Google My Business is testing a new feature in the knowledge panel for businesses to show an area served by the business. This could be related to businesses that serve an area larger than a city or town. Here is what it looks like on desktop: And on mobile. When you look at the area […]
Google Home Services Ads Adds Local Service Areas Map to Search Results
Google Home Services Ads has undergone yet another redesign. This time, they are highlighting the specific service areas that each individual business covers with a map shown right in the search results page. Here is what it looks like: And the map changes as you click other businesses in the Home Services Ads local ad […]
Google Partner Program Changes Target AdWords, SEO & Local Services Misleading Claims
Google has updating their policies to govern what many in the industry have a major issue with – agencies and individuals making wildly false claims about their association with Google for organic, paid and local listings. For SEOs, many are upset with the misuse of the Partner badges to imply that Google is either endorsing […]
Bing Adds “Pokestop Nearby” to Restaurant Filtering Options
If you are a Pokemon Go player, you will be happy to know that Bing has added a new sorting option for their restaurant filtering – filtering by nearby Pokestops. When you search for a nearby restaurant, either by location or by restaurant type, they have added a new filter from the drop down menu […]
Google Showing AMP Carousels for Local Review Sites
It appears that Google is now showing AMP carousels for local review sites in the Google search results. The carousel can appear as the first organic search result, following the local map pack. Here is what it looks like: This particular carousel seems to have AMP only results. By comparison, here is the same carousel […]
Google Local 3-Pack Drops Organic Listing for Local Ad
Google My Business is testing a bold new change. Google is now testing their local 3-pack to include one local ad and only two organic local results. Until now, Google has been using ads only in the new sponsored local panel or including an ad in addition to the 3 organic listings. Here is what […]
Bing Testing Local Carousels With 50 Listings
This is quite an interesting test from Bing. They are testing a new carousel style for some of their local results, and they look more like a business card than a web or local result. Here is what it looks like: It seems to be organized by location, as the map shifts as you scroll […]
New Design to Google Local Inventory Ads in Local Pack
Google began showing local inventory ads earlier this month and it has already gone through a redesign. The new version focuses on the fact these are local specific ads, and not just regular product listing ads, and it also highlights products from multiple businesses rather than just a single one. Here is what the new […]
Google Becoming More Aggressive With “People Also Search” in Local Results
Site owners have become used to Google suggesting other businesses when viewing the local results for a business, but Google usually relegates that to the very bottom of the listing, after all the other details for the business such as reviews, ratings and other business info. But looks like they are testing a more aggressive […]
Google Adds “Help Improve Accuracy” Box to Some Local Listings
Google has added a new feature to some local panels, requesting user feedback to help keep Google’s listings up to date. It shows up for some searchers on the main page of the Google search results. Here is what the box looks like, added to the bottom of the local panel: When you click through, […]