Co-hosts: Chaz Edwards + Mike Milas + Sophie Allen + Bucky Helms

Highlights From This Episode:

• We have partnered with Terry Samuels for a Week of SEO at the beach and will be giving discounted tickets to attend both events. Grab your ticket here. You’ll get the highest ticket level for the Local Marketing Mastermind when purchasing the bundle.
• Google Tests “Reviews Aren’t Verified” Label
• New Verification Of Google Search Console Via DNS CNAME (Not New, Brought Back)
• Google Business Profiles Messaging FAQs For Automated Responses To Customers

5:14 Web 2.0 Ranker Weekly Update

• We announced the $10k grand prize winner of the 4^th of July sale!
• Buy one ticket at full price and get 50% off any other ticket purchased for Agency Partnership Program members.
• We have discounted rooms for the Hilton for the Local Marketing Mastermind in St. Pete’s, Florida, from September 16^th to the 18^th at $209 per night.
• We have partnered with Terry Samuels for a Week of SEO at the beach and will be giving discounted tickets to attend both events. Grab your ticket here. You’ll get the highest ticket level for the Local Marketing Mastermind when purchasing the bundle.
• FREE review management is available for all monthly managed campaigns.
• The Q2 SEO testing report has been emailed to the entire email list.
• Vice links are now live!
• Beta account for SERP results is now available!
• The GDS local reports have been going on for a while now! They are now integrated with LocalViking for live updating of the current geogrids.

SEO News For The Past Week

20:54 Catch up on the latest industry and algorithm updates.

• Google Business Profiles Messaging FAQs For Automated Responses To Customers
• Google People Also Ask Back To Normal Levels
• New Verification Of Google Search Console Via DNS CNAME (Not New, Brought Back)

SERP Changes We’re Seeing

• Google Tests “Reviews Aren’t Verified” Label
• Google Product Results Tests Customer Favorites, Most Mentions Of & More Labels
• Google Now Test Interactive Card Knowledge Panel Box Layout
• Google Icons For Things To Do & Other Features Like Places To Stay

SEO Discussion

25:19 Does Google verify reviews?

34:07 Getting instant GMB verification.