Recent content by randy

How acceptable or helpful is a lease document for reinstating or verifying a Google Business Profile? I find it conspicuously absent from Google's list of acceptable examples, which includes utility bill and business license. Just wondering. Thank you.

I've used BrightLocal on several Citation Builder campaigns and all the listings have turned out fine, including the aggregators.

Good question. I have a handful of GBPs managed through one Gmail address, but I plan to add Gmails to handle more than that. I believe that potentially limits the damage.

Thank you. The simpler the better. I like that.

A client recently moved from an office in an office park to an ADU in her new home about 20 miles away (different city and county). Currently has an optimized GBP, substantial citations profile, reviews, etc. My dilemma is that the business previously showed its address on GBP and website, now...

Thank you. I appreciate your insights.

I love using BrightLocal. Also looking into dbaPlatform and LocalClarity.

Thank you. Just want to check before working on a client's GBP.

Anyone else noticing a decrease in this rash of unexplained and, if you will, oversensitive GBP suspensions?

Thank you for such a detailed and helpful response, here and in your reply. I've bookmarked them both!

Thank you for helping me clarify my thinking. I think I was overly focused on the potential personal conflict, but that can’t take precedence over doing the right thing.

I appreciate your response, but that’s exactly the problem: It’s not a rebranding, it’s just keyword stuffing in violation of the guidelines. I may yet convince him to be compliant after all, but he’s been resistant.

A prospect is locked into 2010-era thinking and wants to put location and type of business into their GBP business name. In fact he's already done it for his two locations, which otherwise look pretty good. I've explained why this is a bad idea, and the prospect's business is specialized so...

Thanks for recommending this. I've been looking for a competitor tracking tool. Doing it one by one with Google Sheets works but is very time consuming. I'll check it out.

This sounds like the process a client of mine used but I believe it was within Google Meet. In any case the client reported it was simple enough technically but she had to show all around her office and a bit around the inside of the building because it’s an office building with few occupants...