Chris Mundy

Google Business Profile (GBP) has rolled out a new Profile Strength label which could be in a bid to boost PPC revenue – what does my law firm need to know? Google has just rolled out a new “Profile Strength” feature...

Should your firm be striving to gain more Google reviews? Well, Google reviews affect both local rankings and the customer conversion process in very real ways. Google uses reviews as one-third of their proximity/relevance/authority local search algorithm ,...

Between 30 November and 8 December Google was busy rolling out the largest local algorithm update since the Possum update in 2016. That means the update will affect the local map pack at the top of a search result page and not the organic rankings below...

Google Business Profiles (GBP), formerly Google My Business (GMB), encourage business owners, including law firms, to highlight unique features of their business that also enable their listing to appear for relevant local searches and Google Maps...

This article is a companion piece to our previous 2020 Local Pack SEO Ranking Factors blog post. That post focused exclusively on factors that influence rankings in the local map pack (that appears above localised organic search results). This post will...

When it comes to divining the hidden secrets of Google’s core search algorithm and how that affects ranking in the local search pack, there is no user manual with instructions to follow. Even if there were, it would become outdated almost as soon as it...

On 3-Dec Google announced it was rolling out its first algorithm core update since the May 2020 core update. Many observers felt the update rolled out quickly, but as of 10-Dec Google has confirmed that the update is still rolling out . It is...

On a standard Google results page, the available real estate in a local map pack is restricted to just three local Google My Business (GMB) listings. This obviously means that the space is highly contested and much fought over. Ranking in one of the top...

Well one thing is for sure, it won’t help it. As the UK officially enters the greatest recession on record it is inevitable that many formerly thriving businesses will soon find themselves in desperate times and looking for ways to cut outgoing...

On 28 May 2020 Google pre-announced a new set of ranking factors based upon User Experience that will come into effect in 2021. Google giving this much notice before a major update is unprecedented. They are so committed to this direction that they have...

If you’ve been keeping regular tabs on your keyword rankings and organic search traffic levels, you may have noticed a bouncy ride beginning at the end of April 2020. Since that time there have been two major Google updates; a Core Update on 20 April...

We are living through unprecedented times right now. Never before in history have so many elements of the life we all take for granted been affected to such a degree :- Families are adapting to school closures and...

For those who are closely involved in the organic search engine marketing industry, it has become obvious that over the past few years Google has been rapidly accelerating the pace at which it releases major updates to its search algorithm. For the first...

For those who have been watching the evolution of Google’s local search pack that sits above organic results on a typical S.E.R.P. page, there may be another seismic shift on the near-horizon. Over the years we have seen that crucial bit of contested...

A quick heads up to all owners of Google My Business profile listings: Google has added a new “Short Name” option in your “Info” tab and if left incomplete your formerly 100% complete listing is now an 85% complete listing. Incomplete...

The Google Medic Update & Mobile-First Indexing – The Impact on Law Firm’s Websites There are two factors that influence whether, where, how, and for which search terms any given page will be presented by Google in response to a...

Google has just confirmed another major series of search algorithm updates took place in mid-December 2017. In line with their long-admitted intention to ultimately shift search to mobile-first indexing, it appears that the largest impact on rankings did...

Top 5 SEO Ranking Factors - Multi-Location Businesses There has been a lot of growing hype over the last few years regarding the concept of Local SEO. Local SEO strategies are what enable businesses to rank in the highly competitive...

On 21 June, The SEO world received a bit of a shock during a pre-conference workshop at SMX Advanced Local Workshop in Seattle. Ali Turhan, Google’s Global Product Lead for Local Ads revealed a screen shot of a smart phone search result displaying a...

Often overlooked, this Google Analytics feature can really help you keep track of spikes in your data. For example, did you run a really successful campaign in May and see an obvious surge of visits to your website as a result? Google Analytics allows you...

One of the many takeaways from Google’s recent Search Marketing Summit in Sydney is that they will be updating the page speed ranking factor as part of their latest, real-time mobile-friendly search algorithm. Google has been progressively giving more...