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13.5 hotreddit Home based google buisness (opens in new tab)
I’m looking for advice from anyone who has experience with Google Business Profiles for towing companies or other service-area businesses. I own a towing company that operates from my home. Customer…
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12.1 warmreddit Google business profile Optimization (opens in new tab)
Hi guys! I just got a call from someone claiming to be a Google analyst, and I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this. He did an “audit” of my Google Business Profile and told me my page …
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12 warmreddit Google’s Audio Surveillance Using iPhone—Identifying and Stopping It (opens in new tab)
I’m at a loss for how YouTube is tracking me, based on what happened to me this morning. Yesterday, I visited an old friend’s house for Labor Day. For about 20 minutes, we talked about his DJI …
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11.9 warmreddit SEO + AI Search: Ask Me Anything (opens in new tab)
I work with businesses on SEO, local SEO, and AI search visibility, and lately I’ve been seeing a shift in what actually matters for getting discovered online. Traditional rankings are still importan…
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11.9 warmreddit My Google Business Profile phone number is not showing — any tips? (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, my Google Business Profile is live, but the phone number isn’t showing publicly on Google Search/Maps. Has anyone faced this issue recently? What should I check, and how long does it usu…
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11.5 warmreddit How are you handling Google Business Profile categories for service-area businesses? (opens in new tab)
I've been going down a rabbit hole trying to optimize my Google Business Profile and realized how much I didn't know about categories. For context — I don't have a storefront, I'm a service-area busi…
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11.2 warmreddit Google Business Profile doesn't show up on a Google search (opens in new tab)
I understand if you can't help based on the limited information, I'd rather not share the name of my business right now. But it is a very unique name that isn't anywhere else. When I search it while I…
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11.1 warmreddit How to Learn SEO and AI Search for Free (opens in new tab)
# Why a list instead of a course People ask me to name a course with a price tag on it, and what I hand them instead is a reading list. Here is the part nobody tells you when you are starting out: t…
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11.1 warmreddit Cheap SEO Services, Are They Actually Worth It for Small Businesses? (opens in new tab)
Cheap SEO services sound tempting when you’re running a small business and trying to keep costs down. The problem is, it can be hard to tell whether you’re getting a good deal or just paying for work …
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10.8 warmreddit Yelp profile without the Yelp BS (opens in new tab)
I'm not paying Yelp. Ever. No need to convince me how sh!tty they are. We're all on the same page there... However, I'd like to create a free Yelp profile for a couple of reasons. First, I think it w…
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10.7 warmreddit Started a business, how do I get my first client? (opens in new tab)
I’ve start a new graphic design business, I’ve already made a Google business profile and I’m already working on a website for it. What else should I do to get my first?
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10.7 warmreddit is anyone getting leads from their google business profile anymore? (opens in new tab)
i live in one of the largest cities in the united states and my google profile shows up at number 1 when people search for any terms related to 'web design' in my city. i have over 50 reviews all fro…
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10.6 warmreddit Google Business Profile not showing for “landscaper” (opens in new tab)
I own a landscaping company , and may primary Google Business category is Landscaper, I have reviews, a website, and my profile is fully filled out. It’s also 1+ years old. For some reason, I can’t f…
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10.6 warmreddit I asked ChatGPT for local business recommendations in 30 different searches. Here's who gets recommended and why (it's not who you'd expect) (opens in new tab)
I run a small agency and lately I kept hearing clients say "someone found us through ChatGPT" so I got curious and ran a little experiment. I picked 10 cities and asked ChatGPT and Perplexity things …
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10.4 warmreddit Does posting regularly to a Google Business Profile actually move calls and clicks in a way you can measure? (opens in new tab)
Started posting to a profile regularly about three weeks ago after noticing it had never had a single Post published despite decent reviews and steady search impressions. Four posts in a batch to star…
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10.2 warmreddit What helped your junk removal business show up on Google? (opens in new tab)
I started a junk removal business and right now I only have a Facebook page. Most of my jobs have come from word of mouth but I want people searching online to actually find me. For anyone who started…
