If you want to show up in local searches, including “near me,” you have to make it painfully obvious to Google where you operate. Google relies heavily on the keywords and location signals it can find on your site, your page copy, URLs, titles, and metadata. If your website doesn’t clearly map your services to real places, Google has to guess, and you’re less likely to rank when someone searches “shoe store near me” or “dentist in [your city].” Try building your site in a simple, granular path: hub → state → city (and even neighborhood if it makes sense). So your main website acts like the hub, then it links down to a state page, which links to city pages, which can link to neighborhood pages, each one using the matching local keywords naturally. Create location-based pages that mirror the way you actually serve people, and link to them from the homepage and higher-level location pages. That internal linking passes some of your homepage’s authority to those local pages, so each city or neighborhood page has a better shot at ranking without needing a ton of external backlinks. This approach is especially useful if you have multiple store locations, because each location page can target its own “near me” searches without competing with your other locations.

A while ago i had an opportunity to get early access and claim my brand profile its a little different as its connected with a Merchant Centre account. My view is anything Google offers, its worth using Have you been given early access to one yet? Let me know below in the comments Here is the info i was given: Claim your brand profile on Google Search A brand profile can enable you to show your: - Brand’s imagery, products, and discounts - Business info and other important business details - Shipping and return info, promotions, and brand videos Check brand profile claim eligibility You can only claim a brand profile when you have super admin access and a business can only be claimed once. If the option to manage the brand isn’t available, someone else manages the business. Currently, not all brand profiles are eligible for claim. Only select e-commerce retailers can claim and manage brand profiles. Eligibility to claim brand profiles will expand in the coming months. If you receive the "early access" email, the "Claim your brand profile" button only works for you because it's directly linked to your account. If the link still doesn't work, it could be because another super admin user on the account has already claimed the brand profile. Contact your account's super admin for access.

Hi everyone, I just brain dumped some things I've got in my head when i woke up this morning These are the same simple mistakes that keep great businesses off Google’s Top 3. Here are 17 reasons you might not be #1 on Google (yet!)—and how you can start fixing them today: 1. Your Website Isn’t Convincing Does your homepage make people want to stay, or leave? 2. Google Doesn’t Trust Your Business Are you showing real info and building credibility? 3. Bad User Signals Are visitors bouncing quickly? That’s a red flag for Google. 4. Stock Photos Everywhere Are your photos unique, or could they be anyone’s? 5. Unclear Services or Categories Can someone (and Google) tell what you do in 10 seconds? 6. Negative or Sparse Reviews Are your reviews helping or hurting your reputation? 7. Stale Content When’s the last time you updated your website? 8. Jack of All Trades, Master of None Are you trying to do too much, or showing off your specialty? 9. Suspended Listings Is your Google Business Profile active and verified? 10. No Google Business Profile Have you claimed your spot on Google yet? 11. New Business? Sometimes, it just takes time to build trust. 12. Not Discovered by Google Is your site easy for Google to find and crawl? 13. Missing Sitemap Indexing Have you told Google what pages to look at? 14. Tough Competition Are you in a crowded market? Niche down to stand out! 15. Slow Mobile Site Is your website quick on phones, or do people give up waiting? 16. Damaged Brand Reputation What’s Google finding about you on social media? 17. Inconsistent Business Info (NAP) Is your name, address, and phone number the same everywhere online? I’d love to hear from you! - Which of these surprised you the most? - Are there any you’re struggling with? - Hit reply and let me know—I read every response! Looking forward to your thoughts,

Make it a goal to get one this week How did i get this, i randomly helped a business for free and this review came in with no request or pushing. So be generous and your kindness gets paid off sometimes without any effort! Let me know what your tactics are and how you get on Post it below