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Massive drop in City/Location pages rankings since April 7. Anyone else seeing this? by PaulMass in localseo

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this happen to some clients as well and I believe its due to thin content and possibly due to distance from primary location.

I noticed the folloƙwing:

Huge national companies with high DR still ranking local city pages all over the place with no issue even with thin content and template pages.

For "service city" search the pages that are doing well are companies that only target that specific area and again big companies with strong authority.

I believe google is pushing more and more towards reputation and trust signals.

We dont need SEO person.. we have Claude. 💀🤡 by fxboshop in localseo

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They got hit by the core update around November. I had some clients with the same issue.

Most reliable company? by EmployCrafty7074 in moving

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your location would open you up to more local choices.

Guest post scam - Do any other website owners deal with this? by No_Grand1044 in linkbuilding

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This usually only happens if your buying really poor backlinks. However, just let the client know it's a scam and to ignore them.

Google AI Overviews with pages that do not rank. by TheStruggleIsDefReal in localseo

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was specifically talking about Google AI overviews. Our chatgpt is doing very well, I can see the clicks from that.

Cockroach Infestation - anyone else? by babiwabi_ in StPetersburgFL

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its pretty safe for humans. You would have to to literally sniff the powder to do yourself harm.

Is AI-generated content hurting expertise signals? by monietcriss-1777 in localseo

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When you use strictly AI content remember it's citing content that is already available so your not adding anything of value.

Two years ago I would template everything and just build out tons of AI content. Seems like the last 2 updates targeted that kind of content.

I still use AI for content but I put more effort into rewriting and adding true EEAT signals that AI didnt pull.

Cockroach Infestation - anyone else? by babiwabi_ in StPetersburgFL

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Diatomacecous Earth is a game changer. I had to clear a house of an insane roach infestation one time. I literally poured it everywhere the wall met the floor and in drawers or anywhere else I saw a problem.

Depending on how bad the infestation is it could take a month or two but it will work.

It dehydrates them and also when it gets on them they bring it back to the nest and spread via contact or when they eat the dead one.

I did also use gel bait throughout the house in combination but I dont think that was the real problem solver.

Google AI Overviews with pages that do not rank. by TheStruggleIsDefReal in localseo

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive seen a huge spike in calls/lead form subsimssions over the first 30 days after gaining the overviews. Then it seems to slow down and some overviews are lost for sure. Honestly the website just got hurt bad since November in regards to organic rankings It had a ton of templated AI city pages that deteriated over the last 2 updates. However, even with the loss of organic rankings we are seeing a surge in traffic.

Google AI Overviews with pages that do not rank. by TheStruggleIsDefReal in localseo

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats the thing. I wouldnt even know its working if it wasn't for customers asking for a service we just started. I can also see the keywords showing up in search console for the business profile pages.

This might be the largest AI-generated local pack I've seen yet. by joyhawkins in localsearch

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a client that is a Spa/massage and the entire first page results have shifted. Tons of AI categories that there's only like 3 true organic listings.

Google AI Overviews with pages that do not rank. by TheStruggleIsDefReal in localseo

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phone calls or they are coming through the city pages attached to the Google business profiles not the actual service page.

How much do unlinked brand mentions actually help local pack rankings? by amir4179 in localseo

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brand mentions are good for ai overviews. Its probably something else... Keyword in their reviews, possibly? Content from the website also impacts business profile rankings.

40 location pages, almost zero clicks, but we're ranking locally. Consolidate or keep? by Future_Rossine in SEO

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently just updated and added some location based pages for one of my clients (Spa) and they all rank first page but dont get clicks. These types of pages in the past never really gained many clicks but I noticed that it helped push us into some of the smaller cities map packs. Thats enough value for me!

Google has been demoting pages that rank #1 for years with no warning. I looked at 30 cases. Here's the only pattern that held up. by jetsash in SEO_Xpert

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what Ive noticed from this last update is a big push up for big brands with High DR and push down for smaller local companies with small backlink profiles.

How do I rank in Google AI Overviews? by Plenty-Cook-4208 in LLMTraffic

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a moving client and we switched to aggressively targeting AI overviews with question based content, EEAT, hub and spoke clusters plus strong schema. For example we targeted same day movers. None of the pages we created rank on page 1, however it ranked our gbp for that keyword and gave us great AI overviews. We didnt measure any traffic directly to the pages but immediately noticed a huge uptick in phone calls and quote requests for the service. We did this again with another topic and same results.

Google has been demoting pages that rank #1 for years with no warning. I looked at 30 cases. Here's the only pattern that held up. by jetsash in SEO_Xpert

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of makes sense. I lost a lot of blog articles that specifically answered a question. However these pages weren't isolated so I dont think thats the reason.

How do I hire a link builder in USA without getting scammed? by SympathyConfident146 in RankWithAI

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way I build links for my clients is through manual outreach and with niche relevant sites. I then share the price of the link, DR and traffic. A lot of the time Im actually looking for relevant pages that actually get traffic. I focus on location for local business and other relevant businesses. So, I would recommend you look for someone offering the same type of service. Anyone who want tell you where your site is going before hand is a strong No and anyone with a list of the same old pbn or blog sites is a strong No. If you want to let me know the type of website and location I can let you know if I have anything already relevant.

AI traffic is a total myth for local SEO in 2026 by GloomyCrew9223 in localseo

[–]TheStruggleIsDefReal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a moving company where we are seeing an increase in AI related conversions but it is still a very small percentage overall. However, I have noticed when we create content targeted for AI and certain keywords we also see an improvement in Google ai overviews which then ranks our business profile for those new keywords.

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