Earlier this month we covered a report from Sterling Sky that said the Google Local search ranking algorithm now uses if a location is open as part of its local ranking system. Google's Search Liaison ...

There are reports of a major local search ranking change with Google Maps and Local Search results. The reports of this local search algorithm update started to funnel in over the weekend, with some ...

Google Search Liaison confirms 'openness' has recently become a 'stronger' ranking signal for local search. Listing false 24/7 hours may backfire as Google adjusts ranking signals. Keeping operating ...

Google published a research paper describing how it extracts “services offered” information from local business sites to add it to business profiles in Google Maps and Search. The algorithm describes ...

While most SEO articles debate minor ranking factors, Google is fundamentally rebuilding how local search works.