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The Ultimate Local SEO Guide
Local SEO is no longer just an option for small businesses; it’s essential. With mobile usage on the rise, voice…
Read moreHow A Good SEO Strategy Can Help Your Business Thrive In A Downturn
In today’s unpredictable economic climate, every business owner feels the pressure. A downturn can shrink budgets, stall growth, and make…
Read more7 Ways To Generate Online Business Reviews
Ever find yourself checking out reviews before buying something or booking a service? Of course you do—we all do. These…
Read moreRetargeting vs. PPC: Which Strategy Yields Better ROI in 2025?
Your business is getting considerable traction in the market. Visitors are coming in, but there is a problem. It’s always…
Read moreKey Metrics And Performance Indicators To Measure Local SEO Success
Feeling like your local SEO efforts are a bit of a guessing game? Many small business owners put in the…
Read moreGoogle Business Profile Categories: How To Choose The Right One
You’ve worked hard to set up your Google Business Profile, but your potential customers are still having trouble finding you…
Read moreHow To Write The Perfect Business Description For Your Google Profile
Recently, we helped you set up your Google Business Profile, making it easier for customers to find you online. But…
Read moreThe Ultimate Guide To Setting Up A Google Business Profile
Setting up a Google Business Profile is one of the smartest moves you can make for your business. Imagine your…
Read moreHow Website Age Can Affect SEO: Strategies for Long-Term Success
So, you’ve launched a brand-new website and are eagerly waiting for Google to do its magic and bless you with…
Read moreLocal Business Reviews: Why They’re Important & How To Get Them
Still, waiting for customers to leave reviews? You might be missing out on one of the most powerful tools in…
Read moreChoosing The Right Local SEO Provider In 2025: How To Research Reputation And Track Record
Finding the right local SEO provider in 2025 can be a turning point for your business if you want to…
Read moreAchieve Your 2025 Business Goals With Local SEO: How Our Agency Drives Success
Fresh into this year, you must be looking for effective strategies to achieve your business goals in 2025. We get…
Read moreBrochure Website: What Is It And Why Is It Good for Businesses?
Are you struggling to get your business noticed online but not ready to invest in a complicated, high-maintenance website? You’re…
Read moreHow A Digital Marketing Agency Can Magnify Your Small Business
You’ve put your heart into your business. The services are ready. The website’s live. Your product or offer is valuable.…
Read moreMastering Local SEO Basics: Essential Strategies Every Business Owner Should Know
Mastering local SEO is crucial for businesses that want to succeed in today’s digital world. Local SEO tactics are not…
Read moreMyth: SEO And Website Design Is Completely Separate
Digital marketing is a vast field; thus, it is never short of myths. Amongst all misconceptions, there’s one that circles…
Read moreThe Art Of Writing: Tips For Crafting Clear And Effective SEO Content
Writing content is an art that is perfected with practice, patience, and following a set of key strategies. These include…
Read moreLocal SEO Tips For Multiple-Location Businesses
You’ve got multiple locations, a quality service, and a solid reputation — but somehow, only a few of your branches…
Read moreWhat Is Google Business Profile And Why Is It Important?
In today’s digital age, every company looking to succeed in a competitive market must have a solid online presence. One…
Read moreHow To Do CRO Without Damaging SEO
Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) are crucial for any business’s success today. While CRO focuses on…
Read moreContent Localisation Guide: Why It’s Important And How To Do It
In this day and time, staying ahead of trends is a crucial part of effective marketing strategies. One such way…
Read moreThe Ultimate Local SEO Guide
In this day and time, local businesses across the UK are increasingly reliant on effective strategies to enhance their online…
Read moreMastering Link Building Strategies For 2024: Competitor’s Backlink Replication
Link building serves as the backbone of SEO, facilitating the enhancement of website credibility, domain authority, and, ultimately, organic traffic.…
Read moreSocial Space: Mastering Social Media Strategies For Businesses
In the digital age, having a robust social media strategy is non-negotiable for local businesses in London. This helps them…
Read more13 YouTube SEO Strategies and Techniques for Higher Visibility
In the ever-evolving world of online marketing for businesses, leveraging YouTube content has become indispensable. People spend time on video…
Read moreA Need-To-Know Guide To The Impact Of AI On Content Marketing
In the world of search, there is a big change afoot. But the changes needed in terms of content marketing…
Read moreWebsite SEO strategies for 2024: A comprehensive guide
SEO in 2024 is a powerhouse strategy for most business owners, but navigating the digital course with its incessant updates…
Read moreWebsite loading speed optimisation: Tips, Strategies and Trends!
