Do You Still Need To Have GMB Listing GMB Listing And Major Directory Citations To Rank a Local Lead

In episode 237 of the weekly Hump Day Hangouts by Semantic Mastery (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0VhTB75Rzw), one viewer asked if one still needs to have a GMB listing and major directory citations to rank up a local lead gen site in a low to medium competitive niche. The exact question was: Hi Guys, thank you VERY much as usual for the assistance you provide on Hump Days, most of us customers would be lost without your help (smile) . . . . . . . . 1) If you're trying to rank a local Lead Gen site, or Directory site, in a low to medium competitive niche and a low population area like say 75,000 to 100,000 people, can you get away with not having a GMB listing and major Directory citations or are they still mandatory, and if so, can the GMB listing be ""unclaimed"" and can you use a ""fake"" and ""un-paid for"" address at a local virtual office building? . . . . . . . . #gmblisting #googlemybusinessoptimization #localseo More videos about SEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20AURKe0smg&list=PL1oO3mUVEcfpUc753HsfSJpvv4bicf5_M More videos about Lead Generation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSW-bwm-Lko&list=PL1oO3mUVEcfrS3wwtHTt6Ls24_8_ZAZJK More videos about Google My Business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u_nYzxH3Ps&list=PL1oO3mUVEcfrpP1E3l1UE-XaGuHys5sT- More videos about SEO Questions Answered on Hump Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYv44gXnC68&list=PL1oO3mUVEcfo33kNReI6LwcM3MfgGoVpm Start with the Battleplan - your "Art of War" Playbook that combines decades of distilled SEO Experience and Cutting Edge Practices: http://bit.ly/2rmHAjA Ready to start OR grow profitable local digital marketing agency? Join the Semantic Mastery MasterMIND: http://bit.ly/2hBRPfl Stay up to date with the latest videos and training by subscribing to the Semantic Mastery Channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=semanticmastery Join the discussion live each week for FREE (or ask questions ahead of time): http://bit.ly/2jraJoK And, if you want to get notifications of upcoming weekly SEO Q&A webinars "Hump Day Hangouts" sign up here: http://bit.ly/1NZu6N2 Lastly, come join us in the Semantic Mastery Facebook group: http://bit.ly/1KpjAzH