Harford County small business owner Stephanie Hau has created ComCon, short for “Community Connection,” a new map-based, mobile search engine that only populates with locally-owned businesses. ComCon ...

It’s hard to overstate the value of maximizing your organic visibility for location-based searches. A well-executed local SEO strategy lets you reach far more local customers, which can deliver a ...

Press Advantage, a leading press release distribution platform, today revealed compelling data demonstrating how local businesses are achieving significant online visibility improvements through ...

The local SEO playbook that worked for years no longer delivers. Even businesses with strong rankings and steady traffic are disappearing from a critical slice of search results. Here’s what happened ...

Local search intent is defined as the goal a searcher has when they type a query into a search engine when seeking a resource in a specific geographic location. The local searcher could be looking for ...

Service businesses aren’t being discovered through broad “best plumber in the city” searches anymore. They’re found through ...

SEO has changed dramatically in recent years, shifting focus from keyword stuffing and backlinks to prioritizing trust, relevance and user experience—especially on a local level. With the rise of AI, ...

Map platforms like Google, Apple, and Bing Maps now drive 20% of local searches, according to new research. BrightLocal research shows that one in five local searches now happens in map apps. Google ...

News9.com wants to be your local online source for the latest in news, weather and sports. Now News9.com has made local business search simple with INeedThis.com. INeedThis.com is News 9's new online ...

Consumers continue to predominantly rely on traditional search engines for discovering local businesses. A significant majority, 93.2% of respondents, indicated they trust Google over AI for this ...