Having a Google Business Profile (GBP) is standard practice for most business in 2022. This online listing helps potential clients find key business information like services, location, hours, and phone number when they search the web using Google Search or Maps. Unfortunately, in October of 2022, there was a bug in the GBP system. Usually, businesses are able to perform minor edits to update their GBP without incident. In October, however, hundreds of business owners had their GBP suspended … [Read more...] about Reinstatement Troubles Continue In Aftermath of Google Business Profile Suspension Bug
Genius Success Story: Four Years of Growth and Expansion
We're back with a new client success story! This week, we're showcasing the amazing progress of Professional Answering Service. An answering service for businesses and organizations, Professional Answering Service joined our program in March 2017. They started with a CoreSite for a single location in Cleveland, OH. Since then, in addition to their CoreSite, they've signed up for several other Prospect Genius products, including: Google Local Listing Optimization Directory … [Read more...] about Genius Success Story: Four Years of Growth and Expansion
This Scary Email Scam Is Tricking Tons of Website Owners
Have you recently received an email stating that your website is "violating copyrighted images"? This is a fabricated message that's circulating like wildfire right now. It's meant to scare website owners into clicking a link, which would then install trojan ransomware onto your computer. Please, if you receive this email, delete it immediately. Do not click on the link. Thanks to the email logs in our client portal, we were able to view multiple versions of this message in our clients' … [Read more...] about This Scary Email Scam Is Tricking Tons of Website Owners
Blocked From Signing In to Old Google Business Accounts – FIXED!
If you’re a local SEO practitioner or a small business owner managing your own Google account, you’ve almost certainly received this Google security alert at some point: It looks like someone else might be trying to access your Google Account. For your protection, you can’t sign in right now. Try again later or sign in from a different device. That’s the exact message we receive when Google blocks us from logging into a client's old Google business account when the account has been inactive … [Read more...] about Blocked From Signing In to Old Google Business Accounts – FIXED!
Genius Success Story: Robust Recovery Thanks to Seasoned SEO
In our weekly “Genius Success Stories” series, we showcase clients that have used our program to positively impact their small businesses. Check back each week to see a new success story! Ready for another installment of optimism in the time of COVID? Discount Appliances Repair - HVAC is a small business in Arlington, VA, that saw a significant drop-off in jobs and new leads this spring due to the pandemic. Spring is usually a busy season for them, as you can see from the 2019 data … [Read more...] about Genius Success Story: Robust Recovery Thanks to Seasoned SEO
Genius Success Story: Customer Trust Nurtures a COVID Comeback
In our weekly “Genius Success Stories” series, we showcase clients that have used our program to positively impact their small businesses. Check back each week to see a new success story! We're here with another COVID survival story for you this week. Centered Stillness Acupuncture and Massage Therapy, a massage therapist in Albany, NY, was hit hard by the pandemic back in the spring. Social-distancing mandates, combined with the general public's reluctance to be in close personal … [Read more...] about Genius Success Story: Customer Trust Nurtures a COVID Comeback
Genius Success Story: Recovering From a COVID Hit Thanks to Customer Reviews
In our weekly “Genius Success Stories” series, we showcase clients that have used our program to positively impact their small businesses. Check back each week to see a new success story! Thanks for tuning in! Our story this week is about how one small business took a massive hit due to the COVID-19 shutdown and found a way to climb back. We think you'll connect with it. Tyson Whiteside Audio Video, LLC, is a Portland-based AV specialist who, like many of us, hit a rough patch this … [Read more...] about Genius Success Story: Recovering From a COVID Hit Thanks to Customer Reviews
Genius Success Story: Multiple Locations, Hundreds of Leads
In our weekly “Genius Success Stories” series, we showcase clients that have used our program to positively impact their small businesses. Check back each week to see a new success story! Welcome back! This week, we’re giving a huge shoutout to Maverick Self Storage, a self-storage company with multiple locations southwest of San Antonio, TX. The noteworthy thing about this business’s campaign is that they’ve steadily climbed to hundreds of leads per month since signing up with us last … [Read more...] about Genius Success Story: Multiple Locations, Hundreds of Leads
Genius Success Story: Over One Thousand Calls Per Month?!
In our weekly “Genius Success Stories” series, we showcase clients that have used our program to positively impact their small businesses. Check back each week to see a new success story! We're back with another success story, and boy do we have a doozy for you this week! Shout out to Suncoast Sound, a car audio company in Monroe, LA, for topping over one thousand calls per month! They've been with us since the beginning—all the way back in 2009. (Gosh, we feel old...) Over the … [Read more...] about Genius Success Story: Over One Thousand Calls Per Month?!
Genius Success Story: Google Maps Is Indispensable
In our weekly “Genius Success Stories” series, we showcase clients that have used our program to positively impact their small businesses. Check back each week to see a new success story! At this point, it’s cliché to open up with, “Now, more than ever…” or to even mention “these uncertain times.” Everyone gets it. We’ve all been existing in 2020. So, we’ll just say this: Owning a small business right now is a harrowing battle. BUT — Despite everything that's been going down, … [Read more...] about Genius Success Story: Google Maps Is Indispensable