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Yes, there are several methods you can use to gauge the competitiveness of a local search term: Google Keyword Planner: Google Keyword Planner is a free tool...

Your issue is an interesting one. WAY back in the day I used to add the city name even to my own google listings. Today, however I don't think it does squat....

Note: I am not interested in paying for services to build citations for me. I am managing building a client's citations. On many sites I am asked to create an...

Most likely, yes. However, if the content on the pages that were redirected is the same as it was in the past, Google can sometimes apply a hidden canonical....

Hi, Before I started with my current employer (a national B2B company), someone set them up with a Google My Business page that has resulted in the home office...

Hi Everyone, This question is about URL best practice for multilingual websites. We have www.example.com in English and we are building the exact replica of...

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I have multiple stores across various zipcodes and i'm having difficulty trying to provide an average Positioning on SERP by region. I do know that your SERP...

Optimizing landing pages for local search involves several key strategies to ensure that your pages rank well for relevant local queries. Here's a step-by-step...

Sep 2, 2022 - Does citation management still matter in the grand scheme of local SEO? Our industry has been trying to gauge which way the wind is blowing on this subject for...

Hi Calico, You might need to provide some additional information on the website and business you're referring to and what country you are operating in, so...

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Hi there, I have a client who wants to advertise in a local directory along the lines of "find your nearest plumber". The directory only has paid listings and...

Hey There! This previous discussion should be helpful: https://moz.com/community/q/what-is-the-best-seo-tool-for-tracking-local-rankings

About relevancy yes, you should include some variations of with Location Title Tags.

Hi Mozzers - I'm working with 2 businesses at the moment, at the same address - the only difference between the two is the phone number. I could ask to split...

Not that I know of.. The company I work for deals with clients in Canada and the U.S. and I find that our Canadian leads all come through the same Google SERPs...

Good to know, Jess! I'll mark your question as 'answered'. Thanks to everyone on this thread for contributing such helpful answers.

Does anyone know if there is a specific radius google uses to display local search results or is it simply based on the number of competitors or industry...

This week in search we saw a possible Google update over the weekend which died down a lot since. We saw our first case of image based featured snippet spam....

This year's Local Search Ranking Factors identified 83 foundational ranking factors. This guide explains the top 20 most important factors and offers a...

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Our company has multiple (3) offices, including our headquarters, and each has its own Facebook page. Other than the primary company page, the other two...

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Where can we look for inspiring models and methodologies to help us build better communication bridges with the communities we serve? Miriam chatted with...

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Hi Brett, I moved to Australia a year ago and dealt with the same thing. Most citation sources are US/UK. I have compiled a list of AU and CA ones for my own...

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Hi, I used the spelled out "Suite" in my local NAP, but sometimes it's been shortened to Ste by citation websites. I'm trying to remain consistent here Should...

Hi, I used the spelled out "Suite" in my local NAP, but sometimes it's been shortened to Ste by citation websites. I'm trying to remain consistent here Should...

Ok so I as can you know what are you talking about, Is good beacause you know what is wrong or at least you have an idea, and is bad beacuse the obivous...

I noticed that my Google Local page does not show in any search results anymore. Looking at Moz Local, it appears that I had 250 views on August 30th and 0...

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I'm a newbie for Local but I want to learn it well. How soon will the data be propagated so I can see if there are inconsistencies or duplicates. Thanks!

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Odd one this, but what's the easiest way to remove a website from the Google local listings? Would removing all the Google map listings do the job? A client of...

Hmm, this sounds very strange. If removing the places page will fix your problem temporarily then perhaps this is something to do then, but continue to look...

I wanted to get some opinions on an interesting situation for local search. Many doctors and dentists are found in one of two ways online: Their name and...

Hello Moz Community, I am finally getting around to creating markup for a bunch of the sites we work with using JSON-LD. I have a question specifically...

A local citation is any online mention of the name, address, and phone number for a local business. Citations can occur on local business directories, on...

I'm a newbie for Local but I want to learn it well. How soon will the data be propagated so I can see if there are inconsistencies or duplicates. Thanks!

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I have multiple stores across various zipcodes and i'm having difficulty trying to provide an average Positioning on SERP by region. I do know that your SERP...

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I'm working on the the CSV for Moz Local and I'm wondering about Image and Logo specs. For the five images that are allowed to be uploaded, are there any size...

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Hello, I use MOZ local to keep track of major citations for 30+ clients. Sometimes, it happens that I would be working on a new company, which does not have...

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I work for a automobile transportation company that provides services in several different cities throughout the US. Our headquarters (and physical location)...

One of the most consistent refrains from the Moz community as we've released features over the last two years has been the desire to see Moz Local expand to...

Hi everyone, I am aware that issue of local SEO has been approached numerous times, but the situation that I'm dealing with is slightly different, so I'd love...

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From Google providing intimate details about businesses to Amazon expanding even further into the local scene, local SEO stands to see a lot of change this...

I have a simple site that has cities as subdirectories (so URL is root/cityname). All of my content is localized for the city. My "root" page simply links to...

Hi Everyone, This question is about URL best practice for multilingual websites. We have www.example.com in English and we are building the exact replica of...

July 2022 is Independent Business Month, and the perfect moment to reinvigorate our work as local SEOs by reflecting on the meaningful bigger picture to which...

Hi Thomas, Set up filter as mentioned in this article @ https://briefmetrics.com/articles/remove-localhost-from-referrers **In Select expression select 'that...