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?
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