Just like when Google was testing an expandable locations section that is in a collapsible menu in the Google Search results, now Google is testing an "in-store nearby" section that is expandable within a collapsible menu. Go to Source Author: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry...

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Google is testing a new local widget for businesses owners to help them maintain their Google Business Profile. The widget is named "profile strength" and it shows up in the Google Search results when you search for a company you manage in Google Business Profile manager. ...

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Google is testing hiding the local pack within a locations tab that expands when you tap on it or the arrow down. When it expands, it shows you the full local pack listings. Go to Source Author: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz) Blog Name: Search...

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There is a complaint in the Local Search Forums from a local SEO saying that Google has emailed businesses of the local SEO with a message that they automatically turned on messaging on their business profile in Google Maps and Google Search. ...

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It seems like there is another set of reviews going missing or being removed by Google in the Google Maps and local listings. Joy Hawkins noticed an increase in complaints from businesses over the past week but Mike Blumenthal thinks it is more intentional over the last few months. ...

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The folks at WhiteSpark showed screenshots of Google Business Profile limiting the control you have over your product listings within your local panel. They showed how "businesses can no longer edit existing Products on their Google Business Profiles and can only add new Products through Merchant Center." Google...

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Google is now showing justifications directly in the Google Maps mobile interface and app for businesses that you might be interested in. Justifications are basically reviews or comments about the business that Google might think you want to see overlayed. ...

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Google seems to be testing adding a local pack for ads along with a normal organic local pack, I believe. Here is a screenshot showing a local pack labeled as "Ads" that show a list of stores that have shoes near you. You can click "more places"...

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