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I have been contacted yet again by a business issued with an invoice for supposed work undertaken by a company called Link Promotions. If this company contacts you offering a free trial to manage your Google business profile, hang up immediately. Invoice for Supposed Work This is a copy of the invoice that was […]
Invariably when I am contacted by a multi location franchise owner, the account is already in a bit of a mess. Whether this be due to multiple suspensions, poor visibility, lack of a brand pack or they just realised that their franchisee have run wild with their Google business profiles. Most of the issues with […]
Nothing infuriates me more then bad journalism, especially when they report that a a business in this case Nusr-Et (Salt Bae) somehow removed bad Google reviews on their business profile. The Articles Assume that the “updated by the business” label is something to do with reviews. News Flash, its Not! This label is when […]
Google Posts are now available in to use in Hotels Google Business Profiles, albeit with some limitations. After months of posts appearing and disappearing, right up until our PE Fri 10th meeting, this was classed as unintended. However Saturday morning Joy Hawkins noticed that Google had updated support docs with post for hotels. Whoa, […]
The hospitality industry in the UK is currently struggling with staffing issues, which means you may not be able to open for a lunch service on a particular day. Updating your Google Business Profile on the day should be a priority. There is nothing worse for customers to arrive and the doors are closed. This […]
Update: Looks to be fixed as of 3pm – 22 Nov If you are in the medical space you may have noticed that one or all of your selected categories in your Google Business Profile has been removed. Joy Hawkins tweeted about this Nov 16th Dozens of healthcare categories have been removed from […]
Google My Business or Google Business Profiles are currently struggling with a reinstatement bug after a suspension, leaving users unable to request reinstatement. Reinstatement Bug This bug has been active for almost a month now and in my instances seems to kick in on weekends leaving businesses unable to file a reinstatement request. The […]
I recently took a foray into the Adult Industry for a local business in London and this vertical for Local SEO is beyond crazy, its totally insane. Before you switch to reading in incognito, this business is a registered Ltd company with accounts and VAT up to date (I did my moral diligence) and it […]
Its that time again and Google My Business has decided to rebrand to Google Business Profile, how many times is this now ? What has changed, well nothing really, apart from a few tweeks. Google My Business (GMB) = Google Business Profile (GBP) Google Listing = Google Profile Google Business Page = Business Profile […]
A hotels knowledge panel is generated via the hotels Google my Business profile, however unlike a non lodging category profile, there are limited items that a hotel can control directly within the GMB profile. So what can you control directly from profile? Hotels Knowledge Panel Hotel Image – Images can be controlled, […]
