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…