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That sounds really odd. I haven't heard anyone else experiencing this. Have you contacted support about it?

I see the thumb on Google Maps but when I'm in the search view, I get the heart now.

100%. Or if you can share the exact query you are entering too, some of us here can see if we can replicate it, which would confirm it has nothing to do with your cookies.

I believe they do. Searches for NYC historically has always defaulted to Manhattan.

This situation sounds normal to me. You wouldn't need service areas for a listing with a storefront (like a law firm) as there really is no purpose for it.

So excited that they let us use their space for this event. It's gonna be awesome.

I don't think I would bother. In almost all cases I've seen, more profiles is usually worse, not better for practitioners. This is because they generally compete and filter out the practice they work for. The instances where it is a good idea would be: 1. You don't rank at all in the second...

We are halfway through testing this on a bunch of clients. So far the results are very meh. The only improvements we have seen are on the organic side, just like the Search Pilot test. I plan on publishing our findings later once we're done but as it stands right now it's looking like this is...

Have you checked to see if there are backlinks pointing to any of the URLs (I'd start with the ones that got the most traffic)?

Any insight into what types of queries they went missing for? I'm wondering if maybe they were queries that had local packs way lower on the page (which probably didn't result in a loss of clicks)? Are you seeing a decline in actions for GBPs at the same time as the packs decreasing?

Not yet, but I think it will be fixed.

Are you guys seeing any movement yet from the June 2025 core update?

This is what I have bookmarked. I'm traveling right now and I'm not 100% if it still works. https://www.google.ca/search?q=joy+is+cool&ibp=gwp;0,6 And yes, you can replace "Joy is cool" with anything 🤣

Do you have the full address listed prominently on the homepage? Is their address inside the city limits of the city according to Google Maps?

I saw one this week as well - which is a first for me in the USA.