Jeff HassemerCEO, FirestarterMarketing.ai · The Strategy Architect | Agency Accelerator | Architecting Bold Strategies | AI + Marketing That Scales | Founder @ FireStarterMarketing.AI

Instagram is now an SEO Tool

30 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube segment aimed at small‑business owners, the presenter explains that local SEO is evolving because Google now considers a business’s social‑media activity—such as Instagram posts—alongside traditional website and blog signals when determining local search visibility. Consequently, a business’s overall digital footprint, including authentic, consistent, and generous social‑media posting, directly impacts its ability to be discovered by nearby customers. The speaker urges owners to treat social platforms as an integral part of their SEO strategy and to post regularly with genuine content.

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Hey, small business owners, guess what? SEO, local SEO is changing yet again. So recently Google just announced that they're picking up on your social media as well as the standard blogs and things that you do to your website. So now essentially your local presence and being found locally is all about your entire digital footprint. So don't forget, You gotta be posting authentically, consistently, and generously on a regular basis.