I, Greg Kristan from TM Blast, offer Bing Ads Management to my clients, and I use the search terms report data directly into my Local SEO, National SEO, and my AI SEO Strategy for them. The search terms report shows me the actual search queries people are using, which is more valuable than relying solely … Read more
In the past, my Local SEO Service for my clients generally drove more website clicks, directions requests, bookings, and phone calls due to better heatmap rankings. However, Google began removing the actual call button from organic map pack listings in January 2026 (and a bit earlier), and it would only show the call feature on … Read more
My last blog post on TM Blast was on September 12, 2024, wow! Blogging is not a strategy when it comes to TM Blast, but so much has been happening with search that I wanted to write about it. For the past year, I’ve been preaching the same strategy for Local SEO clients. Flipping the … Read more
Apple Maps has become a component of my New York City Local SEO strategy for clients in 2024. Although its reach isn’t as broad as Google Maps, certain aspects of the platform can enhance visibility, potentially resulting in increased website clicks and phone calls from Apple Maps users. Here are some fundamental Apple Maps SEO … Read more
If you are a wedding photographer looking for actionable tips to grow your SEO traffic to your website, this blog post is for you. I will outline some things you can do to help improve your rankings, which means more traffic and potentially more clients looking for your wedding photography services. 1. Google Map … Read more
If you are a dental practice looking to rank in Google and Bing for your services in a radius around your location, then this blog post is for you. Dental Local SEO is a way of ranking your services in the map pack listings in Google and Bing and getting a traditional organic rank listing. … Read more
Bing Places for Business allows you to showcase your services area, which is essential if you have a business that services and visits specific locations. For example, if you are a plumber who services the cities in and around your location, you should have this feature on your profile. It is the same if you … Read more
Local Falcon is a new tool that I’ve been using for a few months now. Like any tool, I use it on my website, TM Blast, before bringing it to my clients. I do that because I need to understand what works and doesn’t before implementing it on my client’s behalf. As a New York … Read more
For my New York Local SEO Service, the metric I care most about improving is the SoLV number. SoLV is a metric from Local Falcon that is a percentage of how often your business appears in your search’s top 3 listings in the map pack box. Google only shows three organic listings on page 1 … Read more
I’ve been using Apple Maps for about a month via my local SEO strategy for TM Blast and clients. For TM Blast, there is less benefit to it since most of my work comes from online Zoom calls. However, I work with a client out in New York City who has two locations and having … Read more