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

Updates and Questions

• Business can be removed from Google Maps and deleted. 
• Timeline for suspension is now 24 hours.
• LocalU events to come in 2023.
• Offer posts are available on Google Maps.
• Visual guides for In Search Experience available. (related link)
• Studies on local guides and reviews. (related link) 
• Product post no longer allow price ranges.
• Are duplicate blog posts hurting traffic to my website? 
• Is there something that explains how they aggregate data of photo views in GBP? 
• Why has my ranking on Local Falcon gone down?
• Does having a slash and non-slash URL hurt SEO?
• How do I use SEO to recover from bad press? 
• Do products show up in insights?
• Which URL should I use to track categories for a multi-location business?
• What else can I do to boost my GBP ranking when my website is fully optimized?
• Should I use a Spanish homepage for tracking?
• What should I do if I want to rebrand and there is a previous GBP listing that hasn't been claimed?
• Does using 360 photos help with visibility in Google Maps?
• Does using Local Service Ads help me rank quickly?
• Is there any benefit to reposting a Google Review as a Google Post on GBP?
• Why can't I list my website on my GBP?

Links mentioned in this session are available on our website at https://localmarketinginstitute.com