Local SEO Resources
All of the finest resources, carefully curated by me, just for you π
Updated in MARCH 2022 πΊπ¦ Local SEO changes fast.Β You know this already.Β I’ll keep this as up to date as possible, curating the finest resources, sorting the wheat from the chaff, and offering up to you all of my fave Local SEO treasures π

- πFree resources
- π Podcasts, webinars & videos
- π€ Paid resources
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Name | ||
Brightlocal | https://www.brightlocal.com/ | Rosie, Jamie and guests |
Leadferno | https://leadferno.com/blog | Aaron Weiche |
Local Search Forum | https://www.localsearchforum.com/ | |
Search Engine Journal | https://www.searchenginejournal.com/local-seo/ | |
Local U | https://localu.org/ | Mike Blumenthal, Mary Bowling, Joy Hawkins et al |
Local Visibility System | http://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/ | Phil Rozek |
Local Marketing Institute | https://localmarketinginstitute.com/ | |
Mike Blumenthal | http://blumenthals.com/blog/ | Mike Blumenthal |
Moz Local | https://moz.com/blog/category/local-seo | Miriam Ellis |
Nifty Marketing | https://niftymarketing.com/ | Mike Ramsey |
Near Media | https://www.nearmedia.co/ | Greg Sterling, Mike B & David Mihm |
Online Ownership | https://onlineownership.com/blog/ | Tim Capper |
Pigzilla | https://www.pigzilla.co/blog/ | Dani Owens |
Very Good Local SEO | https://verygoodlocalseo.com/ | Blake Denman |
Kickpoint | https://kickpoint.ca/blog/ | |
Steady Demand | https://www.steadydemand.com/ | Ben Fisher |
Sterling Sky | https://www.sterlingsky.ca/ | Joy Hawkins, Colan Nielsen & More |
StreetFight | https://streetfightmag.com/ | Damian Rollinson and co |
SearchLab | https://searchlabdigital.com/blog/ | Greg Gifford |
Uberall | https://uberall.com/en-gb/resources/blog | Krystal Taing & Greg Sterling |
Tidings | https://tidings.com/ | David Mihm |
Whitespark | https://whitespark.ca/ | Darren Shaw & Jessie Lowe & more |
Name | URL |
Local U last week in search β podcast and video | https://localu.org/subscribe-to-our-podcasts/ |
Local U deep dive β podcast and video | https://localu.org/tag/deep-dive-into-local/ |
Agency Ahead podcast | https://bytraject.com/podcast/ |
Adventures in Local Marketing podcast | https://www.brightlocal.com/insights/podcast/ |
Sincro Webinars | https://content.sincrodigital.com/webinars |
Name | URL |
Bring Home the Bacon | https://www.pigzilla.co/local-seo-training/ |
LocalU virtual videos | https://localu.org/buy-localu-event-videos/ |
Whitespark Search Summit videos | https://summit.whitespark.ca/ |
Mozcon videos | https://moz.com/mozcon/videos |
Search Love videos | https://www.distilled.net/resources/videos/ |
Who | URL |
Darren Shaw | https://www.slideshare.net/darrenshaw1/presentations |
Joy Hawkins | https://www.slideshare.net/JoyHawkins/presentations |
Greg Gifford | https://www.slideshare.net/GregGifford/presentations |
Cindy Crum | https://www.slideshare.net/MobileMoxie/presentations |
Distilled | https://www.slideshare.net/DistilledSEO/presentations |
Carrie Hill | https://www.slideshare.net/CarrieHill/presentations |
Dana DiTomaso | https://www.slideshare.net/ditomaso/presentations |
Izzi Smith | https://www.slideshare.net/IsobelSmith10/presentations |
Claire Carlile | https://www.slideshare.net/clairecarlile/presentations |
Who | URL |
Sterling Sky | https://www.sterlingsky.ca/newsletter/ |
Moz 10 | https://moz.com/moztop10 |
Marie Haynes | https://www.mariehaynes.com/seo-newsletter/ |
Tidings Agency Insider | https://tidings.com/insider.html |
Brightlocal | http://bit.ly/BrightLocalNews |
Near Media | https://www.nearmedia.co/subscribe/ |
Whitespark | https://whitespark.ca/local-insider/ |
TL;DR | https://tldrmarketing.com/ |
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