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The State of Local Visibility

How customers find, evaluate, and choose local businesses. Five findings from three years of published research.

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Half Your Customers Now Ask AI Before They Ask Google

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Half Your Customers Now Ask AI Before They Ask Google

In 2025, about 6% of consumers used AI tools to find local business recommendations. In 2026, that number is 45%. Here is how AI decides who to recommend, and what to do about it.

2026-07-16

Marketing Is Not a Sales Strategy

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Marketing Is Not a Sales Strategy

Many small businesses quietly replace their sales motion with a marketing motion and never notice the swap. Marketing prepares the decision. Sales makes the decision happen. Here is how to tell the two apart.

2026-07-13

How to Remove a Google Business Listing

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How to Remove a Google Business Listing

When a Google listing is outdated, duplicated, or represents a business that no longer operates, it sends the wrong signal. Here is how removal actually works, and what to expect along the way.

2026-06-16

Google Is Removing Reviews Faster Than Ever. Here's What Changed.

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Google Is Removing Reviews Faster Than Ever. Here's What Changed.

Since early 2026, real customer reviews have been disappearing from Google Business Profiles without warning. Here's what Google changed, why legitimate reviews are getting caught in the sweep, and how to collect reviews that last.

2026-06-02

Google's AI Mode Now Has Ads. Here's What That Means for Local Businesses.

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Google's AI Mode Now Has Ads. Here's What That Means for Local Businesses.

Google started showing ads inside AI Mode in late 2025, and five distinct ad formats are live right now. Here's what that means for local businesses and the visibility you actually own.

2026-05-19

You Cannot Contract Your Way Out of a Bad Review

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You Cannot Contract Your Way Out of a Bad Review

Some businesses try to silence negative reviews with fine print. That approach has been illegal since 2016. Here is what the law allows, what it forbids, and what to do instead to turn reviews into demand you can capture.

2026-05-05

AI Is Learning to Read Businesses the Way It Reads Data

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AI Is Learning to Read Businesses the Way It Reads Data

Google just published the Open Knowledge Format, a standard for writing business knowledge as structured files any AI can read. Here is why one clean, machine-readable source of truth now decides which businesses get recommended.

2026-04-28

How to Get Your Shopify Products on Google

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How to Get Your Shopify Products on Google

Google lets you list your Shopify products for free. Here is how to connect the Google & YouTube channel, opt in to free listings, and keep your product feed clean so customers find you in search.

2026-04-14

How to Back Up Your Email in Outlook When Connected via IMAP

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How to Back Up Your Email in Outlook When Connected via IMAP

Most business owners assume their email is safe because it lives on a server. It is not — at least not entirely. This guide walks through exporting a local PST backup from Outlook so you do not lose years of correspondence.

2026-03-31

How to Set Up Your Business on Nextdoor

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How to Set Up Your Business on Nextdoor

Create and verify your Nextdoor business page, define your service area, and add Talloo as a manager so you show up in neighbor recommendations where it matters.

2026-03-17

How to Set Up Your Business on Yelp

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How to Set Up Your Business on Yelp

Claim your Yelp listing, verify ownership, complete your profile, and add Talloo as a manager so your Yelp presence stays accurate and active.

2026-03-03

How to Set Up Your Business on Apple Maps

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How to Set Up Your Business on Apple Maps

A step-by-step guide to claiming or creating your Apple Business Connect listing, completing verification, and adding Talloo as a manager so your Apple Maps profile stays accurate.

2026-02-17

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