by Kym Merrill | Sep 5, 2023
Google Business Profile suspensions cause many business owners to panic. We’ve seen business owners who start to fill out the reinstatement request form, but stop when they get to the document section because they’re unsure what they need. It can be hard... 
by Kym Merrill | Aug 6, 2023
You’re setting up a Google Business Profile for your service business and get through all the steps just fine–until you come to the verification. Where you might have been asked to complete a postcard or phone verification before, now you only see one option: video... 
by Kym Merrill | Sep 16, 2019
One question we get a lot is whether you should hide your address on your Google Business Profile (previously called Google My Business) or not. When you are setting up your Google Business Profile, you will have to provide your address so that Google can verify you... 
by Adam Hansen | Jul 13, 2017
If you own a local business (or any business for that matter), you may be familiar with the “Your Local Listing is Incomplete” phone call. Most of these calls start by mentioning some error (e.g. incomplete Google listing, not coming up in Google Maps,... 
by Garrett Kite | Jul 16, 2015
If you’re at all interested in SEO, or at least have learned a little about it since you’ve been in business, you may have heard of a term called NAP. Today we’ll explain the term for those less familiar with it and show how you can develop a strong NAP across the... 
by Garrett Kite | Apr 2, 2015
When you hear the phrase “local listing cleanup”, what comes to mind? Whether it’s endless hours of lists and research to find your business on the web or a couple hundred bucks that you pay an SEO company each month, understanding the processes involved can really... 
by Garrett Kite | Mar 26, 2015
When you start a new business, there are a lot of different matters to consider. You’ve probably set aside some money to use as a marketing budget, but have you established how your marketing dollars will be spent? Nearly 70% of US consumers search the internet when... 
by Garrett Kite | Mar 18, 2015
The Importance of Having a Mobile Presence What many business owners who have been in business for longer than ten years don’t understand is that most customers are changing their local shopping habits. Your current target market is being replaced by younger,... 
by Garrett Kite | Dec 17, 2014
So you’re just starting out in the internet marketing world, and you’re wondering, “Am I doing this right?”. It’s a question all of us internet marketers have asked ourselves. Every business will realize the need to conduct a local SEO audit, whether they are just... 
by Garrett Kite | Nov 5, 2014
If you’re just beginning to delve into local SEO and local listing management, there are a couple of ways you can do it: Claim, update, and create listings by yourself on all the local listing and review sites you can find, and then manage the reviews and information... 
by Garrett Kite | Oct 8, 2014
It’s a good SEO strategy to have a regularly updated Google Plus business page to rank in both local Maps searches as well as organic Google searches. However, you may run into some problems during the creation or maintenance of your Google Plus page. One of the... 
by Garrett Kite | Dec 12, 2012
by Garrett Kite Local listing sites like Google+ Local, Yelp, MerchantCircle and many others play a key role in improving a businesses’ local search visibility. Not only does a listing on one of these sites act as a point of contact for your business with... 
by Garrett Kite | Jun 26, 2011
Google has introduced a new means of Internet marketing and social media integration: Google +1. Utah businesses can add this new tool to their current Internet advertising game plans. Consumers can use the +1 button to publicly show what they like, agree with, or... 
by Garrett Kite | May 12, 2011
The following is a running list of vocabulary terms that are commonly associated with the world of Internet marketing. We will dive into several key aspects of online advertising, including: search engine optimization, link building, website design & optimization,... 
by Garrett Kite | Apr 6, 2011
Local listings provide a means for potential customers to find your business on the Internet, and they provide valuable links to your website that will help improve its search engine ranking. We will list your business on many of the Internet’s top local listing...