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10 warmreddit watched my competitor get 40 people on a tuesday while i had 6 (opens in new tab)
not gonna lie this one stung.small place 32 seats. been open 5 years food is good. regulars love us but tuesdays are brutal for me like 6 tables all night. walked past the place two blocks over on my…
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10 warmreddit Are there any free or cheap ways to monitor my company’s online presence? (opens in new tab)
I own a small cleaning service and am looking to attract more clients. I feel like not having a lot of followers online and only a few reviews might make people wary about booking with us. Because who…
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9.9reddit Anyone running 2 Google Business Profiles from the same address? (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, I’m curious if anyone has actually done this before. I currently have a handyman business with a Google Business Profile, but I’m thinking about registering a separate DBA specifically…
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9.6reddit Should I get new domain? Cuz the current domain ain't ranking no matter what. (opens in new tab)
So I have been working on a website, its been more than 6 months now, the website looks stubborn to not rank for commercial queries no matter what. Everything we've checked: 1. Indexing — Pages are …
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9.5reddit Bright Local (opens in new tab)
I have an SEO agency and always thinking of the right tools to have but to be cost efficient. One tool specifically "Bright Local" we use for auto posting on GMBs and to see like the local heatmaps fo…
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9.5reddit Do small businesses still need Google Business Profile SEO? (opens in new tab)
I'm 18 years old Ive done a lot of research on how to rank up a local business and I'm not sure if I'm wasting my time Do small businesses still want someone running their Google profile?
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9.4reddit Seeking honest feedback on a new local SEO platform. Thanks in advance! (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, TLDR; It is not my intent to self promote, I am truly only looking for feedback/advice/guidance on a local-seo product I built, and feel this is by far the most educated group on the sub…
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9.3reddit Two separate service-area GBPs have identical coordinates. Has anyone seen this? (opens in new tab)
I manage a legitimate hidden-address service-area business in a midsized U.S. metro. A local competitor provides a very similar service, but we are separate businesses with different names, phone num…
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9.2reddit GBP reinstated yesterday — safe to reopen a second service-area location?Worried overlapping service areas caused the suspension. (opens in new tab)
My Google Business Profile was suspended, but I appealed it and got it reinstated yesterday. It’s live again, but it’s still not ranking yet. I think the suspension may have happened because I opened…
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9.2reddit Should I use a specific Google Business Profile link (CID) or the regular shareable link? (opens in new tab)
https://preview.redd.it/bulqzq5hztih1.png?width=520&format=png&auto=webp&s=147612ea721cc41fa89beffb0ebcf55fb2dcd3c8 https://preview.redd.it/hr1ou4blztih1.png?width=1168&format=png&auto=webp&s=6968fd8…
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9.2reddit Your Google Business Profile is your real homepage. Most owners haven't opened it in months. (opens in new tab)
Your Google Business Profile is your real homepage. Most owners haven't opened it in months. Before anyone visits your website, they see your profile — the map card with your stars, …
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9.1reddit Ran a local SEO agency for a year, got tired of being the human API, so I built software that does the job itself. Now I need advice. (opens in new tab)
I run a small local SEO / GEO agency. About 10 client engagements this past year. Cleaners, detailers, a trucking company, a photographer. How we got clients: a free visibility scan on our site, Loom…
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9.1reddit Ran a local SEO agency for a year, got tired of being the human API, so I built software that does the job itself. Now I need advice. (opens in new tab)
I run a small local SEO / GEO agency. About 10 client engagements this past year. Cleaners, detailers, a trucking company, a photographer. How we got clients: a free visibility scan on our site, Loom…
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9reddit Best SEO Content Optimization Tools in 2026 (opens in new tab)
The easiest way to waste an afternoon in an SEO content optimization tool is to turn every suggested term green, hit a score of 92, and assume the page is now destined to rank. It is not. A content …
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9reddit Ran a local SEO agency for a year, got tired of being the human API, so I built software that does the job itself. Now I need advice. (opens in new tab)
I run a small local SEO / GEO agency. About 10 client engagements this past year. Cleaners, detailers, a trucking company, a photographer. How we got clients: a free visibility scan on our site, Loom…
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9reddit Building a service business isn't easy but it's very rewarding. Salute to all laborers! (opens in new tab)
