Local SEO and Marketing Q&A Session August 16, 2024

Each week, Greg and Ben answer your questions on digital marketing for local businesses … local search engine optimization (SEO), Google Business Profile, social media, email marketing, websites, online advertising and more.

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This Week’s Updates and Questions

  • FTC announces final rule on banning fake reviews.
  • GBP reinstatements may be severely backlogged.
  • How do I get Google to recognize my missing reviews?
  • How do I geotag my photos?
  • Should I expand my open hours to improve visibility?
  • Is there a list of GBP categories that are blocked from reviews?
  • Why would someone offer to write free five-star reviews for my company?
  • How do I deal with the SAB address change “bug”?
  • Does geotagging images on my website impact SEO ranking?
  • Why do my Product descriptions on my GBP keep getting overwritten?
  • Does anyone still use locations.kml?
  • Is it worth setting up an agency account?
  • Why do some childcare places allow reviews and others don’t?

Links from This Week’s Session

FTC fake reviews final ruling