Recent content by adammaxum

not really. unless you changed something after they suspended

website doesn't need to be same as listing just make sure your website is linked from your listing the search results are independent of the google listing, that is an SEO / indexing thing

to me it sounds clear as day that the switch is what triggered the account suspension, not any specific listings within the account. I would not be surprised if it was just an auto suspension thing that triggered with the change and google support will need to look at, realize it was a...

option B first. you're gonna need to reverify your listing with proof, and that's going to take time and be a pain in the butt, but you might have to take just as long to get a new listing verified these days. if the name isn't changing, I would do option B. If the name is different, you...

the usual process. the DBA alone is not going to be enough they are going to require you to submit a utility bill and likely do the dumb video recording of your location where you have to record yourself outside and inside the location with signage and proof that the business exists at the...

google is seriously suspending profiles for deceptive content over everything lately...unacceptable. I would never worry about the sub-categories triggering a suspension...unless it's something new. like Stefan said, it's the major changes that I'd be cautious about...like completely editing...

yes, if you have the stuff you mentioned above already for the business paperwork, submit now. it will take weeks to get a reply (unless you're lucky) to the 1st submission so don't delay

that's a niche industry + area business -- so it makes sense ya

I'm seeing the deceptive content suspension happening a lot lately. Good luck....let us know how long it takes support to reply to your appeal? I might include insurance paperwork too just in case.

Yeah, fiscicx is probably right. If you buy a business and plan on merging it or changing it's name completely, you're kind of screwed...which sucks for whoever buys the business because that google listing might have been generating substantial business for them and now if it's gone, they are...

Very rare these days. A low competition niche and a service area only business might be able to get away with it, but even then I doubt it. I don't know any 3rd party's who do ANYTHING different then what me or you would do, but if you find one, let me know.

we have to sign up for BBB now for eveyr client so google can use it as a 3rd party data reference to help approvals? crazy.

Completely unacceptable that suspensions are taking a literal month to resolve. That could derail everything for a business trying to market their business on Google. Every new listing is getting the deceptive content tag now. And every listing is requiring a video verification too. Just...

Looks like the cat is out of the bag because I am seeing a mass INFLUX of lawyers (among others) adding "personal injury attorney" or variations of attorney / injury / accident to their actual LEGAL names so that they can get better rankings in Google maps.....and guess what, it works...very...

Definitely more competition, but that's not surprising for a low barrier entry service based business. The problem is that anyone can call themselves an SEO or marketing expert, and it's hard to disprove unless you actually work with them and find that they have no idea or results are not...