Do Local Lead Gen Sites Need To Be GDPR-Compliant?

By April

In episode 186 of our weekly Hump Day Hangouts, one participant asked whether one should ensure that local lead gen sites comply with GDPR.

The exact question was:

Hello fellow Hump Dayers… Hope everyone is Super Excellent!

Quick Question… With all of this GDPR craziness, do we need to be applying this to our local lead-gen sites?
We operate in home repair niche in Florida and our customers come from couple of other states (people with vacation homes).. Thought?

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What Are Your Recommendations For The Maximum Amount Of Content For Local Lead Gen Pages?

By April

In episode 174 of our weekly Hump Day Hangouts, one viewer asked for recommendations for the maximum amount of content for local lead gen pages.

The exact question was:

3) I've heard it stated that Google does not like local business niche pages with loads of content, as opposed to what they do like for non-local pages, and that anything over 500 words might be too much. What are your recommendations for the maximum amount of content for local lead gen pages?

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Should The Fake Business Name Be The Same For All Locations When Setting Up A Local Business Niche Lead Gen Site?

By April

In episode 174 of the weekly Hump Day Hangouts by Semantic Mastery, one viewer asked whether the fake business name should be the same for all locations when setting up a local business niche lead gen site?

The exact question was:

2) When setting up a local business niche lead gen site with a bunch of different city targeted pages, I presume that you need to have a different “”fake”” business address in each city along with a different phone number, and if so, should the “”fake”” business name be the same for all locations or different? . . . . And also, should you set up a Google My Business page along with Local Directory profiles for each city, or forget about that?

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