Local SEO is Dying; Here’s 14 Ways to Resurrect It

Back in 2014, Google’s Pigeon algorithm update marked the beginning of a crackdown on local SEO. They slashed the local pack to three listings. They weakened the relevance of directory links. They shifted and shrank targeted geographic regions. And that was just the beginning. Source: Local SEO is Dying. Here’s 14 Ways to Resurrect It

Pay attention to new, native Google My Business features, like Q&As, Posts, and ‘store-within-a-store’, as these will become more important in rankings over the next few years. https://t.co/fNr8x6bmw8

Pay attention to new, native Google My Business features, like Q&As, Posts, and ‘store-within-a-store’, as these will become more important in rankings over the next few years. https://t.co/fNr8x6bmw8— Local Search Solutions (@localsearchsol) February 9, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Google wants to show the best businesses rather than just any old businesses, and prominence is one way that they try to measure that. https://t.co/fNr8x6bmw8

Google wants to show the best businesses rather than just any old businesses, and prominence is one way that they try to measure that. https://t.co/fNr8x6bmw8— Local Search Solutions (@localsearchsol) February 9, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js