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# 7 things you might not know about Google My Business categories – Search Engine Land

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January 14, 2019

Sol 1545

This is an interesting post about Google My Business (GMB) and how the categories’ impact SEO.

> I have found that Google My Business categories are often an overlooked tactic by many people that work in the Local Search space. According to Moz’s Local Search Ranking Factors Survey, proper Google My Business category associations are the [#3](https://sethgoldstein.me/tag/3/)
>  search ranking factor for local packs. It has been one of the top ranking factors […]

Source: *[7 things you might not know about Google My Business categories – Search Engine Land](https://searchengineland.com/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-google-my-business-categories-310312)*

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