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They've been doing this for my wife's business forever -- and with Twitter, too. Removed that link from her GBP, but Google still insists on showing it. :/

I'm seeing the Chat option now on my wife's GBP -- both WhatsApp and Text Message. @jrobbins it's in Edit Profile > Contact

There's no way around it. My wife's had a GBP for 10+ years and Google now shows an AI description of its own. Fortunately, their version is pretty similar to my original. :-)

That's correct. Just like AI Overviews, you can only hope to influence it. You have no direct control over whether it shows up and what it says.

FWIW, down/over here in Washington state, I don't get a local pack at all for "best content writer," whether I'm logged in or not.

Oh, interesting. I read the question as uniqueness within the same website. But yeah, if it's asking about uniqueness compared to competitors' websites, that's a different story.

@lexer - I'm saying (as a general best SEO practice) you should not have multiple pages using the exact same title tag, same meta description, same H1, etc. It's difficult to give specific answers without seeing/knowing the entirety of the website content, your competition, etc.

Yes, everything should be as unique as possible. Avoid duplicate page titles, meta descriptions, and H1s for sure.

It jumped to 349 on Sunday and is at 352 today, so the current answer to my question seems to be every 2-3 days. I still feel like it used to update daily...

For the record, it's now changed to 339. Was stuck on 309 for probably 2 weeks.

New homes/land-for-sale products usually get approved instantly. This one's been pending for two days. Any idea why that happens? Assume the solution is to delete and try again?

The "customer interactions" number on my wife's GBP has been stuck on 309 for a while now ... maybe a week or two? I feel like it used to change daily or almost daily. Am I hallucinating? How often does it update?

@milangroup that's good news, but what searches trigger the GBP without "Realtor" in the name? I just searched fatima sanchez fatima sanchez realtor fatima sanchez real estate fatima sanchez real estate agent and it's not showing for me. Hmmmm....

@milangroup any update on this? I've seen a ton of agents have no problem using the word Realtor® in their business name. OTOH, we all know Google isn't consistent in enforcement so.....

You're welcome, Nico. Would you mind if I used your question (and my reply) in an upcoming edition of my newsletter? It's all about real estate marketing and I think the agents who get it would find value since they're probably wondering the same thing you asked.