Why Reviews Are a Key Part of Your Online StrategyBob, Jesse and Sue discuss the value of Google reviews, and whether or not there is a maximum amount of reviews to get a month without negatively affecting your ranking. Reading reviews is an important part of the consumer experience today, and Google reviews for businesses are no exception! Keeping your reviews coming is a great way to show potential clients that you are consistent and active.Got a question for the team? Let us know on our questions page! We're here to help.Thanks for stopping by! What you’ll learnWhether large volumes of reviews can cause Google to negatively view your business.Why reviews are important for your business and SEO.What astroturfing is versus organic SEO efforts. Transcript For Is There a Limit to How Many Google Reviews to Get Each Month - 158Jesse Dolan: No, there's no set number you want to stay under for getting reviews. You don't want to come off as spammy, as artificial, that you're astroturfing, so yeah, we want to meter those down, but then more so, we [...]

Tips to Know When You're Getting the Most Out of Your SEO Firm If you're shopping around for a web design or SEO service and wondering what to look for, we've got you covered! In this episode, Bob, Jesse, and Sue discuss what questions to ask and what red flags to look out for when looking for a partner in developing your web presence. With these questions in mind, you'll be empowered to find the right fit for your needs and avoid getting less than you deserve! Got a question for the team? Hit us up at on our questions page and let us know! We're here to help. Thanks for stopping by! What you’ll learn What to look for in an SEO or web design firm. Why certain questions are important for revealing potential red flags. What to ask to understand exactly what you're getting for your money. Transcript For On Page Optimization Tips for SEO Success - 156 Jesse Dolan: How much of this are you doing in house versus what are you subcontracting out? [...]

How to Focus the Keywords on Your Webpage for User Intent If you're in need of tips on how to optimize your website page-by-page, this episode is for you! In this solo episode, Jesse discusses the need to optimize your pages for intent, including what you want to be found for and what search terms you know potential clients will use to search for your product or industry. Using this knowledge, you'll be able to easily up the SEO game on every aspect of your website and get a leg up on your competitors. Do you find you get great value out of Local SEO Tactics? Give us a review on the platform of your choice! It helps us out and is greatly appreciated! Thanks for checking us out. What you’ll learn How to identify the intent of your page. Why it's important to have page-by-page focus. What parts of your webpage require special attention. Transcript For On Page Optimization Tips for SEO Success - 156 Jesse Dolan: Google shows individual webpages and their search results. So [...]

How Often Should You Change Your Targeted Keywords? Whether you have a business with seasonal business flows or perhaps are looking to change up your services, the question of how often to update or change your GBP keywords may come up. In this episode, Jesse, Bob, and Sue discuss whether or not you should be updating your GBP seasonally to reflect business trends, or whether it's best to keep consistent with your keywords and messaging throughout the year! Visit us on our questions page and hit us up with your questions! We'd love to use your question for a future episode! Thanks for stopping by! What you’ll learn Why it may be best to target even seasonal keywords year round. What to consider for ranking your GBP. How important reviews are to your GBP. Transcript For Frequently Changing Your GBP Description to Target New Keywords - 155 Jesse Dolan: These words that you are going to be trying to rank for, that you're kind of manipulating your description about, have them in the first sentence or two. [...]

Keeping Consistency for SEO and Customer Service Purposes Do you make frequent changes to your website or GBP? Maybe you have sales or specials that you update on one platform but not others? Jesse, Bob, and Sue discuss the importance of maintaining consistency across your online presence both for SEO purposes and to keep your potential clients happy! Got a question for the team? Visit us on our questions page and send it our way! We'd love to use your question for a future episode! Thanks for stopping by! What you’ll learn Why ranking in both the maps and search is extremely beneficial. What to do to improve your position. Why reviews are important to your business! Transcript For Keeping Your Website, GBP, and Customer Service Team on the Same Page - 154 Jesse Dolan: If you have a location identified online and you've got three or four different hours of operation posted on three different portals, three or four different portals, Google's going to lose confidence in that too, that you are a [...]

Why It's Important to See Your Online Presence from a Visitor Perspective In this solo episode, Jesse explains the benefits of showing up both at the top of the organic search rankings and in the map pack together! While this requires a google business profile to achieve, a GBP (formerly Google My Business/GMB) is free and easy to set up. With these tips, you'll be better able to understand the psychology behind who gets the clicks on Google, and how to put yourself at an advantage over your competitors.Got a question for the team? Visit us on our questions page to let us know! We'd love to use your question for a future episode!Thanks for checking us out. What you’ll learnWhy ranking in both the maps and search is extremely beneficial.What to do to improve your position.Why reviews are important to your business! Transcript For Local SEO Benefits of Showing Up in Google Maps and Organic Search - 153Jesse Dolan: Get maximum local SEO benefits by showing up in both the map pack for Google Maps and for organic [...]

Quick Tips for Quick SEO Results Looking for quick tips for your website to improve your SEO? This episode is for you! Jesse is here bringing you a solo rundown of a few tips and tricks for your online presence to improve your SEO and to help you get found online. Get value out of our show? Leave us a review! We'd love to hear your feedback, and each review helps us out a ton. Thanks for checking us out! What you’ll learn Why it's important to link to an inner page of your website from your GBP for SEO. What often-overlooked things you can do to improve your visibility. Where to put your primary keywords. Transcript For Easy Website Updates To Improve Local SEO for Google Maps - 152 Jesse Dolan: Do you want to improve your local SEO for Google Maps? Because in this episode, we're going to talk about easy website updates to improve your local SEO for Google Maps. Welcome back to Local SEO Tactic, where we bring you tips [...]