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title: "Blog"
description: "Guides and news on local search, listings and reviews from DigitalMaas."
url: https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/
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# The DigitalMaas blog

Plain answers on local search, reviews and AI, organised by topic so you can find the whole story, not just one post.

## Featured

[Industry playbooks](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/dental-clinic-marketing-playbook/)

### [Dental clinic marketing: the local playbook](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/dental-clinic-marketing-playbook/)

[How Australian dental practices get found and booked on Google and Apple Maps, and how to handle reviews within Ahpra’s rules on testimonials.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/dental-clinic-marketing-playbook/)

[AI search and answers](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/get-recommended-by-ai-assistants/)

### [How to get your business recommended by AI assistants](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/get-recommended-by-ai-assistants/)

[People now ask AI assistants where to go and what to buy. What the assistants draw on, what their makers say, and the steps that give you the best chance of being named.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/get-recommended-by-ai-assistants/)

[Local SEO and rankings](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/local-seo-guide/)

### [Local SEO: a plain-English guide for Australian businesses](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/local-seo-guide/)

[How Google decides who shows up for “near me” searches, and what you can do about it: your Business Profile, consistent details, reviews and a local website.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/local-seo-guide/)

## Browse by topic

8 topics

### [Google Business Profile](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/gbp/)

[Set up, verify, optimise and protect your profile.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/gbp/)

[15 guides](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/gbp/)

### [Reviews and reputation](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/reviews/)

[Get more reviews, reply to every one, handle the unfair ones.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/reviews/)

[3 guides](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/reviews/)

### [Local SEO and rankings](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/localseo/)

[How to climb the “near me” results.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/localseo/)

[4 guides](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/localseo/)

### [AI search and answers](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/ai/)

[Get your business into the answers AI assistants give.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/ai/)

[2 guides](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/ai/)

### [Google Posts and local promotion](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/posts/)

[Offers, events and updates that bring people in.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/posts/)

[7 guides](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/posts/)

### [Apple Maps, Bing and beyond Google](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/maps/)

[Get found on every map, not just Google.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/maps/)

[4 guides](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/maps/)

### [Measuring local performance](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/measure/)

[Searches, views, calls and visits, explained.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/measure/)

[3 guides](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/measure/)

### [Industry playbooks](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/industry/)

[Advice for the industry you’re in.](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/industry/)

[3 guides](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/topic/industry/)

## Latest

[AI search and answers](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/six-weeks-that-rewrote-local-business-visibility-in-australia/)

### [Six weeks that rewrote local business visibility in Australia](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/six-weeks-that-rewrote-local-business-visibility-in-australia/)

[Local SEO and rankings](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/how-to-boost-local-search-grow-organic-traffic-for-your-multi-location-business/)

### [How to boost local search and grow organic traffic for a multi-location business](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/how-to-boost-local-search-grow-organic-traffic-for-your-multi-location-business/)

[Apple Maps, Bing and beyond Google](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/apple-business-connect-primer/)

### [Apple Business (formerly Apple Business Connect): the step-by-step setup](https://www.digitalmaas.com/blog/apple-business-connect-primer/)

### What’s new in DigitalMaas

Product updates and service notices live in one place.

[See product updates ›](https://www.digitalmaas.com/product-updates/)