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There’s a long list of reasons one of your Google Business Profile pages might be riding high on the local map while another is buzzard bait. My aim in this post is simple: to help you narrow down the list of possible causes, so you can make your … [Continue reading] about Why Does One of Your Business Locations Outrank Another in the Google Maps Results?
When you use “suggest an edit” to report a business that’s spamming Google Maps, your standard operating procedure might go something like this: you send in only one report per Google Business Profile per violation, and you wait until Google approves … [Continue reading] about Google Maps “Suggest an Edit” Loophole: 2nd Reports Approved (Sometimes)
Some businesses flout Google’s suggestions rules, moon their competitors, and are punished with great local rankings and plenty of business. How do they get away with it so often? The reasons vary from case to case, but they’re always more … [Continue reading] about What Makes Some Google Maps Spam Stick?
What about Google Analytics, and GBP Insights, and third-party rank-trackers? Each of those has its place in the world and can come in handy. You may use them, and they may help. But if you had to pick ONE way to measure how you’re doing in the … [Continue reading] about Why Google Search Console Is the Best Way to Measure, Track, and Troubleshoot Your Local SEO
Here’s the doggie door, which I’ll explain more in a minute: 1. Go to the Google Maps tab OR open up the Google Maps app and pull up any business. You must go either to maps.google.com or open the app, because this won’t work anywhere else, like … [Continue reading] about Local SEO Keyword Research Doggie Door: How and Why to Search Google Maps Reviews by Keyword