Local SEO and Marketing Q&A Session July 19, 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.

Updates and Questions

• GBP Fields that impact ranking.
• Consumer alerts appearing on GBP listings.
• Google update states verification videos disappear from GBP after a certain amount of time.
• How do I get primary ownership of my GBP?
• How do I recover deleted GBP pages?
• What are the “dos” and “don’ts” for internal linking on a single location local business website?
• Should I put blog posts on my website’s homepage?
• How do I encourage reviews for a mental health clinic without compromising patient confidentiality?
• Why am I getting errors after trying to upload more than 10 Q&A’s to clients’ GBPs?
• Should I focus on Yelp listings since Perplexity AI serves local on Yelp?
• Why are images being rejected from my GBP?
• Is keyword stuffing still a thing, or is Google cracking down on it?
• Is there documentation to qualify for map icons on Google Maps?
• What is the difference in category for “Dental Clinic” vs. “Dentist”?
• Has Google done anything to counter pin moving in Google Maps by nefarious actors?

Links mentioned in this session are available on our website at https://localmarketinginstitute.com