How to Rank in Google’s Image Pack SERP Feature
Google is light years beyond the days of the “10 blue links.” Search engine results pages are richer than ever before in an effort to enhance the user experience. Source link
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Impact of the Local Pack SERP Feature
For businesses and entrepreneurs, the local listings feature (or Local 3-pack as it was once referred to) is a huge benefit for reaching new markets. Source link
Google Local Pack Map With Open In Maps Button
Google is now testing an “open in maps” button in the local pack maps embed interface. That button takes you into the core Google Maps product for that Google search query. I cannot replicate this but Khushal Bherwani posted a screenshot on X: He posted examples of it with and without the “Open in Maps” … Read more
Google Search Testing New Image Pack Design
Google is testing a new image pack design that shows four images instead of three images with a more images button. This may not be a new change, it might be query dependent but it seems newish to me. I mean, the image box in Google Search can change and show more or less images … Read more
Bing Local Pack Tests Review Source Icons (Yelp/Facebook)
Microsoft is testing adding the source of the reviews in the Bing Search local pack, instead of showing review stars. So if the Bing Search local pack is showing reviews from Yelp, it would show the Yelp logo, and if it is showing them from Facebook, it would show the Facebook logo. It is a … Read more
Google Local Pack Design & User Experience Update
Google has updated the local pack, the local results box, in the Google Search results. Now when you click on the results in the local pack, the map slides to the left, behind the local pack listings. Then the detail local listing slides to the right. There is a lot of movement here, so here … Read more
Google Testing Local Five Pack (Up From 3 Pack)
Google is once again testing showing five local results, a five-pack, instead of the typical 3 local results, a three-pack, in the search results local results section. Google tested this in 2021 and also had this for the SGE labs results and now it is being tested again. Joy Hawkins spotted this and posted some … Read more
Using Local Pack Grid Rankings for Competitive Local SEO Analysis | Local SEO Guide
Local grid rankings reports have been a great local SEO tool for a while. They can give you a sense of how a business ranks across various areas of a city, county, etc. Here’s an example of BrightLocal’s grid rank report:We found these reports so useful, we built our own uglier version in Looker Studio … Read more
Google Search Cruises Pack
Google seems to be testing showing a special cruise search results pack. The pack shows you a **** selector, cruise line, sail from location and sail to location. This was posted by Lily Ray on X who said, “Google has a new SERP feature for cruises, with a filter for cruising to the specific place … Read more
Google Local Pack: The Ultimate Guide for Better Local Rankings
What Is the Google Local Pack? The Google local pack is a featured result in Google search that appears when a user makes a location-based search. Typically, Google’s local pack shows a map of business locations and three prominent business listings. Along with essential details for each business like the name, address, phone number, and … Read more
