Listings, Chats, and Call Bills
Google cleaned up what belongs in your listing, added WhatsApp next to Call, and can bill some missed Local Services Ads calls after 20 seconds. Here is what to do this week.
Best St. Louis SEO Companies in 2026 (Ranked & Reviewed)
Ten St. Louis SEO companies with real local offices, ranked by fit: who each one is best for, where they’re located, what’s verifiable about pricing, and the questions to ask before you hire.
Proof, Posts, and Price Calls
Monday, October 5, 2026. Morning landscape for St. Louis local business owners. Google Maps is asking some visitors to sign in before they can read all your reviews. Business Profile posts with typed-in phone numbers can get pulled. Google is testing AI buttons that call local shops for prices. A new tool writes your hours […]
Four Days to Own Your Listing
Monday, September 28, 2026. Morning landscape for St. Louis local business owners. Google tightened the clock on user-suggested Google Business Profile edits, local knowledge panels are showing up inside AI Overviews for some queries, spam-review spikes get temporary review pauses, and a September spam update is rolling out. Here is what changed and what to […]
Fix the Profile, Ignore the Noise
Monday landscape roundup for St. Louis local business owners: September ranking volatility, Maps architecture signals, profile completeness, and Ask Maps / AI visibility.
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): The New Frontier of Search Visibility
Why SEO Alone Won’t Cut It Anymore Search engines are no longer just engines — they’re becoming minds. With the rise of generative AI platforms like ChatGPT, Google’s SGE (Search Generative Experience), Perplexity, and Gemini, how users search is fundamentally shifting. Rather than scrolling through 10 blue links, people are getting direct answers synthesized from […]
