Posted by MiriamEllis Photo credit: Michelle Shirley What if a single conversation with one of your small local business clients could spark activity that would lead to an increase in their YOY sales of more than 7%, as opposed to only 4% if you don’t have the conversation? What if this chat could triple the amount of spending that stays in their town, reduce pollution in their community, improve their neighbors’ health, and strengthen democracy

An update to Google My Business will now show which search queries are used to find a business listing.

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

Google’s John Mueller recently provided advice to site owners regarding A/B testing during a site migration. The post Google: A/B Testing Can Delay a Site Migration by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal

As you know, Google launched an agency dashboard for Google My Business agencies that manage a lot of local businesses. The overall early response has been…

Google’s John Mueller revealed that a behavior known as pogo-sticking is not a signal when it comes to search results. The post Google Does Not Use Pogo-Sticking As a Ranking Factor by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

Aaron Bradley who follows the schema, structured data, markup world closer than anyone else I know spotted an update to some Google documentation and posted about it on Google+.

The next marketing revolution is here. It’s voice. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Here’s how and why you should pivot your SEO programs to target the top of the buying funnel. The post 5 Ways to Move Your SEO Programs to Target the Top of the Buying Funnel by @tonynwright appeared first on Search Engine Journal .