A few weeks ago, an SEO named Schieler De’Land messaged me and said he was seeing something very odd. He found people searching the exact same keyword at the same time were seeing different results on Google. A thread over…
If you've been monitoring your clients' Google Business Profiles lately, you may have started noticing reviews with an "edited" label underneath the reviewer's name. It's showing up more frequently in 2026, and it's generating real questions from business owners and…
Businesses move all the time, and updating the Google Business Profile to the new address is essential for ranking in the new area. In the case when a business moves to a new state, unfortuantly Google does not have a good…
Have you ever felt like you're doing everything right, but your business still isn't showing up in Google’s local results? You are not alone. Sometimes, even the smallest oversight can cause big issues with ranking and visibility when it comes…
TL;DR Google Business Profiles can sometimes be incorrectly marked as "Temporarily Closed" by Google's automated systems or user edits—even when the business is open. If your profile is marked incorrectly, click "Mark as Open" in your Google Business Profile. If…
SEO is dying! Well, not exactly, but there are some major shifts that happened in 2025 that should actually change how you approach your marketing for 2026. Key Local SEO Trends for 2026 Local SEO trends in 2026 focus on…
We are hearing lots of stories where Google is suspending Google Business Profiles for real estate agents working for eXp Realty. In this Google support thread, this individual was told by Google that "our guidelines currently restrict us from working…
Google Business Profile (GBP) relationships are entity connections that define how distinct business listings are physically or organizationally nested within one another. Because Google now views the world as a map of entities rather than just addresses, defining these relationships…
If Google has asked you to complete a video verification, you are not alone. This is now the only method of Google Business verification, and passing this can be confusing if you are not sure what to show. To be…
TL;DR Two types of GBP suspensions: Soft suspensions leave the listing visible but unverified, while hard suspensions remove it entirely from Google Search and Maps, often causing major drops in calls and leads. Common suspension triggers: Frequent profile edits, duplicate…
Google’s algorithm updates are nothing new, but I’m seeing a lot of small businesses get penalized by the August Spam update in 2025 and wanted to show you one example and why I believe they were impacted. It wasn’t a…
TLDR: Pre-defined services in Google Business Profiles (GBP) began appearing in 2019, with some industries, like plumbers, having ready-made options and others relying on custom services. We tested the impact of adding services on rankings in 2019 and found no…
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