2025 “Spamvertising” Link Spam Attack
The 2025 Link Spam Attack: Why Your Site Has Thousands of New Links from SEO Agencies You check your analytics. You look at your backlink count. Your heart skips a beat. Yesterday, your website
Honest Comparison: Other Marketing Options vs. GBC Digital Marketing
Honest Comparison: Other Marketing Options vs. GBC Digital Marketing Picking a marketing partner shouldn’t feel like a gamble. Some folks want the lowest monthly fee. Others want phones ringing and jobs booked. Here’s a
Google Business Profile Suspensions In 2025: How To Protect Your Contracting Business
Google Business Profile suspensions are hitting hard in 2025, and Google Business Profile suspensions are hitting local contractors the hardest. I am Cindy Pruitt, founder of GBC Digital Marketing and Local Fence Marketing. Since
Why We Recommend Postmark or Gmail for Website Contact Forms
Postmark or Gmail for Website Contact Forms At GBC Digital Marketing, we don’t set up your day-to-day email service or manage your inbox, (that’s usually an IT provider’s job). But we do care about
AI Search Is Cutting Your Website Traffic. Here’s What Contractors Need to Know
AI Search Is Cutting Your Website Traffic GBC Digital Marketing helps contractors grow their businesses by getting found online. But in 2025, something big is happening. Something that could cost you leads if you're
Google Zero: How Local Contractors Win Customers Now
Google Zero: What Every Local Contractor Needs to Know About the New Rules of Getting Customers Online Let’s get right to it: the way folks find and hire contractors has changed, and most business
Say Hello to RAO + Entity-Based SEO: And No, SEO Isn’t Dead
SEO is Dead? Not Quite. Say Hello to RAO + Entity-Based SEO Let me clear something up. SEO is not dead. But SEO that only chases keywords is. For years, the game was simple.
Google Maps Helps Local Contractors Get More Leads
How Google Maps Helps Local Contractors Get More Leads Schedule a Call Google Maps operates as a fundamental tool which contractors use to acquire new customers and expand their business operations according to
Contractor Leads Slowing Down? Here’s How Contractors Are Still Winning in 2025
Getting More Local Contractor Leads in 2025 In a Down Market You know it’s not just you. Fewer calls. Projects taking longer to close. Your calendar that was booked out 6 weeks is now
Why I Find the Term “Industry Standard” So Cringe (And You Should Too)
Why Hearing “Industry Standard” Drives Me Nuts After spending over two decades in the digital marketing world, helping hundreds of local contractors grow their businesses, there’s one phrase that always makes me cringe: “Industry
GBC Digital Marketing Wins “Best of the Best” for 2025
GBC Digital Marketing Wins “Best of the Best” for 2025 — 9 Years Running! 🏆 We’re proud to share some exciting news — GBC Digital Marketing has been named a “Best of the Best”
Why GBC Digital Marketing Prefers The SEO Framework for Contractor Websites
The SEO Framework for Contractor Websites If you’re a local contractor or service business owner, you might not spend your days thinking about WordPress SEO plugins. (Since WP does not come with meta tags