Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Dr. Nafeesah Allen is a multilingual communications strategist and global real estate investor with nearly 15 years of experience. She began writing about home improvement and design over four years ...

Distance is a crucial factor in local search rankings, and businesses cannot expect to rank in 'near me' searches if not geographically close to the searcher. Beyond distance, relevance and prominence ...