SEO Secrets - The Pathway To Higher Rankings, More Traffic, & More Sales from Google Search

I've always believed there was a direct correlation between brand awareness and rankings in search. This seems to be more true latest based on the recent algo updates from Google, and their quest to rid the search results of garbage websites and content. If that's true - if brand authority directly impacts your rankings and presence in search - then it seems to make sense to me that citation distr...

Today I talk about the new Google My Business Insights update where you can now see the search query data that's driving traffic and productivity from Google Maps / Google local search. Fascinating data to look at and analyze, and in today's episode I talk about how we are looking at this search query data and analyzing it for our business and for our clients. Get a free Google Maps / Local SEO An...

So the first month of the SEO Secrets podcast is behind us and there is one main surprise in the analytics that I was not expecting. Listen to today's episode to learn what the INSANE data is already telling me about future of technology, SEO, and podcasting. Get a free Google Maps / Local SEO Analysis: http://bit.ly/2JnMIYL Let me know what you think about this episode on Schema language. Join th...

I get asked by lawyers all the time, "Bobby, what are the best ways to increase our law firm's rankings in Google local search results and Google Maps in order to get more clients?". Today I want to share the 5 most common tips I share when talking with lawyers. These tips come from nearly 10 years of experience in providing SEO tips, tactics, and strategies to lawyers and law firms both big and s...

Are you a local or small business that's struggling to get found in Google Maps?  When people search locally for your type of business, product, or service... are you no where to be found in the local search results? As you know, voice search and mobile search are quickly becoming the primary way consumers find businesses, products, services, and restaurants. Just like you, your customers are...

Today we are talking about Schema markup / Schema language, which can be used in a lot of different ways in optimization and structuring data. But in this episode I want to start off the Schema conversation by talking about how it can be used for SEO, Local SEO, and voice search (or voice SEO). The future of search is voice, and really the future of mobile phone use is voice... so Schema plays a h...

Local businesses now have the ability to build out service menu items in their Google My Business / Google Maps listings. This is a powerful way for your business to get found in the local search results for many of the different products and services you offer to customers. Learn how to leverage GMB's service menu items to get found fast in Google local search in today's episode of SEO Secrets. J...

Do you realize how critically important search is to your business? Recent research shows that over 75% of a customers journey could be decided before they ever visit your business website! That's a HUGE deal. Check out the recent episode of SEO Secrets podcast where I dive into this topic and talk about how critically important search is to your business. Join the SEO Secrets Facebook Group to le...

In today's episode, I talk about how we are using social media to increase our citation distribution and footprint for both our business and our clients. Social apps like Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram provide "rich and fertile soil" building your location authority and growing your presence in search, especially local search and map apps. Join the SEO Secrets Facebook Group to let me know wha...

Check out our latest episode on the SEO Secrets podcast called City Pages. City Pages are a powerful way for your business to get found in Google search in surrounding cities and surrounding geographic areas. Google Maps / Google local search is relevant for the city where your business is physically located and local SEO is a powerful way to grow your business directly in your market. But City Pa...

How should you respond to negative reviews? We get this question all of the time from clients large and small, and it's a great question! However, there are right ways and wrong ways that we've learned on how to handle responding to negative reviews. So check out our latest episode of SEO Secrets to learn how you can respond effectively if someone left a negative review for your business. Join the...

Are you wondering why your business isn't showing up in Google Maps? Here's 4 common reasons we see why businesses aren't showing up in Google Maps. You can read a more in-depth article I wrote up on the Bipper Media blog on this topic called: Why Your Business Isn't Showing on Google Maps Also, you can join the SEO Secrets Facebook Group to let me know what you think and share your experience, th...

There's a huge SEO opportunity right now for local and small businesses to take advantage of in Google search. Listen to our latest episode of SEO Secrets to learn how you can take advantage of (arbitrage) these 2 opportunities for your business right now. Join the SEO Secrets Facebook Group to let me know what you think and share your experience, thoughts, or insights... we'd love to hear from yo...

There's a great ongoing discussion around whether a business should focus on organic SEO or Adwords (ppc). I talk about both sides of this issue in our latest episode of SEO Secrets. Join the SEO Secrets Facebook Group to let me know what you think and share your experience, thoughts, or insights... we'd love to hear from you. SEO Secrets Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/380674...

Are you a local business that's wanting higher rankings in search, more website traffic, and more customers calling you, buying from you, hiring you, and coming to your location? Getting found in Google search is critically important for local businesses, and today I share a 4 step strategy that will help you dominate the search results in my market. Join the SEO Secrets Facebook Group to let me k...

Part 2 of Google My Business for Events. As I mentioned in part 1, managing local SEO for events can be a bit tricky due to Google My Business policies for verified listings. In this episode, I talk about what you can do to take advantage of the social layer in Google Maps, even without being able to verify your GMB listing for your event. Join the SEO Secrets Facebook Group to let me know what yo...

There are some very specific policies to remember when adding an event to Google My Business. Of course it would make sense to add your event to GMB and get your event on Google Maps. But Google's GMB policy can be tricky here. Let us know what you think of this episode and leave us a review and comments. You can also join us on our new Facebook Group called SEO Secrets. SEO Secrets Facebook Group...

We are seeing some anomalies in Google local search results for what's considered sub-topical keyword phrases. These are local search queries that could be classified as sub-categories to the primary categories in Google My Business. In this episode, we explore the anomaly we think we are seeing and talk about how to optimize for it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear why I believe Google Maps is the new up and coming social media platform for business. Bottom line, if you have a business, event, location specific anything... and you aren't leveraging Google Maps, then you are missing out big time on a huge opportunity to build your brand, drive traffic and awareness, and connect to new customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Voice Search & Voice SEO - Learn how Siri, Apple Maps, and Yelp share information to deliver the local search results you see when you "ask Siri" something about a local business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Location Authority is a term we use to help quantify where you currently rank in Google Maps and local search results across other map and mobile app platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than likely, the majority of the traffic coming to your website is coming via the organic search channel. You can see this data via the "Channels" option in Google Analytics. And of the organic channel, more than likely Google search is driving the exponential majority of that traffic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Citation distribution is the process of distributing your local business data across many websites and locally relevant directories. This is part of our local SEO process to increase clients rankings in Google Maps, Apple Maps, voice search, and overall local search results across channels and platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.