For Local SEO back links are still very important!
ince Pigeon rolled out in 2014, Local SEO’s have been saying that traditional SEO signals, like links, will become more important in the Local SEO space… And now we have the data to prove it! It looks like links are the key competitive differentiator even when it comes to Google My Business Rankings. Interestingly, of all the proprietary metrics we looked at, Majestic’s are killing it. The data shows that AC Rank, Trust Flow, and Citation Flow are all top 10 link metrics.
http://www.localseoguide.com/guides/2016-local-seo-ranking-factors/
