates package, it's in figma and pdf format, which I'm not familiar with.
Currently I create site with .html and deploy to netlify.com hosting.
Is there anyway, I can use your teamplates to...
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Multi-Location Pages
How are multi-location pages beneficial? And how to carry this approach safely?
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Last reply by Fourth_Part_Med
I would appreciate your assistance.
Hello everyone!
I've just started doing SEO for Google Maps, improving keyword rankings to the top of search results and checking with Localo.
Regarding Google My Business, I've fully optimized it:
+ Provided complete business information
+ Implemented social media channels
+ Increased...
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Last reply by Tim Kahlert
Backlink quality + the city directory idea
What counts as a good backlink vs a bad one? Also, can I build a city directory and sell ad space where advertisers get a backlink; is that a workable idea or is it kinda spammy?
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Last reply by Naveedhaxan
Newbie Question
My friend is a doctor and I would like to do its Local SEO, one thing I am not getting how would I work on his GMB profile as I can`t access his email. If some other client comes, then how I can do that if clients are from out of city or country
Thanks in Advance
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Reciprocal links in 2025, risky or fine?
What do you call it when two sites link to each other; and is that considered a good SEO practice in 2025?
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