Earlier this month we covered a report from Sterling Sky that said the Google Local search ranking algorithm now uses if a location is open as part of its local ranking system. Google's Search ...

If your business isn't open 24/7, Google does not recommend you change your business listing to be open 24 hours per day. Google recently updated its local search ranking algorithm to strengthen ...

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Google Search Liaison confirms 'openness' has recently become a 'stronger' ranking signal for local search. Listing false 24/7 hours may backfire as Google adjusts ranking signals.

Besides, local search algorithms have a common phenomenon that they are easy to trap into a local optimum. The team also proposes a new scheme to help the algorithm find a feasible solution faster ...