In the digital realm, where every second counts, the speed at which your website loads can make or break the…
Read moreHow do I know if I need a new website?
A finely tuned website will not only get you noticed online, bring in more visitors, and make your site a…
Read moreChristmas and NYE 2023: Restaurants open in Bromley
Please note that we are not affiliated with any of the restaurants mentioned here. For any queries, please get in…
Read moreWhat are Featured Snippets and why are they good for SEO?
Featured Snippets are concise summaries or excerpts from web pages that appear at the top of the search engine results…
Read moreLink and content velocity – what are they and why do they matter?
The biggest content marketing mistake that people make is to produce content with the primary aim of selling products or…
Read moreWhat are location pages for local SEO?
Local businesses are constantly competing to reach the top of search engine results, so that they can be noticed by…
Read moreWhat is it like to work in digital marketing?
The goal of marketing online is to connect a brand with potential customers by using the internet and other forms…
Read moreGraphics in social media: How they transform your feed
Social media has fast become something the world can’t live without, and this now extends to businesses. The success of…
Read moreThe Impact of copywriting – how quality content can help you reach potential customers
The importance of having great content on a website is often underestimated. It’s easy to think that as long as…
Read moreBusiness networking groups in Bromley
Never has supporting our peers in the local business world been more important than now. Rising operating costs, a looming…
Read moreLocal SEO – Making your Business a serious local competitor
Have you heard of local SEO? Do you understand its benefits and how it could enhance your business? Working in…
Read moreHow a good SEO strategy can help your business thrive in a downturn
We are well versed in the importance of tweaking rather than slashing digital marketing efforts during a downturn. We have…
Read moreBusiness networking | Tips on forging a long-lasting and supportive cohort of contacts
Never has there been a better time to support peers in the SME arena. We have seen many of our…
Read moreCommon scams at Christmas and how to avoid them
With purse strings tightening across the UK, the last thing we all need is to fall into the hands of…
Read moreWill changing my domain name (URL) affect my website’s SEO?
The simple answer here is yes, changing a domain name can impact a website’s SEO if you do not take…
Read moreWhy reducing digital marketing in a recession is a risky strategy
Financially, there are challenging times ahead for everyone. The mix of high interest rates, rising living costs, and a looming…
Read moreIs there a quick way to download images from WhatsApp onto a PC?
The social team at Make Me Local rely on images to create engaging content for clients. Clients can send images…
Read moreExcellent customer service lies in listening to understand rather than to respond
When was the last time you genuinely listened to someone without any other purpose other than to hear their story…
Read moreHow to create posts on my Google listing [Guide]
In 2017 Google launched the posts feature for Google Business profile (formally known as Google My Business). The post feature…
Read moreThe ultimate guide to local SEO for dentists
In a competitive marketplace, you need to stand out from the crowd. A strong local online presence is vital to…
Read moreHow do plants make the air in your office clean?
It is no secret how much MML’s Project Support Administrator, Ellie, loves a plant or two. In fact, lately, the…
Read moreGood riddance to fake reviews
It is no secret how valuable it is for a business to receive realistic, honest customer feedback via online reviews,…
Read moreWhat’s the big deal about page titles and meta descriptions?
