Local Business Blog

When are you planning on letting me know if your business is open? When I show up at your door? Over the Thanksgiving holiday this year we drove out to the Oregon Coast to Lincoln City. On the way, I found a highly rated Indian food restaurant in Salem. I figured we could grab lunch […]

5 Tips on How to Search For Your Own Business Online Most small business owners we talk to tell us that they have a good idea of how their website or business ranks online and are unaware that the rankings they see are not accurate. In these days of Personalized Search Results, it can be […]

Is Google using RoboCalls to spam my phone number? Many business owners get confused due to the repeated Spam calls to their business phone number from people claiming to be a representative from Google offering all sorts of scams. Here’s a list. Robocall scams are automated phone calls using recorded messages that may ask you […]

Now is the time to update your Special Holiday Hours on Google! Google has worked hard to give business owners the opportunity to set special hours for Holidays to create extra trust for their customers. People know that many businesses don’t proactively announce hours online and often just tape a note to the front door.  […]

New Features in Your Google My Business Dashboard Google is on a tear lately, launching a rapid series of awesome additions & enhancements to the Google My Business platform. Finally! After years of neglect (and the distraction of the Marissa Mayer debacle), the long wish lists for Google business listings is seeing some real action. […]

Google Business Name Spammers Beware! We can edit your Business Name for you Dear Business Owners: Your Google business listing is for you to list your actual business name at your actual business address. Yes, we understand that you want to rank well on Google for your specific business services – but the “Business Name” […]