10 Great Comments from the 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors Survey

localvisibilitysystem.com 11/6 7:17P Phil

The 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors survey is as full of insights as ever.  It was published yesterday, over at Whitespark .  (As always, a big thanks to Darren for organizing it and herding the cats.) If you do nothing else today to improve...

I'm a serial founder who's launched 15 projects, including Digit. The secret is getting in the reps...

businessinsider.com 11/6 8:28A lvaranasi@businessinsider.com (L

Entrepreneur Ethan Bloch is onto his sixteenth company with Hiro AI. Hiro AI Ethan Bloch, who founded Digit, says his entrepreneurial journey began when he was 13. Hiro, Bloch s latest venture, is focused on financial planning. Hiro is leveraging...

We asked 2 partners at Goldman Sachs what keeps them up at night. They had the same answer.

businessinsider.com 11/2 10:17P atecotzky@businessinsider.com (A

Both Pompey and Lakdawala-Flynn think about their teams. Goldman Sachs Two partners at Goldman both said they lie awake thinking about their colleagues, or our people. One also said she still sweats the details, even in such a senior role....

My wife's job has us moving to a new state every few months. It's really tough, but I've found ways...

businessinsider.com 11/2 2:24A insider@insider.com (Luke Macy)

We move every few months for my wife s job, and it s not always easy. Luke Macy Instead of settling into my own career, I followed my wife as she joined a rotational program. The frequent moves make it difficult for me to find consistent...

The Supreme Court could strike down Trump's tariffs or expand his power instead

businessinsider.com 11/1 9:58P jshamsian@businessinsider.com (J

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on November 5 over the legality of President Donald Trump s liberation day tariffs. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Win McNamee/Getty Images The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Wednesday...

How an 'accidental banker' is turning this LA-based investment bank into one of the biggest deal...

businessinsider.com 11/1 12:08A ralexander@insider.com (Reed Ale

Scott Adelson is the CEO of Houlihan Lokey, an investment bank. Courtesy of Houlihan Lokey GlobalData said Houlihan Lokey is the top M&A advisor by volume so far this year. The LA-based investment bank hired senior dealmakers and expanded its...

There's one thing about tariffs that might seriously affect consumers, a chief investment officer at...

businessinsider.com 10/31 11:20P nredmond@insider.com (Nora Redmo

Sinead Colton Grant, chief investment officer at BNY Wealth, said closing the de minimis loophole could impact e-commerce. David Dee Delgado/Reuters BNY Wealth s CIO said it s really closely watching the closing of the de minimis loophole. Sinead...

I was a diesel mechanic, and now I'm the head of AI at a startup. Here's how I made the switch.

businessinsider.com 10/31 11:09P sneedleman@businessinsider.com (

Daryl Roberts is head of AI at a consulting startup in Louisiana. Courtesy of Daryl Roberts Daryl Roberts, a college dropout, went from diesel mechanic to lead AI and machine learning engineer . To get up to speed, he enrolled in an AI boot camp,...

I run a wine bar in Los Angeles. My sales are down by 26%, and I've raised prices due to tariffs and...

businessinsider.com 10/30 9:44P insider@insider.com (Madison Hof

Small-business owner Zach Negin owns Tabula Rasa Bar in Los Angeles. Zach Negin Zach Negin runs Tabula Rasa Bar in Los Angeles. Negin said he s had to increase the cost of wine because of tariffs. He doesn t think he will have to make job cuts....

How Inconsistent Local Citations Can Damage AI Visibility

advicelocal.com 10/30 1:00A Bernadette Coleman

As an agency partner or local marketer, you already know the importance of visibility in search, and that listings management services play a big role in making that happen. With AI searches...

Photos show the catastrophic damage Hurricane Melissa wreaked on homes, businesses, and...

businessinsider.com 10/29 6:08A tlakritz@businessinsider.com (Ta

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday. YAMIL LAGE / AFP Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. It s one of the strongest Atlantic Basin hurricanes on record, with wind speeds of up to 185 mph....

Lab spaces were the hottest commercial real estate bet. Now, landlords are facing headwinds from DC...

businessinsider.com 10/27 2:35A dgeiger@businessinsider.com (Dan

One major point of disruption in the real estate market for lab spaces is the dearth of federal research grants. sanjeri/Getty Images Lab space real estate faces challenges as funding from Washington, DC and Silicon Valley declines. Federal...

A front-line NATO ally says balloons from Belarus keep forcing it to close airports

businessinsider.com 10/26 6:27P mloh@businessinsider.com (Matthe

Lithuania closed Vilnius airport on Sunday, marking the third night in a row that it s temporarily suspended operations. PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP via Getty Images Lithuania said on Sunday that balloons flying from Belarus are forcing airport shutdowns....

A laid-off Microsoft manager shares why he's ready to say goodbye to Big Tech after 2 decades

businessinsider.com 10/24 10:55P jzinkula@insider.com (Jacob Zink

Joe Friend Joe Friend Joe Friend spent more than two decades at Microsoft across three separate stints. He was laid off from his manager role in May a job loss that upended his retirement plans. Friend shared why he won t return to Microsoft and...

Inflation continued to accelerate in September

businessinsider.com 10/24 1:32A insider@insider.com (Madison Hof

The Bureau of Labor Statistics published inflation data on Friday. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Year-over-year inflation rose to 3.0% in September from 2.9%, just below the forecast. The Bureau of Labor Statistics hasn...