Mary Bowling's Articles

Mary Bowling

Local Search Guru
Colorado

Planet Ocean's Local Search Expert, Mary Bowling, first learned SEO from The Unfair Advantage e-book in 2003 and has immersed herself in all phases of Search Marketing for all types and sizes of businesses. Using her background in entrepreneurship, Mary developed specialized expertise in marketing brick and mortar businesses online. She is recognized throughout the industry as an expert in Local Search and speaks frequently on the topic at industry conferences, such as Search Marketing Expo and Online Marketing Summit.

Articles by Mary Bowling

1. 7 Local Knowledge Panel Features that Can Seriously Boost Your Bottom Line
2. The Hottest Tips from the Latest Advanced LocalU Conference
3. 8 Vital Tactics to 'Sure-Up' the Foundation of Your Multi-Location Business' Website
4. It's Time to Get Local with Your AdWords Campaigns
5. What's New in Local Search November 2016
6. What's New in Local Search October 2016
7. How to Know if Your Business Qualifies for a Google My Business Listing
8. What's New in Local Search for June 2016
9. What's New in Local Search for April 2016
10. What's New in Local Search for March 2016
11. What's New in Local Search for February 2016
12. What's New in Local Search for January 2016
13. What's New in Local Search for October 2015
14. 7 Tips on Surviving Google's Recent Shifts to *Paid Only* Local Search Results
15. What's New in Local Search for September 2015?
16. What's New in Local Search for August 2015
17. What's New in Local Search for July 2015?
18. A Pro's Cheat Sheet for Growing Real Customer Reviews
19. What's New in Local Search for June 2015
20. What's New in Local Search for May 2015
21. What's New in Local Search for April 2015
22. What's New In Local Search for March 2015
23. What's New in Local Search for February 2015
24. Expert Tip: How to Gain Local Links from Community Involvement
25. What's New in Local Search for January 2015
26. Pigeon Provides Interesting New Directory Opportunities
27. How the Pros Successfully Track Their Local Search Campaigns
28. What's New In Local Search for November 2014
29. What's New In Local Search for October 2014
30. Plucking the Pigeon - What We Have to Work With
31. Social Media Marketing is Not Always the Answer for Small, Local Businesses
32. An Early Look at Pigeon - Google's Local Update
33. Understanding if Yext is Right For You
34. What's New in Local Search for June 2014
35. 4 Things Restaurateurs Do Wrong & How You Can Benefit!
36. Virtual Offices Defined: What You Need To Know
37. 7 Online Assets Your Local Business Needs to Survive the Coming Years
38. What’s New in Local Search for January 2014 - Mary Bowling
39. What’s New in Local Search for December 2013 - Mary Bowling
40. The Best Local Search Tools for Heavy Lifting
41. 5 Essential Takeaways from Advanced LocalU NYC 2013
42. The Top 8 Local Search Ranking Factors of 2013
43. Yelp Offers Merchant Services to Businesses
44. The Social Platform Pecking Order
45. How Call Tracking Can Damage Your Local Business Listing in Google
46. How to Gain Top Rankings on Apple Maps Using Yelp
47. Ensure Your Google Reviews Aren't Lost During a Move
48. Stars Rating System Coming Back to Local Search
49. Juicy Local Search Nuggets from PubCon New Orleans 2013
50. What's New in Local Search for May 2013
51. Google+Local - What's Really Changed?
52. What's New In Local Search For April 2013
53. What's New in Local Search for March 2013?
54. Data Providers are Quickly Becoming the Go-To Source for Local Data in 2013
55. What's New in Local Search February 2013
56. Finding the Best Citation Sources for YOUR Business
57. What's New in Local Search for January 2013
58. What's New in Local Search December 2012
59. Apple Maps, So What?
60. Google+Local Primer: Your Guide to the Future of Local Business on the Internet
61. What’s New in Local Search November 2012
62. What's New in Local Search October 2012
63. Pricing Pitfalls in Local Search Projects
64. What's New in Local Search September 2012
65. Franchises Get D- in Local Search
66. What's New in Local Search August 2012
67. What's New in Local Search July 2012
68. Google+Local
69. What's New in Local Search June 2012
70. Local Search Tips for Canadian Businesses
71. What’s New in Local Search May 2012
72. AdWords for Local Businesses
73. What's New In Local Search April 2012
74. Big Brands and Local Search
75. What's New In Local Search March 2012
76. Google Places Live Case Study - SMX West 2012
77. Google Rolls Out BIG Local Updates in February 2012!
78. Google's Leaked Quality Guidelines Unveiled and Simplified for Local Search Marketers
79. What's New in Local Search January 2011
80. Google's Leaked Quality Guidelines Unveiled and Simplified
81. What's New In Local Search December 2011
82. The State of Search 2012
83. Our Pros' Share Their Secrets to Marketing with QR Codes
84. What's New in Local Search November 2011
85. Google + Zagat = ?
86. The Online Review Landscape
87. What's New in Local Search October 2011
88. What's New in Local Search? September 2011 Edition
89. Following Google Guidelines
90. What's New in Local Search – August 2011
91. What's New In Local Search – July 2011
92. 2011 Local Search Ranking Factors Survey Released
93. Who is this Mary Bowling Anyway? Why listen to me?
94. What's New in Local Search – June 2011
95. What's New in Local Search? May 2011 Edition
96. Stronger Search Marketing Competition from the IYPS
97. Unveiling Google's New City Pages – What You Need to Know Right Now!
98. Google's Local Search Market a Review of 2010 and Beyond
99. Why Your Company Could Be Losing Massive Sales Everyday Without You Even Knowing