🔥 Whitespark's Local Ranking Grids are coming soon! Get notified when we launch

Book a call

Archives

What You Need To Know About Google Local Services Ads

Whitespark August 18, 2020 No Comments

Updated: August 18, 2020 (Original Publish Date – December 19, 2019) The number of eligible business categories has expanded, see the nationwide categories listed below. Google is testing a new…

How can I get access to my GMB listing and remove the users that have claimed it?

Whitespark July 23, 2020 No Comments

Getting your Google My Business listing set up for success starts with getting access to your listing by claiming ownership of your business. To take full control of your listing,…

The GMB Messaging Update Multi-Location Businesses Have Been Waiting For

Whitespark July 20, 2020 No Comments

If you’re social savvy, you know direct messaging exists on most major platforms and is an integral part of customer relations. This is why it felt like a step backwards…

Auto Dealer Google Listings Are a Wreck 💥🚗

Whitespark June 29, 2020 No Comments

Many Auto Dealers are not taking advantage of the benefits that Google My Business offers. The lack of GMB adoption in the dealership space is an untapped goldmine for auto…

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…

« Previous Next »

Whitespark builds tools and provides services that help businesses and agencies with local search marketing. We live and breathe local search and we’re known far and wide for writing and speaking on it.

Archives

What You Need To Know About Google Local Services Ads

How can I get access to my GMB listing and remove the users that have claimed it?

The GMB Messaging Update Multi-Location Businesses Have Been Waiting For

Auto Dealer Google Listings Are a Wreck 💥🚗

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

WHITESPARK

DARREN SHAW

Never miss a beat

Local SEO software

Listings & SEO services

Free tools & resources

Company

Contact us