Each week, Greg and Ben answer your questions on digital marketing for local businesses … local search engine optimization (SEO), Google Business Profile, social media, email marketing, websites, online advertising and more.

Updates and Questions

• Covid 19 attributes on GBP are going away.
• Incentivizing review removal on GBP is not allowed.
• Google addressing SAB issues.
• What should I do if lists like Yelp are out performing me in ranking?
• What should I do if Google misplaces a service under the wrong category?
• How do I create a GBP for stylists at one location?
• Is Geofencing beneficial?
• What categories fit experiential marketing, and would local SEO be more beneficial for it?
• Has the issue of missing Google reviews been resolved?
• Why am I getting errors when uploading photos to GBP?
• Is there a way to add text to an image in In-Search Experience?
• Is video verification now the number 1 verification method?
• Is my SAB being suspended because of a bug?
• Will copying GBP reviews to my website violate terms of service?
• Why is my GBP being banned when my profile is clean?
• If I have moved locations and decided to keep the old one, what should I do with the unused verification code?
• How do I prove that a listing on Google maps is spam?

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