Straight from my soul hoping to inspire someone and answer any questions: Service businesses are awesome. You get to help someone with something they can't or don't want to do themselves. America…
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8.5reddit Do people in Western countries use WhatsApp as much as they do in Dubai? (opens in new tab)
In Dubai, WhatsApp seems to be the default for both personal and business communication. A lot of businesses have a WhatsApp number on their website, Google Business Profile, social media, etc., and c…
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8.4reddit Why do some local businesses rank in map pack without a website but others with great websites don't? (opens in new tab)
Seen this more than once. A competitor with no website, just a GBP listing, outrank a business with a properly built, optiimised site in map pack. Turns outt the map pack runs mostly on your Google B…
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8.4reddit Is there a free way to connect claude with my Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
I don’t know how any of this works so I apologize if I sound like a cheap a\*\*hole. I want to connect my Google business profile with claude so that it can optimize it and help me rank on Google Map…
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8.2reddit Common Google Business Profile (GBP) Questions People Have. (opens in new tab)
1. Why Is a Google Business Profile Not Ranking? First, check the basics. Make sure the business category, name, address, service area, and other details are correct. Google also looks at how closely…
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8.1reddit Law Firm SEO Agency Tips for Getting More Local Leads (opens in new tab)
A law firm can have a solid website and still barely show up when people search for legal help. That’s frustrating, especially when potential clients are already searching for services in the area. O…
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8.1reddit How do I compare my google business profile to competitors? Feeling invisible :( (opens in new tab)
We own a little cafe in a neighborhood that has a well established artistic reputation. People come to spend the evening enjoying small art galleries, bookshops, and independent films at our local the…
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8reddit Best Link Building Services in 2026? 10 I’d Consider (opens in new tab)
I've been comparing link building services lately, and one thing that became pretty obvious is that calling all of them "link building agencies" doesn't tell you much. Some are basically marketplaces…
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8reddit ChatGPT News Today Shows 4 Updates That Change SEO (opens in new tab)
ChatGPT News Today is moving fast because four new updates rolled out between August 10th and August 14th, 2026, and they all matter for SEO work. These updates turn ChatGPT into a tutor, a real-worl…
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7.9reddit Confused about NAP + entity naming with 2 GBPs. Help needed please. (opens in new tab)
Local business owner here (plumbing/sewer, home services, LA area), 2 physical locations, each with its own Google Business Profile. Had an agency running our SEO for about a year, recently took over …
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7.8reddit Start an LLC right away or wait? (opens in new tab)
My father in law mentioned to wait filing an LLC after the first sales, to see if there's a market. But without official business documents it is pretty hard to get a Google Business profile to attrac…
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7.6reddit Starting rank-and-rent (opens in new tab)
With 13yr of web development experience, I started dabbling in rank-and-rent. Before I put a lot of resources into it, I want to make sure I can get 1 site to generate consistent monthly income. Bec…
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7.6reddit I mapped ~17 SEO / social / analytics MCP combinations and what each is actually good for (including the ones I'd skip) (opens in new tab)
The thing I keep running into: almost every "best MCP servers" list is a list of *servers*. Nobody talks about pairings. And a single server is mostly a faster dashboard — you ask a question, you get …
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7.4reddit Confused about NAP + entity naming with 2 GBPs. Help needed please. (opens in new tab)
Local business owner here (plumbing/sewer, home services, LA area), 2 physical locations, each with its own Google Business Profile. Had an agency running our SEO for about a year, recently took over …
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7.4reddit Help Google Services Stuck In Review (opens in new tab)
I am writing regarding verified Google Business Profile. Recently, our business name was automatically modified, which caused a sudden and drastic drop in our local map rankings. Although we correcte…
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7.3reddit How come many businesses do not claim the google business profile? (opens in new tab)
I see many businesses - that do not claim their google business profile. With everything going on with Deep Fakes and Fraud - someone can make a copy cat of your business and cause issues for the real…
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7.3reddit GBP SAB ranks #1 for brand but disappears completely for service searches — what would you check? (opens in new tab)
I run a video production Service Area Business in Bucharest. The Google Business Profile is verified, active and has 64 genuine reviews with a 5.0 rating. The primary category is Video Production S…
