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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · 13d

Pro Tip: If you have Spanish speaking clients - some Spanish content on your website can really improve lead generation! Elizabeth and I talked about this in our live webinar this month!

Watch the entire webinar on demand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5476Sd7sLs

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · 18d

New Google Maps spamming tactic coming soon to a profile near you!

Leave a positive review for a business (in this case it was a lawn care business) with a photo promoting something you wanna sell.

🤦‍♀️

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · 19d

If you want to see the best of humanity, just start moderating communities on Reddit. 😐

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · 23d

If you're looking to piss me off 👿:

1. Call me bro
2. Try and sell me fake reviews after blasting my client with fake negative reviews.

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · 24d

Be sure to register for our October webinar - I sit down with Jeremy Vest from Creator Unlock and we talk about how even the smallest local business can find success on YouTube.

Join us on October 22nd at 12 Noon ET!

Register: https://localu.org/webinar-local-business-rank-google-youtube/

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · 25d

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty stoked about rank trackers not being able to give us garbage data in Search Console as much anymore. I had no doubt that all these impressions were not actual humans searching.

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · 29d

Yelp didn't allow Google to cite them in business knowledge panels. How long do we think it's gonna be before they tell Google not to include them in their AI Overviews?

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 11

I think this guy's SEO told him he needed photos with his reviews, but not sure this is what they had in mind 😂

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 11

Search results pages on Google showing up in the organic results?

Reported by Barry at SERoundtable.com.

What do you think? As intended or a bug?

(also - 👀 "near me" opti )

https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-indexing-ranking-google-maps-39885.html

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 10

Join us for the LocalU LIVE webinar today at 1PM as Elizabeth Rule and I share how Local Businesses can turn ChatGPT traffic into leads!

Register for a reminder - it's 100% free: https://localu.org/webinar-sept-live-2025/

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're so lucky to have Andy Crestodina here at LocalU Nashville today - but if you want more great content insights from him - his 12th Annual Blogger Survey: "What Content Works in 2025?" was published last week - be sure to check it out!

https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/blogging-statistics/

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 8

Excited to get started with a full day at LocalU in Nashville! If you're here, be sure to come say"'HI!" to me!

Not here? follow the hashtag #localu on X for all the tweets being shared out!

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 5

Another tip from Kyle Roof and I - how to get your business ranking in ChatGPT and other LLMS? Press Releases...

Yup, I'm 100% serious.

Also a bonus tip from Kyle - watch below 👇

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our September with Jason Hennessey is going to dive into the conversation we NEED to have about how to gain ROI from SEO

💪 Actionable SEO Strategies
🏆 Success Stories & Proven Methods
🏗️ Scaling Your SEO Efforts

Register: https://localu.org/webinar-mastering-seo-roi/

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 4

This afternoon at 3pm ET Greg Gifford and Dane Saville are going to be doing free GBP audits - definitely worth a watch:

https://searchlab.wistia.com/live/events/kgm81ibae2

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our friends at Whitespark just launched a podcast - be sure to tune in to the latest news & info from local search with Darren Shaw and Claire Carlile!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_crg-0YCZw

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join us for the LocalU LIVE webinar next week as Elizabeth Rule and I share how Local Businesses can turn ChatGPT traffic into leads!

Register for a reminder - it's 100% free: https://localu.org/webinar-sept-live-2025/

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 2

Did you know that Reddit and YouTube are two of the most-cited websites in Google's AI Overviews? One of the many reasons why I'm a tad obsessed with them lately.

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yes - you CAN have too many links on your homepage. Don't dilute it's power by linking to EVERYTHING from the homepage.

A busy homepage can also cause decision paralysis for your potential customers, as well!

I explain here 👇

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Aug 26

Review volume has become a ranking factor - Elizabeth and I explained what WE are seeing during our LIVE webinar on August 20th.

Rewatch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/QJU3-nCUbvQ

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Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Aug 26

Starting in 15 minutes - my interview with Kyle Roof! Bring all your questions about On-Page SEO and join us:

https://localu.org/webinar-master-on-page-seo/

On demand available - so register and watch when you have time!

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Aug 21

What are the guidelines around getting a mention in Wikipedia for Law Firms? Chris Dreyer shares his thoughts on the best scenario to create to get listed in Wikipedia....

Watch the entire webinar on demand 👉 https://localu.org/watch-june-webinar-2025/

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Aug 19

How can you tell if your competitors are buying fake reviews?

Chris Dreyer shared some of the things he looks for when trying to spot a bad actor in the review space during our June 2025 webinar

Missed the webinar? Watch it here: https://localu.org/watch-june-webinar-2025/

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Aug 14

Wow - Microsoft CoPilot referencing GBPs - via Nathan Gotch on X

https://x.com/nathangotch/status/1954908546975322267

Joy Hawkins @joyhawkins.bsky.social · Aug 14

Top domains referenced in LLM/AIO in June of 2025... Reddit is still top dog here by a wide margin...

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1620335/top-web-domains-cited-by-llms/

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