Google Updates Help Center With Guidance On Blurry or Selfie-Style Photos
Google just updated their help center to advise users not to upload photos that are blurry or selfies.
New Feature for Google Business Profile Messaging: FAQ
Create up to 10 FAQ - Questions can have a max of 40 characters - Answers can have a max…
Google Sunsets The Google My Business App
The GMB app has been removed from Apple, Play Store, etc. You must now manage your listing via Google Maps…
Google Tests Local Card in Every Local Organic Result
Speculation is this is what may happen if currently proposed legislation passes and Google can no longer self-promote in their…
Google Testing Local Cards in Every Organic Result
Shared by NearMedia.co - this might be a glimpse of what a Google result could look like if S.2992 passes
LSA Account Setup Now Requires 5 Reviews
Ginny Marivn - the Google Ads Liaison on Twitter announced that LSA ads now require 5 reviews of the business…
Google Tests Expandable Map Pack
Google is testing hiding the local pack within a locations tab that expands when you tap on it.
Google Testing Expandable Map Packs
Shared by Barry Schwartz and spotted by Khushal Bherwani on Twitter, Google is testing hiding the local pack within a…
Google Displaying Justifications in Map on Mobile
Joy saw this new feature on mobile maps and Barry at SERoundtable reported on it. Now seeing the review justifications…
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…