I am many things but ‘foodie’ is not one of them. Which is why, I am rather particular when I do eat outside. Till a few years ago, Yelp was my to-go place for all kinds of restaurant reviews and recommendations. However, I am struggling to remember the last time I used Yelp for any […]
It has been a bit slow with the holiday and New Years season but we have some news for you all in the SEO world. We posted our monthly Google webmaster report. Yelp did an update a couple months ago that made reviews disappear. Google launched a new AMP feature for featured snippets. Google featured
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I recently heard a story of a business that got caught with fake reviews on Yelp. They were also an advertiser spending thousands of dollars a month on ads. When they got caught, Yelp canceled their ad account and told them they would be demoting the listing’s ranking for 6 months. After that time, they
Yelp has a new feature for its advertisers that you need to start using right now. It’s all about giving you more control for managing Yelp ads which is much needed. Woohoo! That’s a game changer for Yelp. Whether you’ve thought about advertising on Yelp or are already advertising, you should be using this new
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Debra Mastaler is Features Editor at Search Engine Land. She is an internationally recognized authority on link building and is an OMCP Certified Link Building Trainer. Based in Washington DC, Debra is also a columnist for Search Engine Land, has written for or been featured in numerous tech publications and is active on the search
You’ve probably all seen websites that showcase the reviews their customers have left for them on Yelp, Google Maps and other third-party websites. According to John Mueller, a Google webmaster trends analyst, it is perfectly OK with Google’s webmaster guidelines to take some of those reviews and highlight them on your company website. The only
Leading event management software Gather has officially launched its co-partnered program with Yelp, the Gather Booking Network. Gather Booking Network Gather and Yelp’s Booking Network is aimed at addressing issues in the restaurant and events industries by helping restauranteurs and other venue owners connect with event planners and people booking parties and other events. Until
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TripAdvisor has released results of a new international diner survey (n=9,500 US and EU consumers) which explored restaurant decision-making among diners in five countries: the US, the UK, Spain, France and Italy. Survey respondents were “consumers registered with TripAdvisor who agreed to complete company-sponsored surveys through CVENT.” TripAdvisor says results show it’s the most widely used
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Barry Schwartz Barry Schwartz is Search Engine Land’s News Editor and owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on social media at @rustybrick, +BarrySchwartz and Facebook. For more background information on Barry, see his full bio and
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Barry Schwartz Barry Schwartz is Search Engine Land’s News Editor and owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on social media at @rustybrick, +BarrySchwartz and Facebook. For more background information on Barry, see his full bio and
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