Google just added this to the Guidelines: "Businesses showing their address on Google should maintain permanent fixed signage of their business name at the address."  via Stefan Somborac on Twitter. Nothing new - but they are finally publicly saying the…

Google just updated their review guidelines to indicate that rewarding someone for the removal of a negative review is also against their guidelines.

Google finishes up rolling out the announced Helpful Content Update on September 9 ,2022

Bug where managers & owners of a GBP couldn't answer Q&A as the brand seems to be resolved. Tested as the owner and the manager of the Sterling Sky account. As long as you access the Q&A via the SERP/New…

The issue where an individuals name appears instead of the business name when replying to GBP messages appears to be fixed.

Google is asking some Google Local Guides to leave sub-reviews about a single business listing. So Google might ask the local guide about the restrooms in the restaurant or the if the place is dog friendly.