Miriam Ellis
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How to Add Products to Your Google My Business Listing, Illustrated
Miriam helps you get started in Google My Business Products with this illustrated tutorial, walking you through how to add your most important products and services. → Read More
Wading Into Local SEO: 7 Absolute Beginner FAQs, Simply Answered
Miriam answers seven of the most common questions from searchers looking for an introductory understanding of what “local SEO” means, who needs it, how it works, how to study it, and more! → Read More
5 Local Business Marketing Takeaways from MozCon Virtual 2021
Miriam shares her insights from some of the most relevant and exciting presentations at MozCon Virtual 2021 — learnings you can put to work for the local businesses you’re promoting. → Read More
How to Create Your Local Business USP with QUAAAC UGC
In this article, Miriam helps you practice writing unique selling propositions (USPs) for real-world local businesses based on six simple components. → Read More
8 Local Communication Bridges and 4 Experts to Help You Build Them
Where can we look for inspiring models and methodologies to help us build better communication bridges with the communities we serve? Miriam chatted with respected experts including David Mihm, Aaron Weiche, Claire Carlile, and Ellen Dunne to equip you with tips for becoming the most connected… → Read More
How to Hire the Best Possible Local SEO Agency for Your Business
The best agency for your local SEO needs will be the one that’s there for you when things go right AND when they go wrong. This article will equip you with tips for finding just that kind of agency, to help you to take your local business on the best possible trek into the future. → Read More
8 Ways to Champion Animals in Your Local Business Marketing Strategy
The majority of American households now include pets, and recent global quarantines have only brought us closer to them. In today’s blog, Miriam outlines eight ways you can honor the relationships your customers have with their animals, plus tips for weaving those efforts into your local business… → Read More
Are You Ready to Sell Like QVC?
Signs are emerging that we’re on the verge of the next online sales phase: video. Let's deconstruct what’s happening on QVC, and how and why you may need to learn to apply it as an SEO, local SEO, or business owner — sooner than you think. → Read More
Local Justifications Are a Big Deal and You Can Influence Them
Today, we’ll demonstrate the prominence of the fascinating business listing feature known as "local justifications", and show how they can help you to stand out from local SERP competitors in exciting ways! → Read More
Consolidating Locations and Google My Business Listings Due to COVID-19
Local brands that had to make quick changes in 2020 to continue serving the public are now having to make longer-term decisions based on the COVID-19 recession, altered consumer behavior, and budget. How should you handle Google My Business listings when circumstances force consolidation? → Read More
The Local Finder vs. Google Maps: How Different Are They?
Even highly-skilled organic SEOs might not understand that Google Maps and the Google Local Finder are two different entities that can feature substantially different local business rankings. So today, we’re going to clear this up, with a side-by-side comparison showing just how different rankings are between these important interfaces. → Read More
Google My Business: What It Is, How To Use It, and Why
Reference this simple, comprehensive guide to get off on the right foot with one of Google’s most important digital assets for local businesses. → Read More
Presenting: The Essential Local SEO Strategy Guide
Moz is proud to present you with this free local search guide, jam-packed with actionable local search marketing strategies for your agency or local business. → Read More
Local SEO Tips for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations belong in local search results, but aren’t well addressed by Google’s official guidelines. What are the SEO best practices for such listings, and how can you make sure they’re discovered by potential consumers? → Read More
Outranking Tough Competitors: My One-Year Study of a Google Local Finder
Moz's local SEO subject matter expert, Miriam Ellis, conducted a one-year Google Local Finder study, tracking a local finder for a single query to see if anything brands or the public did could shift the top eatery out of its #1 spot. Here are the results. → Read More
2021 Local SEO Success: Expert Tips & Predictions
There’s never been a tougher year than 2021 for making marketing predictions, but the best local SEO takeaways often come from real-world anecdotes. You’ll find those here today from four local SEO experts, along with Miriam's predictions for the year ahead. → Read More
How To Do Local SEO for Businesses Without Physical Locations in 2021
It’s easy to make mistakes, overlook updates, and miss out on opportunities when marketing a business without physical locations. The great news is, there are local marketing possibilities for almost every business type, but you have to know which pathway to follow, based on how the brand you’re marketing operates. → Read More
Location Data + Reviews: The 1–2 Punch of Local SEO (Updated for 2020)
Consistent NAPs get your business found — positive reviews get it chosen. Communicate this to your local SEO clients using owner responses, authenticity and honesty, rapid responses at a good pace, and more. → Read More
Supporting Small Business Saturday with 2020-Conscious Marketing
Our work depends on sustaining independently-owned local businesses through and far beyond Small Business Saturday. With the right strategy, we can make an impactful effort together. → Read More
Basic Reputation Management for Better Customer Service
In our State of Local SEO Survey, 90% of respondents agreed that the impact of reviews on local pack rankings is real. Local business owners should be able to turn those chilly black-and-white words on a review profile into a living color interaction, with the potential for further details, vital learnings, resolution, and deeply informal human connection with a neighbor. → Read More