SEO

Local Websites in a Sea of Slop People increasingly feel that the “open web” is over. The web is now dominated by a small number of powerful “gatekeepers.” Beyond this,…

We are excited to announce that Ignite Visibility has officially welcomed Raj Singhal as Chief Financial Officer, adding a veteran finance and business leader to our executive team as the…

A pillar page content strategy is a common and effective way to organize content around a topic and support topical coverage, and it comes with numerous benefits for SEO, including…

In short, anchor text helps users and search engines understand exactly where a link goes. It’s a critical element of any link strategy, helping direct people along their journey while…

For multi-location brands, the greatest reputation risk is often a struggling site hidden behind healthy brand averages. While your corporate scorecards show stability, local sentiment and visibility may already be…

ChatGPT Expand Ads, Offers Self-Service Driven by necessity, ChatGPT is rapidly expanding its ad platform. Earlier this week, OpenAI announced it was making ads more widely available. There are now…

In this second installment of Near Media’s conversation with Garrett Sussman, the discussion moves from theory into practical implications as the group explores how Google’s “personal intelligence” systems may reshape local…

Google Launches AI Powered Search Box AI Mode now has more than 1 billion users, according to Liz Reid today at Google I/O. Many SEOs had been predicting that AI Mode would…

In this episode of Near Memo, Mike Blumenthal and Greg Sterling explore how Google’s rapidly evolving AI ecosystem is transforming search, advertising, and personalization. They begin with a major DOJ…

Discover how Google’s Ask Maps and AI-driven local features level the playing field for local businesses, shift rankings toward non-deterministic visibility, and turn customer review responses into invaluable data for…