When does the 2020 Local Ranking Factors Survey come out?
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Local marketing experts rank the most important factors that influence Google's local search algorithm. Looking for the updated 2020 Local Ranking Factors Survey. Doesn't it usually come out about this time ??
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Hey there!
The report is now live here: https://whitespark.ca/local-search-ranking-factors/
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