Local businesses trump big businesses when it comes to delivering on-site updates
Columnist Myles Anderson shares the results of a recent BrightLocal survey about the impact of on-site SEO on rankings for local...
Myles Anderson
Myles Anderson is Founder & CEO of BrightLocal.com. BrightLocal provide a unique and specialised set of local SEO tools for SEO Agencies, Freelances and & local business owners. See their Local SEO Research Section for the latest research & survey findings about the local search market.
Is selling SEO services getting harder or are SEOs just not good at it?
In light of recent survey data from BrightLocal, columnist Myles Anderson shares tips for local search marketers looking to acquire new...
60% of local SEOs are outsourcing more tasks in 2016 vs. 2015
What is the current state of outsourcing in the local search world? Columnist Myles Anderson takes a look at the results of a recent BrightLocal...
What different consumer groups really want from local business websites
Columnist Myles Anderson takes a look at what consumers in different age groups are looking for when it comes to local business websites. Local SEO...
Do SEOs At Larger Agencies Earn More Than Those At Smaller Agencies?
Local search practitioners, how do you stack up to your peers in the industry? Columnist Myles Anderson sheds some light on this topic based on data...
78% Of SEOs Believe That 2016 Is Going To Be A “Great” Year For Business
What does this year have in store for local search engine optimization professionals? Columnist Myles Anderson shares results from BrightLocal's...
Local Resource: 50 Top International Citation Sites
Doing SEO for a business in another country and not sure where to start when it comes to local citations? Luckily, columnist Myles Anderson has put...
Young Consumers Read More Reviews & Are More Likely To Write Reviews
Columnist Myles Anderson shares key findings from a recent BrightLocal survey on the effects of age on consumption of online...
Local Search Voted Most Powerful Channel For Local Businesses
Columnist Myles Anderson shares key insights from BrightLocal's 2015 "Local Clicks & Calls" survey, which asks local business owners and local search...
87% of Potential Customers Won’t Consider Businesses With Low Ratings
Columnist Myles Anderson shares key findings from BrightLocal's 2015 Local Consumer Review...
Local Businesses Squeezed Out Of Organic Search By Larger Websites
Columnist Myles Anderson shares the results of a recent BrightLocal study measuring how much page-one real estate the three major search engines are...
Is Local Directory Traffic On The Rise Again?
Is it time to give local directories a higher priority as you plan your search marketing strategy? Contributor Myles Anderson shares results of his...
Local Search Marketers: 83% Of SEOs Believe Focusing On Reviews Delivers Good ROI
Columnist Myles Anderson explores insights gleaned from a recent BrightLocal webinar on reviews and reputation management for local business...
Local Experts Say “Relevance” Of Citations More Important Than “Authority”
Columnist Myles Anderson shares findings and insights from BrightLocal's 2015 Expert Citation...
SMBs Divided On The Effectiveness Of Google My Business
Columnist Myles Anderson digs deeper into BrightLocal's 2014 SMB Internet Marketing Survey to learn more about the attitudes of small and medium...
75% Of Small & Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) Say Internet Marketing Is Effective
Columnist Myles Anderson shares key stats from BrightLocal's most recent annual SMB Internet Marketing...
Citation Inconsistency Is No.1 Issue Affecting Local Ranking
This post is a follow-up from my November post, in which I shared some interesting findings from the current InsideLocal webinar series. During...
58% Of Local Marketers Will Change Tactics After Pigeon Update
Columnist Myles Anderson shares the results of an InsideLocal survey detailing the impact of Google's recent local algorithm update,...
Using The Past To Predict The Future For Local Search
What does local SEO have in store for us? Columnist Myles Anderson takes a look at how local ranking factors have changed over...
Understanding Sales, Conversion & Revenue For Local SEO Agencies
Contributor Myles Anderson takes a deep dive into the stats BrightLocal collected in a survey of more than 1,700 local SEOs....