Nailing a well optimised, attractive page title (aka title tag/meta tag/meta title – it’s all the same thing) and meta…
Read moreWhat is a call to action and how to write a killer one for your website
We’ve said it many times before, but a clear and enticing call to action on your website really does make…
Read moreHow to get Google reviews
9th March 2022 Now more than ever, is the time to ensure that the internet tells your story accurately. One…
Read moreSocial media cyber security threats to be aware of
With the majority of us using social media far more than we should be, it is important to keep up…
Read moreThe NEW Google Business Profile and why you should use it in your local SEO strategy
That’s right, Google’s had a changeup. Towards the end of 2021, Google rebranded its local listing platform Google My Business…
Read more2022 digital marketing tips from the MML team
If you are struggling to find focus while planning your marketing strategy for 2022, the MML team share their insight…
Read moreHow tweaking your website SEO can help you reach a wider audience
Recently, Toyota made a smart SEO move and officially renamed its GR 86 to GR86 in order for it to…
Read moreA guide to recycling in Bromley – are you doing it properly?
While our growing team has been a welcome addition for Make Me Local, our growing waste bin has not! We…
Read moreOur website planning process and why we prioritise planning over design
For many businesses we work with, their website represents their business online. It is the first impression a customer has…
Read moreHow Google works – an insider’s guide to search engines
A lot of companies make Google seem way more complicated than it is. Google is just a place where you…
Read moreWhat is a high bounce rate?
Bounce rate refers to the percentage of visitors to a particular website that leave without taking any action, such as…
Read moreUnderstanding Google’s search results
Understanding Google’s algorithm and how it crawls, indexes and ranks trillions of web pages within the few seconds it takes…
Read moreWhat is inbound marketing and what role does your website play?
Simply put, inbound marketing, also commonly referred to as “pull” marketing, is the term used to describe the process of…
Read moreThe value of a face-to-face meeting
After 16 months working from home and carrying out all meetings via Zoom and MS teams (as a result of…
Read moreDigital PR – get your business talked about online without breaking the bank
Why is online PR important? Every company has a public image which reflects what people think about them and why…
Read morePAGE LOAD SPEED – WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
“I feel the need, the need for speed.” Top Gun, 1986 Remember that famous quote from the 80s movie Top…
Read moreFive ways to share large files online
Remember when we had to copy a file to a disc and hand (or mail) it to the recipient if…
Read moreHow can my business benefit from QR Codes?
Invented in the mid-nineties as a more functional alternative to barcodes, quick response (QR) codes were originally a bit of…
Read moreOur Christmas gift to a Bromley based start-up business
We think it is safe to say that 2020 has not been a year that any of us will look…
Read moreGoogle Local Services Ads | The Lowdown
If you are a SME offering a service and you are looking to connect with people in your local area…
Read moreHow can hashtags on Instagram help your business?
Hashtags. You see them everywhere, but what do they mean and how do they help your business? Well, in a…
Read moreElf on the Shelf shenanigans
Those of you with young children in your life will almost certainly know that as we begin the countdown to…
Read moreHow the Google algorithm works
If you are anything like the Make Me Local team, you would be lost without having Google readily at your…
Read moreHow to delete your browser history
Think about all the things you use your browser for on a daily basis – social media, online banking, and…
Read moreGetting back on track: Easy ways to promote your local business
If you have seen a drop in sales over the last few months, you will undoubtedly be working super hard…
Read moreHow to market your blog effectively without spending a penny
We recently explored how investing time in your business blog is well worth the effort, and shared our tips on…
Read moreMaintaining staff morale during periods of change
Humans are creatures of habit, and for some, change can be a very unsettling experience, particularly in a work environment…
Read moreHow do I write a business case study that generates leads?
