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On the 5th of September, 2023, NYC short-term rental restrictions came into force. NYC Short-Term Rental Restrictions: You cannot rent an entire apartment or home to visitors for less than 30 days, even if you own or live in the building. You must be present during your guests’ stay if it is for less […]
Image link building scammers are back again, this time as Nationwide Legal. To any unsuspecting business this email would come as a complete shock and a normal reaction would be to add the link in the image and be done. Looking at the link profiles of the sites they have used in this previously reported […]
At the beginning of June, I showed the reality of how Google Business Profiles cannot detect fake reviews in this post. Fast forward two months (almost), one escalation and three follow-ups, Google Business Profiles still need to remove the original incentivised reviews, but they are growing daily. The Uncontrollable Side of Incentivised Reviews This […]
For years I have steered clear of Google Business Reviews after I realised that Google Business has no systems to deal with these. If a client has a fake or harmful review posted on their Business Profile, I head straight to Google Legal and remove the review – thank God for legal sanity, sorry US […]
In case you have been living under a rock, for the past decade the general consensus is that a keyword rich business name is one of the most significant ranking factors for a Google Business Profile. And this remains number two in the Whitespark 2023 Local Search Ranking Factors Given this general consensus […]
A host of Google Business Profile categories find it challenging to post business images onto their profile because they contain too much skin for Google’s liking. Some of these business types include: Beauty Salons, Hairdressers, Nail Salons, Tattoo Artists, Cosmetic Surgery etc Post Images from Another Account Posting an image to a business via […]
You have probably noticed that if you have a website already linked to your Google Business Profile, the link to create a free business site option is now missing in NMX interface. I create Google business site for profiles as a business citation that is directly connected to my profile and updates when your profile […]
Google can’t or won’t help your Google Business Profile from a malicious competitor activity. This malicious activity against a Google Business Profile is usually only seen in super competitive niche markets where millions of pounds are at play. Although legitimate, these markets also have an organised crime undercurrent. Think it won’t happen to you in […]
Back in 2016 and 2017 adding your own spammy images was all the rage. Reporting these user added images became fairly easy to remove inside of 30 days after reporting. Local Businesses MUST Check their Images for Google Image Spam (2016) Google Image Spam for Businesses Still Rampant (2017) Then in 2021 Google […]
Just when you thought the problems with Google Business Profile reinstatements could not get worse, the progress refresh bug appears. Unless you have been hiding under a rock Google Business Profiles have seen an unprecedented spike in suspensions over the past 4 months, which of course has led to a large amount of reinstatement requests […]
