--- title: "Local SEO blog" description: "Articles on local SEO and search ranking for Greater Montreal businesses: Google Business Profile, local pack ranking and common mistakes to avoid." canonical: "https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/category/seo/" lastmod: "2026-10-12T20:31:33+00:00" lang: "en-CA" format: "markdown" --- [Web version of this page](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/category/seo/) HTML version: [French Markdown version](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/fr/blogue/categorie/referencement.md) [English Markdown version](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/category/seo.md) # Local SEO blog Local SEO blog: these articles explain how a Greater Montreal business improves its Google ranking and its position in the local pack, without technical jargon. They cover how local search works, your Google Business Profile, the ranking factors that come up most often and the mistakes that slow a site down. They're written for owners and managers of clinics, salons, restaurants and service businesses who want to understand SEO before hiring an agency or starting a project. For a review of your own site, our SEO audit and our Google Business Profile optimization apply these same principles to your business. ## Latest articles - [Google Maps Ranking: Why Fewer Reviews Can Outrank You](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/competitor-fewer-reviews-outranks-google-maps.md): Google Maps ranks businesses on relevance, distance and prominence, not review count alone. Learn what to fix and how to audit a rival's profile. (2026-10-20) - [AI Coding Assistants for SEO: What’s Safe to Automate](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/ai-coding-assistants-seo-small-business.md): AI coding assistants for SEO: which tasks a small business can safely automate, which need a human, and the Québec privacy and language rules to follow. (2026-10-19) - [How to Read Your Google Business Profile Performance Report](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/google-business-profile-performance-report.md): Google Business Profile performance report: what views, calls, directions and search terms measure, why they don't prove revenue, and how to read them. (2026-10-13) - [Google Business Profile: How to Add and Remove Managers](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/add-remove-managers-google-business-profile.md): Google Business Profile: learn owner vs manager roles, how to add and remove managers, and run a quarterly access audit checklist for your listing. (2026-10-11) - [Google Business Profile: How to Move to a New Address](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/move-google-business-profile-new-address.md): Google Business Profile address change: edit your existing listing to keep reviews and photos, expect re-verification, and keep details consistent. (2026-10-10) - [Local SEO for Quebec SMEs: a practical guide for 2026](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/seo-local-pme-quebec.md): Local SEO for Quebec SMEs: how to check your local business details and help customers find your services. (2026-03-01) - [High-Performing Restaurant Listings on Google: What Three Montreal Restaurants Did the Same Way](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/best-performing-restaurant-listings.md): High-performing restaurant listings on Google: what La Toxica, Barranco and Piel Canela did the same way to reach the top spot, with the numbers from each published case study. (2025-03-06) - [Google Business Profile name change: what it means for your listing](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/google-business-profile-changes.md): Google Business Profile name change: Google renamed My Business last November. Here is where to edit your listing now and what stays the same for your business. (2022-02-11) - [Temporary Google Listing Closure: Updating Your Listing and Ads During COVID-19](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/temporary-closure-google-listing-covid19.md): Temporary Google listing closure: the update sequence I'm running this week to keep a Google My Business listing and Google Ads campaigns honest during COVID-19. (2020-03-20) - [Service-page and blog keyword targeting: which page should own which keyword?](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/keyword-cannibalization-blog-service.md): Service-page and blog keyword targeting: how to stop the two from fighting over the same keyword, using the assignment rule I follow before publishing. (2019-02-23) - [Google Business Profile Photos for Restaurants: What Helps a Restaurant Get Chosen](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/google-my-business-photos-restaurant.md): Google Business Profile photos for restaurants: the shortlist I give clients, and how to read the view statistics to know if it worked. (2018-11-14) - [Toxic Links: When to Disavow and When to Leave Them](https://socialinfluencebuilder.com/blog/toxic-links-disavow-or-leave.md): Toxic links only need a disavow after a manual action notice or a clear attack; here is how to decide, review domains and format the file. (2018-06-28)