A new Google bug is causing businesses to lose large numbers of reviews at an alarming rate — in some cases, daily. Reports across local-SEO forums show businesses losing 5, 10, even 20+ reviews overnight. These aren’t spam or policy-violating reviews — they are legitimate customer feedback simply …
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Suspended and Disabled Profiles Frequently Asked Questions
A Google Business Profile (GBP) suspension happens when your business listing on Google and Google Maps becomes invisible or is no longer under your account's control. This usually occurs because Google questions the validity of your listing. If your profile is suspended, you might notice that your …
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How Adding Custom Services to a Google Business Profile Boosted Keyword Rankings in Just 72 Hours and lasted over a year!
Highlights:- Adding and removing custom services showed a rank increase/decline within 72 hours. - These words were not ranking before,or were not in top10.- The results started in March of 2023 and lasted through December of 2024. Note: This study was done after Joy Hawkins of Sterling Sky, did …
The New Reinstatement Process for Suspended Google Business Profiles Improvements and Dangers
The process for reinstating a suspended or disabled Google business profile has changed. Currently, this is rolled out in the European Union and should be eventually rolled out globally. However, there is no ETA on global release. If I have a guess, it is coming to the USA before the end …
The New GBP (Formerly GMB) in-Search Experience – A Visual Guide
The New GBP (Formerly GMB) In-Search Experience - A Visual Guide On November 7th, 2022 Google changes forever how merchants would make changes/updates to your Google Business Profiles. Since this in-Search Experience was planned we had access to the GBP Manager (dashboard) to manage our profiles. …
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Common Local SEO Myths
Let’s discuss some Google Business Profile (GBP) ranking myths that aren’t true but just won’t die, as well as some methodologies that can actually help boost your rankings. Written by Ben Fisher, Google Diamond Product Expert Hello! My name is Ben Fisher, and I am one of only a handful of …