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

• New GBP feature for restaurants to highlight specials.
• Users of Claude find out how to get citations from it.
• AI overview increases, traffic for Local Search decreases. 
• Internet Marketing Ninjas acquired by Previsible.
• Google asks for chat number when setting up new GBP.
• Is there a way to accept Google updates en masse?
• What should I do if my SAB verification has been pending for weeks?
• Is GBP no longer accepting utility bills?
• How do I get verified quickly?
• How do I add the direct booking option to my GBP?
• What causes a listing to be suspended before it has the opportunity to get verified?
• What should I do if I got suspended because of a DBA name change?
• What is the average wait time for a human response/review from Google regarding the suspension of a profile?

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