Joe Mink

Joe Mink

Director of SEO and Local Business Strategy

Joe Mink is a Local Business Search Marketing leader at Nehmedia with over 20 years of experience helping local businesses improve their online visibility through SEO, AI-driven strategies, and digital marketing audits.

Biography

Joe Mink leads Local Business Search Marketing at Nehmedia, helping businesses gain visibility and trust in today’s AI-driven search landscape. With over 20 years of experience in business and digital marketing, Joe combines proven SEO fundamentals with AI-based strategies, knowledge graphs, and EEAT optimization. He has conducted hundreds of Digital Marketing Audits, uncovering opportunities to improve website performance, search visibility, and conversions. Joe’s approach is grounded in clarity, strategy, and measurable results, ensuring that local businesses thrive online. Outside of work, he enjoys time outdoors with his Golden Retriever, Denson.

Topics Covered

  • Digital Advertising & Conversion Optimization
  • AI & Technology
  • Local SEO & Online Visibility
  • Analytics & Performance Tracking
  • Customer Engagement & Retention

Recent Posts by Joe Mink

Why AI Assistants Like ChatGPT May Be Misrepresenting Your Pet Resort — And What You Can Do About It

By Joe Mink / October 16, 2025

Why AI Assistants Like ChatGPT May Be Misrepresenting Your Pet Resort — And What You Can Do About It AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google’s AI Overviews are increasingly used by pet owners searching for boarding, grooming, and daycare services. These systems don’t just pull from your website — they summarize, compare, and…

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Mastering Business Category Consistency: Boosting Local Visibility for Pet Care Businesses

By Joe Mink / October 3, 2025

Why Business Categories Matter and the Struggle for Online Local Visibility. As a pet parent frantically searches for “luxury dog boarding facility near me” during a late-night, last minute vacation planning crisis, the importance of being easily found online becomes all too clear. Choosing the correct business category can make a significant difference in such…

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Why a Quality Website is a Must-Have Investment for Your Pet Resort

By Joe Mink / October 18, 2024

A strong online presence is not just a luxury for pet care businesses – it’s essential to your success. And while most business owners would agree that a high quality website is the foundational piece of any digital marketing strategy, we often come across cases where they haven’t invested in their websites in the ways…

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The Good News About Blogging

By Joe Mink / September 18, 2024

As a busy pet resort owner or manager, blogging is likely at the bottom of your To Do List. With so many responsibilities already on your plate, keeping up with a regular blog might seem overwhelming. But we would argue that the benefits are worth it – building trust, connecting with local pet owners, establishing…

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Dog Boarding vs Pet Sitting: A Comparison

By Joe Mink / August 28, 2024

When pet parents need to find daytime or overnight care for their pets, they typically consider either in-home pet sitters or established pet boarding facilities. Even though popular online platforms have made it seem easy and convenient to find a pet sitter who will come to your home, this solution isn’t without downsides. In our…

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Social Media Content Planning and Scheduling for Pet Resorts

Social Media Content Planning & Scheduling for Pet Resorts

By Joe Mink / February 26, 2020

For pet resorts in 2020, doing social media or any kind of content marketing successfully requires a lot more than posting pictures of happy dogs on Facebook. To make an impact with social media, what’s really needed is a good mix of content ranging from happy dogs to informative, educational messages that are intended to…

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Demystifying Yelp for Pet Resorts

Demystifying Yelp for Pet Resorts

By Joe Mink / January 29, 2020

For many pet-related business, Yelp is the most misunderstood and potentially frustrating web resource. We’ve all heard stories about great reviews being removed, of aggressive sales tactics, and even claims that paying for Yelp advertising affects reviews. Yelp can be a powerful tool to gain new business for pet resorts when used correctly – whether…

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Facebook Insights Worth Considering

Facebook Insights Worth Considering before Your Next Pet Resort Post

By Joe Mink / December 4, 2019

Is it clear which pet resort posts work well and which don’t?  Have you ever stopped to look at what many pet resorts are posting in social media these days? We stopped.  We looked.  We learned. Join us for this month’s webinar as we offer our findings from the first-ever, intensive analysis of the use…

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2020 Marketing Budget Planning for Busy Pet Resort Owners/Managers

2020 Marketing Budget Planning for Busy Pet Resort Owners/Managers

By Joe Mink / October 31, 2019

Knowing where to spend marketing dollars, and how much to spend, is becoming increasingly confusing and time-consuming.   Join us for this month’s webinar as we offer pet resort owners and managers an easy, fast, and realistic way to figure out how much marketing investment you need to grow your business and earn more revenue in…

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Pet Resort Marketing Plan Made Easy Part 2

Pet Resort Marketing Plan for 2020…Made Easy! (Part Two)

By Joe Mink / October 23, 2019

  This is Part 2 of a two-part webinar series featuring an easy and fast way to help pet resort owners and managers create an optimal marketing mix for their budget.

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