Is It Okay To Hammer A GMB Listing And Directory Business Profiles With Backlinks To Boost Its Ranki

In episode 354 of our weekly Hump Day Hangouts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqBmkhaiQX8), one participant asked if it is okay to hammer a GMB listing with backlinks to boost its rankings. The exact question was: Hi Guys, wishing you continued great health and wealth (smile) . . . I have a quick question but before asking it, a couple weeks ago you were answering a question about linking to a GMB listing to boost its ranking, but you forgot to mention whether or not it was ok to hammer the listing with a whole bunch of backlinks or whether it was best to just use say a Google RYS Drive Stack. Can you please comment? (smile) . . . If a business directory like Yelp, Angi, Yellow Pages, Etc. shows up close to the top of the search results for a local search term in a mid-range competitive area and niche, can you use backlinks pointed at a specific business listing profile on that Directory page to push that listing to show in that spot instead of just the general directory page? . . . And if so, should you hammer it with backlinks or should you use very limited back links like just a Google RYS Drive Stack and maybe a couple others . . . Next you should grab the Battleplan - your "Art of War" Playbook that combines decades of distilled SEO Experience and Repeatable SEO process that get results: https://ift.tt/2rmHAjA If you're an agency owner or consultant that wants to get more clients, grow your revenue and scale your team so that they can work less and earn more. If you want to learn more about this, go to https://ift.tt/3bS6SK2 Ready to start OR grow profitable local digital marketing agency? Join the Semantic Mastery MasterMIND: https://ift.tt/2hBRPfl 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 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 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 SEO Questions Answered on Hump Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYv44gXnC68&list=PL1oO3mUVEcfo33kNReI6LwcM3MfgGoVpm Lastly, come join us in the Semantic Mastery Facebook group: https://ift.tt/1KpjAzH