So Local Service Ads (Google Guaranteed) are up and running in the UK now and my first observations are not great at all! Note: This is the first roll out, so things may improve. Expectations vs Reality on Local Service Ads Local Service Ads were initially intended to reduce spam businesses operating in Google […]
Businesses trying to verify their Google My Business Listing in Dubai / UAE typically experience issues with the delivery of verification postcard because businesses mainly use PO Boxes instead of physical address for mail. Google My Business did test a PO Box section for UAE / Dubai businesses, however this has been removed due to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Google My Business has been on fire recently with updates for business listings, the new one relates to restaurants being able to add their entire menu direct into the listing. The added bonus of taking the time to add your entire menu to your Restaurants Google Business Listing is that Google uses this information to […]
The Free Google Website builder for Google business listings does not offer any real “SEO” optimization features at the moment. The intention behind the Google My Business website was to allow small businesses in developing countries the chance to create a simple, single page, mobile friendly website, that users could find out more about the […]
Two Corby small businesses are the among the first businesses in the UK to use the new Google Business Website for their businesses. The two Corby businesses were used as part of Google’s testing process prior to the global roll-out of the product. Being the only Google My Business product expert (Google Top Contributor) in […]
How to claim and verify a Google Business Listing that has an old address listed. To begin the process make sure you are logged into the Google account that you want to have the business listing attached to. How to Claim a Google Business Listing with an Old Address Select >> Own this Business or […]
How to contact Google My Business support has in the past been a little bit of a hit and miss affair, but it has become much easier to contact Business Support either by phone, email and on social media. Options for Contacting Google My Business Support Depending on the nature of support you require, […]
This is a small-scale case study with no control group involved. The aim of the test was to see if a small number of links from relevant sites and pages can impact rankings and traffic of a page with a low volume of traffic and low competition terms. Experiment Start: October 2019 Experiment End: June […]
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