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.
This Week’s Updates and Questions
- Business can be removed from Google Maps and deleted.
- Timeline for suspension is now 24 hours.
- LocalU events to come in 2023.
- Offer posts are available on Google Maps.
- Visual guides for In Search Experience available. (related link)
- Studies on local guides and reviews. (related link)
- Product post no longer allow price ranges.
- Are duplicate blog posts hurting traffic to my website?
- Is there something that explains how they aggregate data of photo views in GBP?
- Why has my ranking on Local Falcon gone down?
- Does having a slash and non-slash URL hurt SEO?
- How do I use SEO to recover from bad press?
- Do products show up in insights?
- Which URL should I use to track categories for a multi-location business?
- What else can I do to boost my GBP ranking when my website is fully optimized?
- Should I use a Spanish homepage for tracking?
- What should I do if I want to rebrand and there is a previous GBP listing that hasn’t been claimed?
- Does using 360 photos help with visibility in Google Maps?
- Does using Local Service Ads help me rank quickly?
- Is there any benefit to reposting a Google Review as a Google Post on GBP?
- Why can’t I list my website on my GBP?
Links from This Week’s Session
- Google Business Profile Settings Added “Remove Business Profile”
- A Guide to Google’s Review Filter
- LocalU Upcoming Events
- Google Maps Offer Available Pin
- The New GBP In-Search Experience – A Visual Guide
- Local Guides Google Reviews
- What Brands Need to Know About Google’ Filter
- How to Succeed With Google Posts