Google Adds Guidelines for Delivery-Only Food Business
Google adds new guidelines to cover a delivery-only food model, as well as the "Virtual Food Brands" guidelines (i.e. co-located…
Offer Posts Appearing on “Deals” Tab in Local Knowledge Panel
Spotted by Claire Carlile, Offer posts are being highlighted on a "Deals" tab.
New: “Understand insurance providers sources” section added to GBP guidelines
A thread at the Local Search Forum outlines a change to the GBP guidelines that explains where insurance provider information…
Google Ads LSA Option to More Categories
Joy reports via Twitter that Google has updated the LSA list of categories to include: Beauty school Driving instructor Funeral…
New Recycling Attribute For Google Business Profiles
Barry Schwartz at SERoundtable.com reports that Google has announced the launch of a new business attribute for select business categories.…
Google Search Local Pack Refine Query & Location Search Box
Barry Schwartz at SERoundtable.com reports on a way to now refine a query & location within the local search box
Vicinity Update Correction – March 2022
We are seeing corrections to the Vicinity Update that hit in December 2021. Keyword-rich business names seem to be less…
Google adds doctors’ appointment availability to search
Google partnering to bring doctors' appointments and availability right into the search results. English language only to start.
New hotel attribute “Accommodation for Ukraine” in GBP
Spotted by Ivan Caparros and shared in the Local Serch Forum - Once you select this attribute you can find…
Tripadvisor, Google Maps Suspend Reviews of Some Russian Listings
Google and Tripadvisor have suspended new reviews from posting for some Russian listings as a result of a "review bomb"…
Business Owner Review Responses Appearing on Local Services Ads
Tom Waddington shared on his blog that business owner responses to reviews are now appearing on Local Services Ads
Google Business Profile (GMB) Appointment Link Disappearing
Many noticed that the appointment link edit feature has been removed from the GBP dashboard. In most cases the link…
Updates from Customers Showing on Google Maps Listings
Spotted by Thibault Adda and shared via Twitter. This is akin to Google Posts for Customers. Previously spotted in very…
Google Business Profile New Manager/Owner Limitations
Ben Fisher at Steady Demand reports that GBP has instigated new time limits on edits for a newly assigned manager/owner…
Google rolling out new map and local interface in search
As reported by Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Land - Google has rolled out the side-by-side map and 3-pack results…
2 Ads Showing in Google Maps App Results
Joy Hawkins spotted this today - 2 ads above the organic map results in the Google Maps App.
Healthcare Providers Add Insurance & Languages To Google Business Profile
Google now lets searchers filter the local search listings for healthcare providers; facilities, doctors, etc by the types of insurances accepted and…
Google Maps Adds 4 New Features For Local Shopping
Google adds 4 new features for Local Shopping ahead of holiday season via Matt Southern at Search Engine Journal: "Area…
Google Local Inventory Design, Ship To Store & Offline Sales Feed Ads
Google Local now offering ship to store and buy online pick-up in-store ads.
Read Receipts Come to Google Business Profile Messaging
Stefan Somborac spotted and shared on Twitter - now when a customer or business reads a message from GBP, a…
New “Messages” Notification in GMB Dashboard
Spotted by Claire Carlile and shared on Twitter. Google is testing a new "X Customers are waiting for your response"…
Google Local Tests Purple Heart Label For Women Led Businesses
Saad AK and Colan Nielsen spotted this and shared on Twitter. New purple heart label for women-owned businesses
Local 5-Pack Spotted
Is this a test? A glitch? Nobody knows. First spotted by Sterling Sky's Dave DiGregorio
Google Starts Testing GMB Offer Posts as Justifications and Also Within Location Panels
Shared by Glenn Gabe on Twitter and spotted by Saijo George of tl;dr Marketing and Brodie Clark