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More citations and more reviews are not the goal. Quality, consistency, and recency are. JB explains what strong external signals actually look like and how to build them sustainably.
Local SEO: Get Found By Customers In Your Area Local SEO is the work that puts your business in front of nearby customers when they're searching for what you offer. Without it, those customers call your competitors instead. Local [...]
A website that looks good and a website that generates leads are not the same thing. The gap between the two is usually a handful of specific, fixable issues that are easy to miss when you are close to your own business.
87% of people read reviews before choosing a local business. But most businesses have no idea what buyers are actually looking for when they read them - and it is not just the star rating.
87% of people read reviews before choosing a local business. But most businesses have no idea what buyers are actually looking for when they read them - and it is not just the star rating.
Most business owners think the sale starts when someone picks up the phone. It does not. Your potential clients have already Googled, checked your website, read your reviews, and scrolled your social media before a single word is exchanged.
If you have ever Googled your own services and watched a competitor appear above you, you know how frustrating it feels. The good news is it is rarely down to luck. There are specific, repeatable reasons why certain businesses dominate search results - and most of them are more fixable than you think.
Faced with widespread public negativity toward insurers, a leading comparison site partnered with Belmore Digital to navigate social backlash. JB delivered a sentiment-driven strategy, empathetic response plans, and platform-specific insights—helping the brand engage confidently, defuse criticism, and rebuild trust on social media.
When a social media crisis hits, the worst thing you can do is freeze. You can’t control what people say online — but you can control how you respond. And that makes all the difference. This guide breaks down how to prepare, respond fast, and rebuild trust without scrambling under pressure.
Tired of gimmicks and short-term wins? Ethical marketing builds trust, earns loyalty, and delivers results that last. This guide covers how to stay transparent, avoid clickbait, and create content your audience actually values.
Struggling to attract local customers? Hyper-local SEO is the key to putting your business on the map—literally. From optimising your Google Business Profile to targeting hyper-local keywords, this guide breaks down the essential strategies to boost your visibility in local search results.
Your online reputation can make or break your business. Our guide provides essential strategies for monitoring mentions, responding to feedback, managing crises, and building trust. Learn how to safeguard your brand’s image and keep your reputation strong.
It didn’t take 5 months to write this week’s digital update! 📣 ✅ Meta Built Threads in 5 Months - What Were They Doing?; ✅ Google’s Reviews Update Here But Now Going Dark; ✅ Amazon in the FTC Naughty Corner this week; ✅ Google Ads Gives You Full Funnel Options - Use Them; ✅ And remember that email automations are an easy win for CRM. 🌟All that wrapped up in a handy blog post by me, your wise, wizened, JB ;-) Read on and enjoy! 🌟
Happy New Year! So nice to be back in 2023, where everything is.... broadly the same: Meta has been fined by the EU, Google is fiddling with Ads, webmasters don't understand crawling, AI is taking over and Google Reviews love pictures. Let's get into it shall we?
What’s happened this week? We have Moz Local Ranking Factors Survey, Google showing review numbers, Google Maps Fake Listings, Google disavowing the disavow file and Facebook Instant Article CTAs and more… #GoogleLocal #StarRatings #GoogleSearchConsole #BackLinkProfile #Facebook #InstantArticles #EmailStrategy […]
What’s happened this week? Pickings are a little thin on the ground this week Google’s mobile-first index is some way off, fact checking is hoping to overcome fake news, Siri is bigger than Yahoo or Bing on mobile, Google Customer Reviews is replacing Trusted Stores and Ask.com left its server [...]
This week’s updates and search snippets include: a Google My Business service area update; an announcement that Google and Bing take action on UK Piracy; findings that proximity upweighted in Local Pack ; a reduction in Google Star Rating threshold and advice to use caution [...]
