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What I posted was just an anecdote. I’m sure you’re not going to want to tell all the billions of people the proper search term. That’s the entire point, Google can make it easier for all of those people.

Funny that you mentioned this. The other day I searched for "lettering removal" to find a local business who does this service but Google showed me articles that explained how to do it. I was thinking that there should be a "Local" button like there is for Images that would give me only GMB...

I didn't realize that was for all SAB's, I thought it said "Request a Quote" on my profile because I have the "Online Estimates" attribute turned on. But now that you mention it, I see the difference. An online estimate is something that they want done online, without a site visit, and they...

This is a great question, something I’ve been wondering myself and I’m eager to see what people have to say about it. Currently I have more reviews than most of my competitors. So if there is diminishing returns, I’m thinking maybe I should start asking people to leave reviews on Yelp instead...

Thanks for the replies guys, I am going to implement everything you said. But I have one question about this: If any other major listings have a relevant category, make it your primary category on those sites I don't think I understand correctly. Are you saying that if I see other GMB...

I am a residential electrician, but I really enjoy one facet of the work: installing residential electric vehicle chargers. It's great work, profitable, and I just like it. I would be happy to do nothing else but these installations. And the best part as it this sector will continue to grow...

The last time I looked, I had the attribute "Professional" with it saying that it was used 15 times in my reviews. I also remember some other term being used 10 times. Now this is all I have: Why would they deleted some of them? The term "professional" used in many reviews means...

Supposedly they were bringing Messaging to GMB thru the browser for some people, but it has not changed for me yet. I completely agree about the mobile app being one more hassle to deal with. I hate the fact that the browser version of GMB says to use the mobile app to "Get full access to your...

As an end-user, I like messaging because it allows me to qualify customers and leads without spending time on the phone doing it. For what it’s worth, it’s also a new avenue for spammers.

I figured there is not as much talk about LSA here and on other SEO websites/groups because it is something that is more suited for the end user to use directly, not so much for an agency to do.

Ok, so the Business Verification tab is new and showing up for everyone... I thought it only showed for me because I needed to update my COI.

I just looked at my Q&A's. I wrote 3 questions myself and had someone else ask 1. I answered all 4 and upvoted both the questions and answers myself. I was the only person to upvote any of them, but they all show up on a clean browser.

The short answer is that a "Business Verification" option showed up at the top of the main menu due to me needing to update my certificate of insurance for 2021. Inside of the Business Verification section, which I have never seen before, is a bunch of other things that were required to use...

I just thought someone might be interested in this. When I was looking at the verification for my Google LSA account, I saw this listed under the required review section: I've never seen Google break the star rating down so far anywhere else.

I did something like that, I made it into a little slogan since my company name rhymes with "near me". The other variants that Colan mentioned ("nearby" and "near you") are easier to work in.