Surviving Local SEO in 2026: 3 Major Threats You Must Prepare For from Local SEO - The Expert’s Guide

Local SEO - The Expert’s Guide

Sterling Sky Inc.

Episodes

About

Reviews

Promote

Surviving Local SEO in 2026: 3 Major Threats You Must Prepare For

2 hour 1 minutes Posted Dec 17, 2025 at 7:02 pm.

am 1:00 pm ETRegister for updates: https://localu.org/etn/surviving-local-seo-in-2026/Chapters:0:00 Welcome to 2026 Local SEO Threats & Expert Introductions2:00 Understanding Declining Google Business Profile Calls4:30 The Impact of AI-Powered Local Packs on Visibility8:00 Google's Monetization Strategy & SERP Changes13:00 The Rise of Local Pack Ads and Local Services Ads (LSAs)16:00 Maximizing Value from Local Services Ads: Agency Perspective20:00 Diversifying Lead Generation Beyond Organic SEO23:00 Analyzing Traffic from AI Platforms like ChatGPT & Gemini29:00 Why Video Marketing is Essential for Local Businesses36:00 Debunking Local SEO Myths: Geotagging & AI-Generated Video40:00 Whitespark Local Ranking Grid: Advanced Tracking & LLM Visibility45:00 Effective Strategies for Google Review Generation50:00 Open Hours as a Local Ranking Factor & Service Area Business (SAB) Challenges58:00 Navigating Co-working Spaces & Subleasing for Business Addresses1:02:00 Optimizing Service Area Pages & Core Business Citations1:07:00 Combating Review Extortion & Understanding Google's Review Jail1:19:00 Top Local SEO Strategies for 2026 Success1:25:00 Identifying & Avoiding Wasted Local SEO Tactics1:32:00 Ranking Strategies for Gemini AI & Perplexity: What Matters Now1:36:00 Essential Call Tracking for Local SEO & The Role of TikTok Ads1:40:00 Developing Niche Video Content Ideas for Local Businesses1:42:00 Local Grid Tracking: "Near Me" vs. "Keyword + City" Queries1:44:00 Best Practices for Responding to Negative Google Reviews1:48:00 Final Key Takeaways to Future-Proof Your Local Business#LocalSEO#GoogleBusinessProfile#ReviewManagement

Welcome to 2026 Local SEO Threats & Expert Introductions

Understanding Declining Google Business Profile Calls

The Impact of AI-Powered Local Packs on Visibility

Google’s Monetization Strategy & SERP Changes

The Rise of Local Pack Ads and Local Services Ads (LSAs)

Maximizing Value from Local Services Ads: Agency Perspective

Diversifying Lead Generation Beyond Organic SEO

Analyzing Traffic from AI Platforms like ChatGPT & Gemini

Why Video Marketing is Essential for Local Businesses

Debunking Local SEO Myths: Geotagging & AI-Generated Video

Whitespark Local Ranking Grid: Advanced Tracking & LLM Visibility

Effective Strategies for Google Review Generation

Open Hours as a Local Ranking Factor & Service Area Business (SAB) Challenges

Navigating Co-working Spaces & Subleasing for Business Addresses

Optimizing Service Area Pages & Core Business Citations

Combating Review Extortion & Understanding Google’s Review Jail

Top Local SEO Strategies for 2026 Success

Identifying & Avoiding Wasted Local SEO Tactics

Ranking Strategies for Gemini AI & Perplexity: What Matters Now

Essential Call Tracking for Local SEO & The Role of TikTok Ads

Developing Niche Video Content Ideas for Local Businesses

Local Grid Tracking: ”Near Me” vs. ”Keyword + City” Queries

Best Practices for Responding to Negative Google Reviews

Final Key Takeaways to Future-Proof Your Local Business

0:00

2:01:26

Download MP3

Share at current time

Show notes

Local SEO is changing fast! For more 👉🏻 https://www.sterlingsky.ca/the-state-of-local-seo-in-2026/ Learn about the 3 major threats facing businesses in 2026: disappearing organic visibility, AI's impact on search, and aggressive review attacks. Experts Joy Hawkins @SterlingSkyInc Luc Durand @rankingacademy & Darren Shaw @WhitesparkCa reveal how to prepare, understand mobile search shifts, deal with fake reviews, and apply effective strategies to stay competitive. Don't fall behind – watch LIVE to secure your local rankings!Date : December 17, 2025Time :

← See all 18 episodes of Local SEO - The Expert’s Guide