To rank well in local search results, Google requires a strong association between your business and your local area. Start by embedding your Google Maps location on your website. This simple step ...

A simple Google search of any location, such as a coffee shop, restaurant, supermarket, mall, or library, displays a map of the place to help you navigate. However, if you want an idea of the quality ...

It's difficult for the younger generation to imagine life before Google Maps. Those of a certain age will vaguely remember the horrors of paper maps, trying to navigate in a moving car with the most ...

Local justifications are bonus textual snippets Google can use to enhance your listings in their local pack, local finder, and Maps results. Not all listings in a given set of results will feature ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Over the years, I’ve watched visibility move from keyword tactics to authentic local ties, ...

Google is experimenting with large language models to help users discover more places in Google Maps. Google is experimenting with large language models to help users discover more places in Google ...

Google is now showing, in some regions, "photo-first" search results within the Google Maps search result listings. Google said this is to help search "find inspiration" a different way. So now the ...

Google is working on a new AI-powered discovery tool that makes it easier to find places, the company announced Friday. The introduction of AI into Maps will make discovery easier by letting users ...

There are times you can find some weird things going on in Google Search Console while analyzing websites. That just happened again, which led me down a strange rabbit hole leading to even more ...