Real-hand knowledge, working examples and customer endorsements are powerful tools when showcasing your company and encouraging new customers to head…
Read moreFive tips for creating video for social media
All business owners will know how important it is to engage with customers (old and new) on a regular basis…
Read moreTips on taking photos for social media
If you have some extra time to hand, you may want to use it to update your photo library with…
Read moreHow to create Facebook graphics using Canva
Ever wondered how you make those snazzy design graphics that people often use on Facebook to create social images for…
Read moreHow to create a business blog that attracts customers to your website
Savvy businesses know that having their own business blog can help get traffic to their website. It also helps reassure…
Read moreHOW TO SCHEDULE AND HOST A VIRTUAL MEETING USING ZOOM
If you follow us on Facebook, you will be aware that recently we have come to rely on the magic…
Read moreMarketing tips for small businesses during tough times
As the current global health situation lands at our doors, many of us will be spending a lengthy period at…
Read moreCELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY AT WORK
March is the month we celebrate International Women’s Day (the 8th March to be exact). A globally recognised day with…
Read moreSIX EASY WAYS TO REDUCE PLASTIC AT HOME WITH THESE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SWAPS
As we prepare to head into spring, you may be considering a serious declutter, undertaking a new project or maybe…
Read moreWHAT ARE BACKLINKS AND WHAT MAKES A GOOD ONE?
SEO trends emerge and change all the time, typically in line with what factors Google considers when ranking websites on…
Read moreHow the digital revolution has changed our Christmas traditions
At this time of year it is commonplace for us to reflect on times gone by. Here at the Make…
Read moreRestaurants open on Christmas day in Bromley
Please note that we are not affiliated with any of the restaurants mentioned here. For any queries, please get in…
Read moreHow to Turn a Negative Online Review into a Positive
We are all entitled to our own opinions, but when they don’t go in our favour and complain about what…
Read moreFIREWORKS DISPLAYS IN BROMLEY – 2019
Some know it as Bonfire Night, some call it Fireworks Night but either way the 5th of November is nearly…
Read moreHOW TO CHANGE YOUR FACEBOOK BUSINESS PAGE URL
So, you have a Facebook business page all set up and you are ready to get social but, you have…
Read moreBECKENHAM HALF MARATHON – BEST SPECTATOR SPOTS
Now in its fifth year, the Beckenham Half Marathon has become a beacon event within our local community. Not only…
Read moreCapture the moment
Summertime often kick starts our nostalgia meter here at the Make Me Local office. It is a great opportunity to…
Read moreTENNIS IN BROMLEY – WHERE TO PLAY TENNIS IN THE BOROUGH
Fancy yourself as a bit of a Federer? Think you can serve like Sampras? We’ve got some good news for…
Read moreHow does seo work? – keywords, synonyms, and semantics explained
If you want to produce quality content for your website you’ll need to understand how a search engine works. Of…
Read moreBaby groups in Bromley
If your office is anything like ours, talk will definitely have turned to Meghan Markle and the imminent arrival of…
Read moreBromley’s most famous residents
Bromley has seen its fair share of famous residents over the years. And we mean properly famous – even more…
Read moreNew Year, New You? New Year’s resolution inspiration in Bromley
Christmas isn’t even here yet, and we have already eaten our own combined bodyweight in chocolate and mince pies in…
Read moreMake Me Local – a multi-award-winning agency
The Make Me Local team are delighted to announce that we have been named Best SME at the Bromley Business…
Read moreThe power of online reviews
Online reviews are so important for your business. They are something that are probably on your radar, but are you…
Read moreFireworks displays in Bromley – 2018
Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Bonfire night is nearly here, meaning winter has well and truly begun. And nothing…
Read moreMake Me Local shortlisted as finalists for three Bromley Business Awards
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists for three categories of the Bromley Business Awards…
Read moreOpen House London comes to Bromley
For one weekend only in September, some of London’s most beautiful, historic and intriguing buildings open up their doors and…
Read moreThe different types of local searches for regions in the UK
What is the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Cornwall? Endless beaches and beautiful blue seas?…
Read moreWhy we chose Insightly as our CRM system
Any small business owner knows how much information they need to be able to juggle just to break even, let…
Read moreMobile use no longer an alien concept
As a self-confessed geek I was really excited about the recent reboot of The X-Files. What do you mean you…
Read moreThings to do in Bromley this summer
Bromley’s always been a great place during the summer. Our greatest musical resident, David Bowie, wrote Memory of a Free…
Read moreWalking up the Wembley Way, to see the Bromley Aces
A Bromley fan’s guide to getting to Wembley Stadium On Sunday 20th May, over 16,000 of our friends, neighbours and…
Read moreFinger lickin’ good publicity: how KFC turned their ‘chicken crisis’ into a masterclass in PR
What comes first, the chicken or the egg? For KFC, the unfortunate answer was neither… their chicken supply was as…
Read moreDesigning a website: what you need to consider
More and more businesses are starting up and as they do so they know that the best way to engage…
Read moreGDPR – don’t get caught with your pants down!
