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You Might Be Explicitly Telling Google NOT to Show You

Last Updated: July 15, 2026

Imagine this. You set your business hours to something perfectly reasonable, like 9:00 to 6:00. Then at 8:00 p.m., someone searches for exactly what you do, and you are nowhere to be found. Not because your reviews are bad. Not because your website is weak. Not because another business is better. Because your profile says […]

Google Is Cracking Down on Suspicious Reviews

Last Updated: June 1, 2026

If your Google Business Profile suddenly stops accepting reviews, do not assume it is a glitch. Google may remove suspicious high-rated reviews, update a business’s rating, and temporarily pause new reviews when it detects unusual activity on a listing. We recently saw two screenshots that point to the same pattern. In one, a search for […]

How Google Maps AI Is Filtering Local Businesses Before Customers Call

Last Updated: March 31, 2026

Google just made changes to Maps that a lot of small business owners probably will not notice right away. Read the announcement here. But they should, because the bigger story is not just a few new features inside Google Maps. It is that Google is continuing to move toward a world where customers ask more […]

The Geeks At Google Just Threw A Monkey Wrench Into Your Day

Last Updated: March 2, 2026

Leer en español Up in their ivory tower, Google’s just cooked up what they seem to think are a pair of small changes. But out here in the real world, we’re about to face a mess. They just turned Google Maps into HomeAdvisor AND are giving you less value for your Local Service Ads (LSA) […]

Google’s August 2025 Spam Update: What Local Businesses Need to Know

Last Updated: September 8, 2025

Leer en español If you’ve noticed some changes in your Google rankings lately, you’re not imagining things. On August 26, 2025, Google rolled out a major Spam Update focused on cleaning up local search results. And yes, it’s hitting Google Business Profiles (GBPs) hard. For any business that depends on local visibility this update could […]

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