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7.3reddit Looking for partner (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, I’ve been working on the fulfillment side of Local SEO, and I’m looking to connect with people who are more focused on client acquisition, sales, or managing client relationships. My m…
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7.2reddit Case Study: 10X’d an education consultancy’s organic traffic with less than $100/month. (opens in new tab)
No expensive link-building campaigns. No huge content team. No 50 blogs every month. Just a simple SEO strategy, done consistently. Here’s the story. The client is an education consultancy based …
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7.2reddit A plumber went from invisible to the #1 spot in Google Maps — and the fix cost $0. Nobody believes me until I show the screenshots. (opens in new tab)
Client is an HVAC/plumbing company. 47 reviews, 4.6 stars. Ranked outside the map pack entirely for "plumber near me" — not page 2, not position 10. Not there. A competitor with *half* the reviews and…
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7.2reddit What is the first thing you check when a local business is not ranking in Google Maps? (opens in new tab)
When troubleshooting a local ranking issue, there are quite a few factors to look at, from the Google Business Profile category and relevance to reviews, local signals, website relevance, and competit…
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7.2reddit Google Business Profile feels partially restricted | 25+ reviews removed, Social Profiles missing, photos stuck in review (opens in new tab)
Dear u/GoogleHelpCommunity u/google, I’m trying to determine whether I’m dealing with a Google Business Profile restriction, a technical issue, or several unrelated problems. The pattern is becoming …
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7.2reddit Noticed a pattern doing local business outreach: reputation and online discoverability are almost unrelated (opens in new tab)
Been messaging small businesses lately barbershops, restaurants, service shops as part of some market research. Common thread: the ones with the strongest reputation (thousands of reviews, 4.8-5.0 r…
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7.1reddit How many secondary categories should you add to a Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I have a few questions about primary and secondary categories in Google Business Profile. The client offers gardening and landscaping services, with many individual services falling und…
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7reddit Hifiman Arya Stealth Long-Term Review (opens in new tab)
Wanted to share my long-term thoughts on the **Hifiman Arya Stealth**. Review is not sponsored. I bought it with my own money. For context, my Hifiman journey went: **Edition XV → Arya Stealth → HE…
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7reddit My AI employee runs my SEO while I sleep, Google has no idea (full system, free) 🔥 (opens in new tab)
I did SEO by hand for 16 years and it ate the hours I wanted to spend building products. So two months ago I stopped writing completely and gave the job to an AI employee that lives on my Mac. In 2 mo…
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7reddit Non-technical solo founder. 40K MAU, 500-700 daily organic clicks, $0 on ads. Here's exactly how I did it. (opens in new tab)
I'm a solo founder from Amsterdam. I can't code. I built an AI agent skill marketplace called Agensi that now does 40K+ monthly active users, 500-700 daily organic clicks from Google, and just raised …
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6.9reddit I have a difficult one (opens in new tab)
I am a web designer and will do the occasional SEO work, but this isn't a client, it's a friend's business, so I've been digging into it on my own time and I've now spent enough hours on it that I nee…
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6.4reddit 9 Best LLM Visibility Tracking Tools to Monitor AI Search Results (opens in new tab)
In this guide, we compare the 9 best LLM visibility analysis and tracking tools. We look at their main features, pricing, platform coverage, reporting options, location tracking, and the types of busi…
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6.4reddit Relocating an established business — how do we safely move our Google Business Profile without losing reviews/rankings? (opens in new tab)
We have an established retail business that has been operating since before 2015, and we may soon relocate our physical showroom to another location within the same or a nearby state. Our biggest co…
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6.3reddit Got hit by the spam update (opens in new tab)
So there is a site that we started for a client 9 months ago. Transportation company. Just about a 100 pages give or take. And 30-40 blogs. Nothing too big. The guy was getting organic bookings. No ad…
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6.2reddit Local Business Owners: Are You Ignoring Google Business Profile While Chasing SEO? (opens in new tab)
**Unpopular opinion:** Local businesses may be wasting months chasing website SEO while their Google Business Profile is sitting there waiting to generate leads. 👀 Everyone talks about: “Build back…
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6reddit Google business profile support team is a joke (opens in new tab)
GBP support team should rather be completely laid off.
