Recent content by matt_vt

Thanks @Phil Rozek, it was wild to see this many appear at once. I have a hunch it's coming from a 'legit' business trying to move into the area. Another semi-spammy listing was created around the same time for a business in Melbourne (2000 kms away) with a similar configuration, but to an...

Hi there, I just had a massive influx of SPAM listings in my area for a curtain and upholstery cleaner. They all appeared within the last week. I've been suggesting edits and Google has been accepting most of them, which is good, but with SPAM this obvious, how does it make it through Google...

Hey Emily, Joy has a great article over at Sterling Sky. We see a lot of service businesses do this incorrectly, but it depends on their business structure. Not sure if I can put a link, but if you google: 'when can service based businesses have multiple google' the Sterling Sky article should...

The most reliable way I've found to get the Place ID is to use the inspect tool in Chrome (or other browsers too). 1) Search the business name on Google so you get the knowledge panel (you may need to use a private browsing window/incognito window if you're logged into GMB already) 2) In the...

Brilliant, thanks Joy.

Hi All, I'm over here in Sydney Aus and noticed something funny today for a particular search query for conveyancing and was wondering if anybody might know the reason for it or if it's something Google might be testing. The screenshots show the local pack results for the search term...