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How Google picks the three businesses it shows first

SEO

Google says local results come down to relevance, distance and prominence. Here's what each one means, and what you can change.

22 October 2026 · 2 min readRead the article
Business tools

From the first call to paid: how yprio runs the job side of your business

Getting found brings the calls. What happens next decides whether they turn into paid work. Here's how yprio handles quotes, bookings, invoices and payments.

22 October 2026 · 3 min read
Business news

Card surcharges ended on 1 October. Has your website caught up?

You can no longer add a surcharge to card payments. Here's where old surcharge notices hide online, and what to update this week.

22 October 2026 · 2 min read

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