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All kinds of actions and events can set you back in the Google Maps 3-pack, the organic results, or both: Google Business Profile pages that get removed, having a location in the same building or complex as a bunch of your competitors, hosting or … [Continue reading] about 21 Local SEO Moves & Situations I Have Never Seen a Business Penalized for
In recent days a couple of clients and others have told me of increased filtering of Google reviews - as in they see fewer reviews by the day on their Google Business Profiles, and for no clear reason. Google has filtered reviews for many years, … [Continue reading] about Google Throws More Reviews into the Filter Van
Some of your local visibility struggles are caused by Google, some are your competitors’ handiwork, and some are due to you or your crew. Much of the time, that last category of mistake is easy to avoid by taking a prepper approach. Local SEO is … [Continue reading] about What Should Be in Your Local SEO Bug-Out Bag? A Checklist
A longstanding gripe of business owners, local SEOs, and others is that Google Business Profile (AKA GMB) pages linger around on the map even after they’re marked as “permanently closed.” Most often it’ll be a page you once created or claimed, or it … [Continue reading] about How to Remove a Permanently Closed Google Business Profile Page from Google Maps for Good
In the past couple of years, I’ve heard many local SEOs and a few hands-on business owners make a comment to the effect of, “Google Maps doesn’t approve anti-spam edits anymore.” There’s more than grain of truth to that. Google never has been … [Continue reading] about Google Maps Spam-Reporting System: the Toilet That Flushes 60% of the Time (on a Good Day)