Google has added a disclaimer to the appointment provider links that you find in the Google Search local panel and in the Google Maps business listings. The disclaimer partially reads under the "about these providers," adding "providers are listed in random order." Go to Source Author: barry@rustybrick.com...

Read more

There is a confirmed bug with Google Business Profiles where you cannot upload your logo or other photos to their business profile. Google is aware of the issue and is working on a fix, but it seems to be impacting newly verified businesses. Go to Source Author: barry@rustybrick.com...

Read more

Google announced it has filed a lawsuit against "scammers who sought to defraud hundreds of small businesses by impersonating Google through telemarketing calls." You know, the calls from "Google" asking you to claim your business or update your business information. Go to Source Author: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz) Blog Name:...

Read more

Google is testing placing the map of the business you searched for in the search results area under the snippet(s) for that listing. Google is also testing a slightly updated local panel on the right side. Go to Source Author: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz) Blog Name: Search Engine Roundtable A...

Read more

The new Google Business Profile interface in Google Search to update your local listing can show the previous location your business was listed at before you tried to move that location. I believe the old interface would show you a map pin of your current...

Read more

Joy Hawkins team did another small local ranking study in Google and found that the longer reviews, the wordier reviews, tend to rank towards the top of the reviews and also stay there for longer. Go to Source Author: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz) Blog Name: Search Engine Roundtable A well-rounded view...

Read more

Google may now show you the time it takes to review a requested edit in Google Business Profiles. So if you edit, let's say, your business category, Google may show you that this type of edit takes about 10 minutes to be reviewed by someone at...

Read more

Google lets you dive into some of the reviews on a business listing, so if you say show me the reviews of the bar in a hotel, Google will let you do that. Now, when you do that, Google will add a bar that shows...

Read more

Google is testing a new thin sidebar navigation on the left side of the maps interface. The sidebar has the Google Maps pin icon, then the explore tab, then trips, saved places, contribute and a more icon. Go to Source Author: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz) Blog Name: Search Engine Roundtable A...

Read more