David Mihm interview

David Mihm is a well-known subject-matter expert on local SEO. He’s the Founder of the local SEO tool GetListed which was acquired by Moz in 2012 and evolved into what is now known as Moz Local. Today, he’s the Founder of Tidings, a brilliant email-based communication tool that helps businesses connect with their customers. He’s also the VP of Product Strategy at ThriveHive where he helps businesses perform better on Google through expert guidance and propriety tools.

David provided a lot of insights about his personal journey as an entrepreneur and also the current state of local SEO. Topics included:

• What David is doing at ThriveHive to help businesses rank better
• Why Google’s business tools have been underutilized
• The custom tools and guidance he and the ThriveHive are providing
• How David started GetListed
• What led to Moz acquiring GetListed and creating Moz Local
• The bootstrapper’s dilemma of whether to sell or raise money
• The inspiration that led David to creating Tidings
• How Tidings builds off of platforms like MailChimp
• Marketing mishaps with Tidings and what David learned from it
• David reveals a killer new feature that is coming to Tidings
• The future of local SEO and importance of voice search
• Should small businesses focus on their website or Google My Business