Everyone’s talking about GDPR, but what does it actually mean? Let’s start with the need-to-knows: What is GDPR? GDPR stands…
Read moreIs video the way to get customers’ attention?
Video seems to be everywhere. From the cute animal clips to people using video to communicate with their friends and…
Read moreMake Me Local – Best New Business at the Bromley Business Awards 2017
The Make Me Local team are delighted to announce that we are the winners of the Best New Business category…
Read moreTips and tools for start-up success
Start-up owners have a lot to think about when setting up their business. From the original idea, to setting up…
Read moreThe importance of getting your landing page right
We hear it more and more…our attention spans are decreasing and decreasing fast. Some figures put it at eight seconds…
Read moreHow does user experience (UX) link to SEO?
For most of us, terms such as user experience (UX) and search engine optimisation (SEO) don’t mean much; we often…
Read moreHow to improve user experience through good web design practices
User experience is all about optimising a customer’s journey. From the moment a visitor clicks onto your website, they should…
Read moreWhy a content-first approach to web design will save you time and money
The first rule of web design is know your content. Or at least your content structure. Designing a website without…
Read moreHow to retarget potential customers
According to the reports by AdRoll, around 80 percent of marketers ran retargeting ads in the year 2016. The stats…
Read moreHow often should I redesign my website?
In today’s climate, your business doesn’t just need a website; it needs an engaging, captivating well-designed site that meets and…
Read moreHow is voice search going to change the way your website ranks?
Would have thought that technology would encourage us to talk more? While we believe our devices mean we no longer…
Read moreWhy you should consider local search in your web design
Web design is a complex and extensive project. Any web design project is made up of several elements; the wireframe…
Read moreThe importance of great content
13 ways to help customers find you online The saying ‘content is king’ still holds true when it comes to…
Read moreFive essential elements of website design
With over half of the world’s population online, you have the chance to reach a huge range of customers across…
Read moreTen top content ideas for your social media page
Are you running low on inspiration for what you can post to your social media profiles? Why not try a…
Read moreWhy it’s important for your business to be on social media
Social media marketing(SMM) is evolving rapidly, with changes that occur on a daily basis spanning hundreds of different platforms. It’s…
Read moreHow to use social media as a customer service platform
The customer experience had been rocked and revolutionised by social media. 32% of consumers now expect a reply when they…
Read moreHow to use social media to form customer relationships
This is 2017 – no longer are customer relationships formed by one-to-one, in-person communications and personal letters. Yet despite the…
Read moreThe importance of a good web design
Your website looks beautiful – carefully chosen images, a colour palette that reflects your brand colours, and a nicely styled…
Read moreWhy homepage videos boost visitor numbers and increase sales
They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, so what’s a video worth? Videos can be worth a…
Read more21 copy writing power words and phrases that get results
Copywriting is the art of selling or marketing a product or service using text, either in print, or online. Trying…
Read moreMeasuring the impact of social media
Only by measuring the engagement with your social media content will you understand visitor behaviour and get a better appreciation…
Read moreShould I hire a SEO company to help me with my Inbound Marketing?
The internet has not only revolutionised how we buy things, it has also changed the way products and services are…
Read moreResponsive web design explained
The first website to use responsive web design (RWD) was launched in 2001 and American web designer and author Ethan…
Read moreThe secret to successful business blogging
Now more than ever before businesses need to master the art of business blogging! So why are so many businesses…
Read moreReach your audience
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