2026 Local SEO Ranking Factors - Overview of Whitespark's 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors Report

Every year, I look forward to one piece of research more than any other: Whitespark's Local Search Ranking Factors report. The 2026 edition has just been released, and, as always, it is super interesting to read through and see what things matter most in local search. This year they also added in factors for AI visibility, which I find super interesting. In this video, I give a little overview of the report and look at a few things that stuck out to Darren in it. #whitespark #localseo #2026 #rankingfactors Wrote this up in a blog as well: https://sambretzmann.com/2026-local-seo-ranking-fac…