21st Century Marketing Inc.

10/21/2026

https://www.seroundtable.com/google-hyphens-in-urls-doc-42346.html

Google has made a minor change to its URL structure best practices for Google Search help document. Specifically, the "Use hyphens to separate words" section. The overall meaning of the section really did not change but Google did update it, so I wanted to point out the update.

09/28/2026

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-september-2026-spam-update/590828/

Google has started rolling out its September 2026 spam update worldwide in all languages. The company says the rollout may take up to two weeks to finish.

09/23/2026

https://www.seroundtable.com/google-business-profiles-4-days-42139.html

Google updated its help document to clarify that you have four days to reject a user suggested edit to your Google Business Profile. If you do not reject the edit within four days, Google may apply that edit to your Google local listing.

09/14/2026

https://signal.zyppy.com/p/google-ranking-factors-expert-survey

We asked 131 SEOs, including some of the most respected in the industry, what factors are most important for ranking on Google in 2026.

09/03/2026

Another client to the top of Google

08/31/2026

https://searchengineland.com/google-business-profiles-local-seo-success-data-485727

Specific primary and additional categories, plus complete profiles, correlate with stronger local rankings. See what the data reveals.

08/24/2026

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-answers-if-some-sites-can-ignore-geo-and-just-focus-on-seo/586737/

Google explains whether some industries can get away with just focusing on traditional search without worrying about GEO.

08/19/2026

https://www.steadydemand.com/ai-citation-ledger/

07/20/2026

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-is-bringing-local-services-ads-into-google-ads/582816/

Google is moving Local Services Ads into Google Ads as Performance Max pay-per-lead campaigns, with bidding, reporting, and management changes beginning August 2026.

07/13/2026

https://www.yext.com/resources/consumer-search-behaviors-full-report

Ask, Verify, Act – How Consumers Navigate Local Search in the Age of AI. What 3,848 people worldwide told us about how they find, evaluate, and choose local businesses in 2026