Author and reviewer
Kenny Hart
Sr. SEO Consultant at UppearNow. Kenny reviews every guide on the UppearNow blog before it goes live.
About Kenny
Kenny Hart is a Senior SEO Consultant at UppearNow, the SEO and AI search agency serving businesses in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, India and Dubai. He reviews each UppearNow guide on SEO, local SEO, AI search, content and marketing automation before it’s published.
How Kenny reviews a guide
- Every figure has a sourceEach number links to a named, dated source, and anything that can't be confirmed is cut.
- Google's own rules come firstAdvice is checked against Google Search Central, Google Business Profile guidelines and spam policies.
- No promises nobody can keepNo ranking guarantees, no invented results and no claims a guide can't back up.
- Answers first, plain wordsEach section opens with a direct answer a busy owner can act on.
- Kept up to dateGuides carry a “last updated” date and are rechecked when Google's guidance changes.
Guides reviewed by Kenny
SEO
- How Much Does SEO Cost in 2026? Pricing by Plan and Business Size
- How to Choose an SEO Company in the USA: A 2026 Buyer's Guide
- How to Do Keyword Research for a Small Business
- Technical SEO Audit Checklist: What to Check and in What Order
- On-Page SEO Checklist: 25 Fixes for Pages Stuck on Page Two
- Speed to Lead: Why Replying Within Minutes Wins More Deals
- How Long Does SEO Take to Work? A Month-by-Month Timeline
- Search Intent Types With Real Examples
- How to Fix "Crawled – Currently Not Indexed" in Search Console
- Title Tags That Get Clicks: Formulas and Examples
Local SEO
- Local SEO for Small Businesses: How to Rank in the Google Map Pack
- Google Business Profile Optimization Checklist
- SEO for Texas Businesses: Ranking in Houston, Dallas and Austin
- How to Get More Google Reviews Without Breaking Google's Rules
- Bilingual SEO in Florida: Ranking for English and Spanish Searches
- Why Is My Business Not Showing on Google Maps?
- Google Business Profile Suspended? Causes and How to Reinstate It
- Spanish SEO for California Businesses: When to Add Spanish Pages
- How to Respond to Negative Google Reviews (With Templates)
- Atlanta SEO Guide: Competing in Metro Atlanta's Local Search
- How Google Ranks Local Results: Relevance, Distance and Prominence
- How to Choose Google Business Profile Categories
AI Search
- What Is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)? A Plain-English Guide
- GEO vs SEO: What Changes and What Stays the Same
- How to Rank in ChatGPT: How It Picks Brands to Recommend
- How to Get Cited in Google AI Overviews
- GEO for Local Businesses: Getting Recommended by AI Assistants
- llms.txt Explained: Does Your Site Need One?
- Should You Block AI Crawlers? GPTBot, ClaudeBot and Google-Extended Explained
- Google AI Mode: What It Means for Business Websites
- Entity SEO: How Google and AI Understand Your Brand
Content Marketing
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