Miriam Ellis is the founder of Miriam Ellis Consulting (MiriamConsulting.com) and has been cited by Lidia Infante’s annual SEO industry report as the local SEO sector’s most prolific writer. She has been working in local search marketing since Google rolled out Maps, serving respected brands like Semrush, Moz, Whitespark, Gatherup, and Lastmile. She is a professional columnist, a published author, and an award-winning fine artist (MiriamEllis.com).