Recent content by rod.philip

Has anyone found a method of using the business redressal form that actually works? The businesses around here are getting more and more bold with their keyword spam. Used to be that I could submit an edit and it would stick for several days, now they change it back to the keyword spam version...

Yes, I switched my hours to 24/7 a few days ago to see what impact that might have. I think this has stabilized it a bit, but I don't have a lot of data points yet. I now rank well evenings, nights, and weekends (times when other similar businesses are closed): But during the day, my...

I'm seeing the same thing Silverweb mentioned, I rank very highly in the half hour after my business opens and in the half hour before it closes. At all other times of the day my rankings have tanked compared to October. I see the same trend in Bright Local and in Local Falcon. No idea what is...

Good point! I think the business was closed at the time, but I have seen similar fluctuations even just from the morning to the afternoon this past week.

Haha! The single 1 star review on that GBP is just the perfect icing on the cake.

Still huge fluctuations for me as well. I'm new to SEO so I'm not sure if this is just normal or if there's something I can do differently to stabilize rankings. Morning yesterday: Evening that same day:

Have your rankings stabilized Timur? Mine have also been all over the place this weekend, going from an average of 10 to 20+, then going up to 5, back down to 20+ etc. I checked this morning and they are at 15 for my target keyword, which is significantly lower than last week. I am hoping this...

Hi all, I recently launched a psychology private practice and, in the rush of starting out, didn't give the long-term SEO implications of my business name enough thought. Now, as I aim to improve my visibility, especially on Google Business Profiles, I'm considering a name change to better...