With a background in the dynamic airline industry, I transitioned into small business ownership ten years ago, where I became intimately involved in marketing tasks. During this time, I stumbled upon search engine optimization (SEO) and recognized its pivotal role in driving business success. Over the past decade, I’ve immersed myself in mastering the nuances […]
Google sends some businesses personalized emails about suspensions to their Google Business Profile. The emails explain why the suspension happened and the necessary steps to reverse the suspension, with an offer for more personalized advice over email. Colan Nielsen posted an example of this on X, here is his screenshot: Here is what the text […]
There is a bug with the Google Business Profile agency dashboard where owners and managers cannot accept new invites. The issue started a few days ago, Google is aware of the bug and working on fixing the issue. There are several threads about the issue in the Google Business Profiles Forum with the complaints starting […]
Google has added to the new Google Business Profile suspension emails the ability to make an appeal request, right from the email. The latest update was that the emails showed details on why your business was suspended but now Google gives you a blue appeals button to fight back on that suspension. Molly Youngblood spotted […]
Among all the social media platforms out there, LinkedIn stands out as the go-to platform for professional social networking. But with over 900 million people using it, how do you stand out? It requires more than a compelling bio and a polished profile image. We’ll walk you through how to leverage LinkedIn SEO to enhance […]
Google Merchant Center Next, its upgraded version of its Merchant Center platform, reportedly just gained integration with Google Business Profiles. Emmanuel Flossie reported, “Google Merchant Center Next now allows you to connect your Google Business Profile.” Here is a screenshot he shared on his blog: When I look at the original screenshots, Google demoed, the […]
Google has updated its suspension notice emails from Google Business Profiles. Now when your business is suspended, Google will send an email explaining why it was suspended, i.e. for a policy violation. Here is what the email looks like, as posted in the Local Search Forum: It reads, “your profile has been put under restriction […]
Having a strong LinkedIn game is no longer an option. What we’re witnessing in today’s tough economy is the inevitable rise of social selling. This trend leverages social media platforms to build connections and establish meaningful relationships with potential business prospects — and when it comes to social selling, LinkedIn is the MVP. The reality […]
Google has updated its Local Service Ads reviews dispute form. The update clarifies that the form should be used for reviews on Local Service Ads and not to handle reviews through Google Business Profiles. Mike Blumenthal noticed this change and posted about it on Twitter. He wrote, “Google LSA has updated the LSA Dispute Customer […]
Google Business Profiles messaging feature may be rolling out the ability to set your status to respond to messages and the ability to configure your away mode. You can set up an automatic message response to let customers know you’re unavailable. This was spotted by Shameem Adhikarath on Twitter – and while I see both […]