Google Business Profiles has apparently launched a new admin menu feature for restaurants in the web version of the Business Profiles tool. A “your menu on Google” box will open where you can manually create a custom menu on Google or link to a third party menu partner. Here’s a screenshot from Tim Capper. twitter […]
Google may have a bug. According to some local SEOs, this is a confirmed bug where Google Search or Google Maps will show a notification “Your business is not visible to customers” on his Google search. Google says your business isn’t visible on Google, but it’s not. Business is displayed. This notification is a bug […]
Google may be testing a new result snippet that blends results from the general search result snippet and the local snippet. It has a favicon, site name, URL, title, and image, but the description has been removed and replaced with local features such as maps, directions, calls, and hours of operation. This was discovered by […]
Google now allows some reviewers to post reviews that specifically endorse the restaurant’s cuisine. Customers can manually add recommended foods and dishes for that restaurant. It was discovered by Claudia Tomina. twitter She shared this screenshot the other day (I cropped it a bit): It’s similar to the sub-review feature we found the other day, […]
Google now shows products that businesses add through the Google Business Profile Manager directly in Google Shopping search results. I wasn’t sure if this was new, but most local SEOs seem to think so. That’s why I share it here. This was discovered by Colan Nielsen who posted this example. twitterHe added that “manually added […]
It looks like the Google Maps app for Android has a new tab to manage your business profile. The tab will display a store icon with the word “Business” underneath it. Click it to manage your Google Business Profile listings directly in the app. You can now manage your Business Profile in the Google Maps […]
Posted by Google New help document Posting Limits for User-Generated Content on Google Maps. This is specific to reviews, photos and videos that a user may update to his Google Maps. This may also include content such as ratings and Q&A topics. i found this via Local U “This is the first time Google has […]
Google is testing an “order online” button from the bottom of a search results snippet to the top of that snippet. It appears at the bottom, but can also appear at the top of the snippet, above sitelinks, and below the description area. Ben Heligman discovered this change and posted a screenshot. twitter – he […]
Google Maps can now show exterior 360-degree views of some well-known buildings and places. This provides an aerial 360-degree view of the building in a Google Maps video-like format. I think this works on buildings, but can you find other buildings? Punit found this twitter The person who shared the GIF below, you can look […]
Google is testing the inclusion of local business profile listings in Google Discover. There is this new section named “Mentioned in this article” that allows Google to display local business listings for companies mentioned in the article. Colan Nielsen found this.he used this example twitterI refer to those companies in the articles I write because […]
Google announced The company has filed a lawsuit against “scammers who tried to defraud hundreds of small businesses by impersonating Google through telemarketing calls.” As you know, “Google” calls you and asks you to claim your business or update your business information. These calls are most likely not from Google, but from a fake company […]
Google is testing a new thin sidebar navigation on the left side of the maps interface. The sidebar has a Google Maps pin icon,[探索]There are tabs, trips, saved places, posts, and other icons. This was discovered by Punit twitter When Mastodon He posted a video of this new sidebar in action. Here’s a screenshot following […]
A Google Business Profile can be claimed by an owner or business manager on Google Maps or Google Search. When someone claims ownership of a listing on their Google Business Profile, if the business is already claimed by someone else, the current owner will receive an email asking them to approve or decline the new […]
There are many cases where a business loses all the reviews it has earned over the years on its Google Business Profile listing. The issue appears to be related to Google automatically applying suggested edits from the web to these Business Profile listings. This may result in the creation of a new CID for that […]
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Google is currently redirecting some (or all) users attempting to edit their Business Profile in the Google Business Profile Manager to the Google Search interface. You can go there, but the first click takes you to Google Search to manage your business. This is happening to me as of yesterday, Thursday, November 3rd. A few […]
A few months ago, Google reported that it was testing an expanded menu for managing your Google Business Profile in Google Web Search. Well, now it looks like it’s fully rolled out: Google is allowing business owners to quickly edit their business profile directly in a web search with these new action buttons (previously, more […]
Over the years, Google Maps and Local Panels have shown third-party bookings, bookings, bookings, and other ordering solutions. While there are ways to opt out, it still causes a lot of confusion and frustration for these small businesses. We addressed this issue a few years ago when restaurants were unwilling to send orders to random […]
Some industries, such as the car dealership industry, have reported bugs in their Google Business Profile Insights reports. These Google reports show large, unexplained spikes in traffic from Google Local and Google Maps for some of these businesses. There are two threads about this. local search forum – i found this @keyserholidayA local SEO named […]
It looks like Google is testing showing the date and time a photo was taken or uploaded to a Google Business Profile listing. Google does this in image search and other areas, but I’m not sure if this has been done to business profile pictures. This was discovered by Mike Blumenthal who shared this screenshot […]
Chris Silver Smith noticed that Google has updated the Google Maps Post Content Policy to remove the line prohibiting review gating. The removed line was, “Do not discourage or prohibit negative reviews or selectively solicit positive reviews from customers.” Posted by Chris twitter “Google appears to have removed a policy that specifically prohibits review gating. […]
Google is testing the ability for business owners to add captions and descriptions to the photos they upload to their business profile. Mike Blumenthal discovered this. Google Business Profile Help Posted in a thread and also posted about it twitter. Funny thing is that this has been a feature request for a while and Google […]
Google appears to be testing overlaying photos from some Google Business Profile listings on web search results. Normally, clicking on a photo in the Google Business Profile listing would take you to a Google Maps interface where the photo would be displayed, but in this test we simply overlay the photo on top of web […]
google map announced Adds photorealistic aerial photography, new cycling routes, new notifications to share your location, and more. Ariel Views Google said it would add “photorealistic aerial images of nearly 100 of the world’s most popular landmarks in cities such as Barcelona, London, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo.” This is a step towards the […]