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🚀 Struggling with Google Business Profile (GBP) suspensions or verification issues? In this episode of the Built Local Podcast, Clay Lawrence (Review Harvest) sits down with Alan Bearden from Warrior Webworks to unpack everything local business owners need to know about keeping their Google Business Profiles live, compliant, and driving new customers.

Alan shares insider strategies on:
✅ Why Google suspends business profiles (addresses, hours, duplicates, and more)
✅ How to properly verify and reinstate suspended accounts
✅ The difference between soft suspensions, hard suspensions, and disabled profiles
✅ How service area businesses can compliantly list addresses
✅ What to avoid when setting business hours (and how it impacts rankings)
✅ Why reviews are the #1 local SEO driver for home service businesses
✅ The exact steps to recover your Google Business Profile if you’ve been shut down

Whether you’re a tree service company, plumber, junk removal business, pressure washer, or other home service pro, this episode breaks down the rules, myths, and best practices for Google Business Profiles in 2025.

🔥 Why this matters:
60–80% of leads for local service businesses come directly from GBP listings. If your profile gets suspended, you’re missing out on thousands in revenue. Alan reveals how to protect your account—and the fastest way to get reinstated.

🌐 Connect with Alan Bearden
👉 Website: WarriorWebworks.com

📌 Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction with Clay Lawrence (Review Harvest)
02:00 – Alan Bearden’s journey into digital marketing
03:10 – Why Google Business Profiles are critical for home service businesses
04:20 – #1 reason profiles get suspended
06:00 – Address & verification rules explained
07:30 – Can you use co-working spaces for GBP?
08:20 – Listing 24/7 hours—good or bad idea?
11:00 – Suspension types explained (soft, hard, disabled, unverified)
13:30 – Handling duplicate profiles correctly
17:40 – What to do immediately after suspension
23:00 – Fixing account-level suspensions
26:00 – Common mistakes in business names, descriptions & hours
28:30 – Why working with Alan is different than DIY reinstatement
30:00 – Google Partner Program advantage

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💬 Drop your questions in the comments! If you’re facing GBP issues, leave them below—we may feature your question in a future episode.