SEJ Today: Google’s New Local Search Features Are Finally Here

Get the latest SEO, PPC, content marketing, and social media news delivered daily. [Read More]( [Read More]( [SEJTODAY]( Brought to you by: [Read More]( Friday, November 18, 2022 [Read the Article]( Local Search, News [Google’s New Local Search Features Are Finally Here]( By Matt G. Southern Google is finally rolling out the local search features previewed earlier this year, including the ability to search your surroundings with your phone's camera. At Google's Search On virtual conference in September, the company had people buzzing over its innovative updates to local search. Google previewed an option to search for restaurants by dish and a new search capability built into Google Maps' Live View. Those updates and more are now available. Here's an overview of the local search updates launching today. Beginning next week, search with Google Maps Live View is rolling out in London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Tokyo on Android and iOS. 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[Read Now...]( Content Creation, Social Media [Why Bulk Content Creating For Social Media Saves You Time]( By Jacob Styler Having a status column at the end is super important, in my opinion, as it visually shows you where you’re at with the week or month that you are on. It’s also good for me to point out that this template won’t work for every business or brand. Sometimes it is a good idea to add different channels into the mix, such as your website’s blog, as that will allow you to marry up the social posts that go with promoting this piece of content. Remember that the key to social media is to be social; interacting with your audience has to take place to build relationships, and mustn’t be forgotten about. However, if your social media strategy is to provide your audience with thought leadership, or to incentivize them to buy your products/services, then bulk content creation will certainly help you plan ahead. Thinking about seasonality in your business is important too, so knowing that the holidays are coming up gives you enough time to plan ahead as to what your messaging or campaign will become. [Read Now...]( News, SEO [Key Insights That Agency SEO Professionals Should Know]( By Shannon Phelps On average, once S.E.O. professionals in the agency space hit the five-year threshold of their careers, their salaries tend to skew toward the higher brackets. At this stage, the percentage of S.E.O. pros earning at least $100,000 increases from 0.5% in those with less than two years of experience to 14.9%. S.E.O. salaries across different cities, states, and regions within the U.S. also vary significantly. Regional salary trends are important to consider, especially for businesses looking to attract and retain qualified S.E.O. candidates. [Read Now...]( News, SEO [In-House SEO: Key Insights To Inform Your 2023 Strategy]( By Shannon Phelps Recent trends show that businesses are increasingly looking to integrate S.E.O. into their broader marketing efforts, and in-house S.E.O. pros are commanding competitive salaries. ​​More than 50% of our survey respondents said they worked with budgets of $5,000 or less. Beyond that, budgets for in-house S.E.O. teams vary considerably. [Read Now...]( News, Wix [Wix Announces New Way To Edit Page Level SEO Settings]( By Roger Montti Wix is announcing new SEO settings that provide 100% control of critical technical SEO data at the page level in one place. [Read Now...]( [podcast]( [Scarcity Marketing & The Fear of Missing Out - Ep. 292]( [Listen Now]( Upcoming Events November 30 at 2 pm ET Is Social Media Search The New Google? 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