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6reddit I pulled Google Maps data for 2,846 local businesses around one German city. 19% of the profiles come back unclaimed. (opens in new tab)
I build a tool that writes SEO articles and publishes them straight to a customer's site, and I needed to know whether local businesses are a market worth going after. Guessing seemed like a bad plan,…
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6reddit Why Rank your Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
[https://www.seooptimisation.co.za/google-business-profile-ranking/](https://www.seooptimisation.co.za/google-business-profile-ranking/) When a potential customer near you types “electrician near me…
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5.9reddit My Own Case Study about Local SEO for a Junk Removal Company . (opens in new tab)
I am not good at writing case studies, so I am simply sharing my own experience here. Hey, Local SEO experts, I would like to share my personal experience in this case study. **Business Started:** I…
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5.7reddit If you’re serving multiple locations, please don’t rely only on your homepage or one generic service page. (opens in new tab)
​ Create location specific landing pages for the areas you actually want to target i recently tested this with a dermatologist and I didn’t expect the results to come this quickly. The dermat…
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5.6reddit Advertisement issues. (opens in new tab)
So, I co own a landscaping company, and we seem to have plateaued on acquiring new clients year after year. We do have a Facebook page; we are considering doing lawn signage for our current clients, v…
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5.6reddit Mapped out a site structure for a construction company today. The "one services page with dropdowns" thing is killing more local businesses than I expected. (opens in new tab)
Been doing local SEO for a while and I keep running into the same setup. Business does ten things. Website has one page called Services with ten accordion dropdowns on it. Everything lives there. The…
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5.5reddit Got my Google business profile and got my first few calls! But they’re both from 400+ miles away! (opens in new tab)
I’m in sc and have gotten two calls about my mobile mechanic business today. First two I’ve ever gotten, but one was from New York, and the other from Illinois. How is this happening when I’m 20 resul…
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5.4reddit A 5-star business was losing the map pack to a 3.6-star competitor. Here's why. (opens in new tab)
Client runs a home services company. Reviews were better than the guy beating them. More of them, too. Made no sense until we pulled the profile apart. 1. **Service area was set to "no fixed location…
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4.8reddit Top real estate companies in dubai (opens in new tab)
Every list of the top real estate companies in Dubai I could find had the same problem: it was published by an agency, a portal that sells that agency leads, or an SEO farm recycling both. So I built …
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4.5reddit Hermes Clean Install and Rebuild Plan. Roast me. Poke holes. Shoot Me Straight. I don't have the option of failure. (opens in new tab)
Quick background: I run a small digital agency (6 people, Marketing, SEO, branding, the usual with the automation sector in the works). I've had Hermes running for about 3 months, and it recently spi…
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4.3reddit Built a SaaS, it helps locate the correct business to sell your product to (leadfinder LeadsExpo) (opens in new tab)
Most lead-gen tools hand you a giant list of businesses and leave you to figure out who's actually worth contacting. [LeadsExpo](http://leadsexpo.uk) does the filtering for you. Give it an area, an…
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4.2reddit My playbook for self-driving SEO (opens in new tab)
I've been running an SEO/content agency for about 2 years, and I recently got the point where I was tired of being the human glue between 15-20 chrome tabs, spreadsheets, search console, competitor re…
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4.2reddit My playbook for self-driving SEO (opens in new tab)
I've been running an SEO/content agency for about 2 years, and I recently got the point where I was tired of being the human glue between 15-20 chrome tabs, spreadsheets, search console, competitor re…
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4.1reddit My playbook for self-driving SEO (opens in new tab)
I've been running an SEO/content agency for about 2 years, and I recently got the point where I was tired of being the human glue between 15-20 chrome tabs, spreadsheets, search console, competitor re…
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4.1reddit My playbook for self-driving SEO (opens in new tab)
I've been running an SEO/content agency for about 2 years, and I recently got the point where I was tired of being the human glue between 15-20 chrome tabs, spreadsheets, search console, competitor re…
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4.1reddit A restaurant with better food was stuck below a place with worse reviews and a smaller menu. Here's what was actually happening. (opens in new tab)
Client owns a family-run Italian spot. 4.7 stars, 210 reviews. Competitor: 4.2 stars, 140 reviews, outranking them for every "italian restaurant near me" search. Owner assumed it was ad spend. It wasn…