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Fast Company · 5d

Google’s crackdown on fake listings: What it means for local businesses

Google’s recent lawsuit exposed a global scam network that created fake Google Business listings for services like locksmiths and tow trucks. The scammers rerouted customer calls, charged inflated prices, and used AI-generated reviews to boost their visibility.
Icon for searchengineland.comSearch Engine Land · 25d

Google Maps + Local Search rankings are NOT the same

These results typically appear in the “Local Pack” or “Map Pack,” showing a map with a list of nearby businesses, along with key information like ratings, hours, and addresses. Google uses ...
TechBullion · 14d

The Impact of Google Business Profile on Mobile Search and Why It’s Essential for Local Businesses

When people search for a business on their phones, they want instant results. Nobody has time to scroll through multiple pages only to find a nearby coffee shop or a plumber with good reviews. That’s why the search engine giant has come up with the Google My Business services idea.
Icon for www.msn.comHowfinity on MSN.com · 6d

Google Business Profile Tutorial - Get Listed on Google

I go step by step to show how I set up a Google Business Profile so my business shows up in Google search and on Google Maps. This helps me get found by more customers online. I show how to create a profile,
MUO on MSN.com · Jul 19, 2024

I Started Reviewing Businesses on Google Maps: Here's Why You Should Too

Google Maps proved to be an invaluable tool on ... Once I had returned from vacation, I started reviewing local businesses I often frequent, which, as you can imagine, meant those that I like ...
Icon for www.searchenginejournal.comSearchenginejournal.com · 15d

Local SEO: The Definitive Guide to Improve Your Local Search Rankings

For local SEO, you need to consider a Google Business Profile, inclusion in Google maps, making sure your name, address, phone number (NAP) information is applied correctly in the right places ...
Icon for www.searchenginejournal.comSearchenginejournal.com · 23d

Google Maps Gets An Upgrade To Combat Fake Reviews

Google Maps content moderation ... For SEO specialists and local marketing professionals, these updates underline the need for honest review strategies and careful Business Profile management.
Icon for searchengineland.comSearch Engine Land · Dec 19, 2019

Google’s Local Guide program: Wins, woes and what’s next?

There is a whole marketing space for that. Many businesses look for local guides to help them on various marketing related activities on Google maps. Look for local SEO groups on Facebook and you ...
Icon for mashable.comMashable · Jan 30, 2025

Google launches AI bot to call businesses for you about prices and availability

On Thursday, the tech giant announced "Ask for me," an experiment in its Search Labs testing ground for Google Search. The feature uses AI to call local businesses on your behalf and ask about ...
Icon for gigazine.netGIGAZINE · Mar 25, 2025

Finally, more than 10,000 fake reviews,

Google has announced that it will take legal action against scammers who post false information on Google Maps to deceive users ... or other businesses that users would contact to resolve an ...
Icon for www.yahoo.comYahoo · Jun 23, 2024

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Google's latest travel features include a hotel price tracker and expanded itinerary suggestions in AI Overview. Users began reporting earlier this month that their Timeline data was gone, and ...
Icon for www.retaildive.comRetail Dive · Nov 1, 2016

Google seeks to be one-stop app, embedding ordering capability

The newest update for Google Maps may bring a significant boon to small restaurants and mobile ordering consumers through the inclusion of a “place an order” button in the application ...