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Google Review Attributes Monitoring

Whitespark June 23, 2020 No Comments

In April, Google started to expand review attributes (what do you like/not like about this place?) in GMB to new categories (previously only seen in home services). These categories include…

Which elements of my website should I improve to increase local rankings?

Whitespark May 29, 2020 No Comments

It’s shocking how many small business websites don’t even have the basics in place for website optimization. How often have you seen a website homepage title tag that is just…

The New, Drastically Improved, Local Citation Finder

Whitespark May 5, 2020 No Comments

Back in 2010, Whitespark was a 3-person web development and SEO company building websites for small businesses in Edmonton, AB, Canada. I read a blog post from the brilliant link…

How do you find and deal with duplicate Google listings?

Whitespark April 28, 2020 No Comments

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But on Google Maps, it is anything but flattering to find out your Google My Business listing has a doppelgänger. A…

Getting Your Google My Business Listing Holiday Ready – A Guide For 2019

Whitespark November 12, 2019 No Comments

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Sales are ticking up and the best shopping deals of the year are right around the corner with Black Friday, Cyber Monday,…

Local Businesses: Say Goodbye to Review Snippets in Google

Whitespark September 20, 2019 No Comments

On September 16th Google announced that they are going to be “making review rich results more helpful” and ultimately more meaningful by changing how they display review rich results. Example…

A Beginner’s Guide to Technical SEO For Local Businesses – Part 3

Whitespark September 3, 2019 No Comments

Welcome to part three of “A Beginner’s Guide to Technical SEO For Local Businesses”. In this post we’re going to cover site speed, image optimizations, crawling and indexing, broken links,…

A Beginner’s Guide to Technical SEO For Local Businesses – Part 2

Whitespark August 27, 2019 No Comments

Welcome to part two of “A Beginner’s Guide to Technical SEO For Local Businesses,” in this post we’re going to discuss duplicate content, structured data (Schema markup), and briefly touch…

A Beginner’s Guide to Technical SEO For Local Businesses – Part 1

Whitespark August 20, 2019 No Comments

Technical SEO problems can have a serious effect on your site’s performance and rankings on search engines. Think of the technical aspects of your website as an engine. If an…

My Google Listing Got Suspended… Now What?

Whitespark July 30, 2019 No Comments

At the end of June 2019, Google seemed to turn up the dial on whatever spam filters they do have (this is a big gripe in the local SEO community)…

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Founded in 2005 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, we initially offered web design and SEO services to local businesses. While we still work closely with many clients locally, we have successfully grown over the past 20 years to support over 100,000 enterprises, agencies, and small businesses globally with our cutting-edge software and services.

Category: Uncategorized

Google Review Attributes Monitoring

Which elements of my website should I improve to increase local rankings?

The New, Drastically Improved, Local Citation Finder

How do you find and deal with duplicate Google listings?

Getting Your Google My Business Listing Holiday Ready – A Guide For 2019

Local Businesses: Say Goodbye to Review Snippets in Google

A Beginner’s Guide to Technical SEO For Local Businesses – Part 3

A Beginner’s Guide to Technical SEO For Local Businesses – Part 2

A Beginner’s Guide to Technical SEO For Local Businesses – Part 1

My Google Listing Got Suspended… Now What?

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