Would Having A Related GMB Listing Helpful In Ranking A Local Lead Gen Site For Small And Less Compe

In the 247th episode of Semantic Mastery's weekly Hump Day Hangouts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o-7GObXBx8), one participant asked if having a related GMB listing helpful in ranking a local lead gen site for small and less competitive location. The exact question was: Hi Guys, . . . . . thank you VERY much again for these extremely helpful Hump Days, it is really appreciated (smile) . . . . I know you've said previously that it's super difficult to rank a local niche lead gen site organically because of the heavy presence of ""Directory"" type sites on the first page of the Google search results, but if someone wanted to try to rank a local lead gen site organically for a small, less competitive location, I was wondering how much of a site ranking factor having a related GMB listing was, if at all, and whether you can actually just ignore setting one up and still rank without any increase in the degree of site ranking difficulty? #gmblisting #leadgensite #gmboptimization 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: https://ift.tt/2rmHAjA Ready to start OR grow profitable local digital marketing agency? Join the Semantic Mastery MasterMIND: https://ift.tt/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): https://ift.tt/2jraJoK And, if you want to get notifications of upcoming weekly SEO Q&A webinars "Hump Day Hangouts" sign up here: https://ift.tt/1NZu6N2 Lastly, come join us in the Semantic Mastery Facebook group: https://ift.tt/1KpjAzH