Did you know that Google Maps can suggest that you add a stop along the way as an advertisement or sponsored route along the way? It pops up as you are driving and asks you if you want to “Add stop” or “Cancel.” Anthony Higman was driving using Google Maps and the “add stop” ad … Read more
A Google community manager, Alistair D., posted a Reviews troubleshooting and FAQs document in the Google Business Profiles forums. It goes through why reviews go missing, how to remove reviews and how to troubleshoot those issues with the Google Business Profiles tools. Missing Reviews Alistair wrote, “There are several reasons why reviews may be removed … Read more
Google is rolling out Local Services Ads on its Maps app, starting with iOS, to help advertisers generate more leads directly from the navigation platform. Why it matters. This expansion brings local business ads to a highly-intent user base actively searching for nearby services, potentially increasing lead generation for advertisers. How it works. Google will … Read more
Google is notifying some advertisers that use Google’s Local Service Ads program that soon their ads will be shown on Google Maps. It will start with the iOS version of the Google Maps app and then expand to other platforms and surfaces from there. If you do not want your Local Service Ads to show … Read more
For the original iTunes version, click here. We had a new Google spam update, the June 2024 spam update and what would be an SEO video recap within Google Search ranking volatility, at least this time it was on Father’s Day weekend. Google Search seemed to have an indexing bug last *****. If your … Read more
What Is Google Maps SEO? Google Maps SEO is the process of optimizing your business’s listing in Google Maps to improve its rankings in local search results. When people enter a search query for a specified locale, Google often displays a map along with a list of relevant businesses. Google will also do this if … Read more
Google has added an “edit” and “post” button more prominently as big buttons to Google Business Profiles within the Google Maps interface. Previously, these buttons were not as accessible in the Google Maps interface. Claudia Tomina spotted this change and posted about it on X, she wrote, “Google added Post and Edit button prominently on … Read more
Google has updated its Google Maps contributor fake engagement policy to flesh out in more detail how the policy works. The new text is like 40% longer and seems to have received a nice refresh. Google updated the text later last week of just this section, the fake engagement section, I believe. Here is what … Read more
Google is testing QR codes on the Google Business Profile listings within Google Maps. The QR code shows on the right side of the action buttons (i.e. directions, save, share, etc). This was posted by Joy Hawkins on X who credited @jlmosebach – here is that screenshot: I cannot replicate this, can you? I am … Read more
Google has added a wheelchair-accessible icon to the Business Profile listings in Google Maps of businesses that self-claim they are wheelchair-accessible. There is a little wheelchair-accessible icon next to the business name, but this only shows in Google Maps, not in Google Search – for now. This was spotted by Anuj Thaker who shared this … Read more
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