This Small Business in Leeds is Going Out of Business Because of Google, is not clickbait, its not sensationalist, it is the very scary truth of how Google’s inability to manage negative review attacks on a Google Business Listing is leading to the closure of a small business in Leeds. For those of you that […]
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Why Setting your Service Area Radius Over 50 miles is Pointless
Google My Business allows businesses that “serve customers at the customers location” to select a service area radius on their Google business listing. This service area radius defines how far you provide that service from your business location. Typically a service area business works within a 50 mile radius, and some may even serve up […]
Reporting Third Party Scammers / Agencies on Google My Business
Today Google My Business announced that they are actively taking action against rouge Third Party Agencies and have created a specific reporting tool. The announcement today also includes the amazing news to all restaurants out there that have been plagued by BeyondMenu (Point Break Media, LLC ). What a Typical GMB Scam by Third […]
Google My Business Payday Loans that Could Cost You Your Home
Remember the hoo haa over payday loans back in 2014, it got so bad that Google created its own algorithm to specifically deal with PayDay Loan spam and scam sites. Having a quick look at a payday loan search result, it would seem that this is still in place and only sites regulated by the […]
How to Get Small Thanks with Google Posters, Images for ALL Google Listings
If you are outside of the US or a Service Area Business listing you will have realised that Google does not allow you to generate the marketing material (Print and share your favourite reviews as custom posters, personalised videos, social images, table tents and more) with the Small Thanks with Google Tool. That is until […]
Google Review Link for Service Area Business Listings
Finding or manually creating a Google review link for service area business (SAB) listings is quite frankly a pain in the ass, that is until I came across a new Google Review tool and generating your google review link could not be easier. Whats more, unlike some of the other tools available, it does not […]
Google Reviews Help 80% of Criminals Decide Which Prison to Choose
Excuse the title of the article, but it highlights just how ridiculous Google Reviews have become and why does Google My Business even allow reviews for a prison listing?. The first clue for Google My Business should be in their own Business Guidelines, “n order to qualify for a Google My Business listing, a business […]
How to Add Your Business Services to Your Google Business Page
Hot on the heels of being able to add restaurant menus to a Google Business Page, businesses are now able to add a Services Menu to their Google Business Listing. Currently not being displayed in desktop KP but is displayed in mobile under “menu”. The menu display is an offshoot from the restaurant […]
How to Add a Business Description to your Google Business Page
Google My Business now allows you to add a business description to your Google Business Page that appears within the business knowledge panel in search. How to Add Your Business Description to Your Google My Business Listing Log into your Google My Business Dashboard: https://business.google.com/locations Select the business listing in dashboard Navigate to the […]
Knowledge Panel Exhibition
Dates: 20th April – 25th April 2018 Location: Online Ownership 6 Regal Close Corby NN17 1EZ Entrance: Free Exhibition: The exhibition displays the unique evolution of the local business knowledge panel starting in 2012 up until 2017. The first local knowledge panels displayed for businesses and brands connected to the Google+ platform. The exhibition looks […]