Recent content by silverweb

Thanks. 1. Do you mean 'suggest an edit'? 2. I am sure this is not happening. How should we handle this? This is impacting our business. Should we reach out to Google help?

Hi Guys Since last month, we have noticed something unusual happening with business names for both us and our competitors. Our business name is being changed by Google, even though we have been operating under this name for the past four years. We have also observed that competitors’...

Yes they are recovering, my clients are getting their reviews back.

Hey mate, I checked my reviews and found they were down from 134 to 120, but actually, they're at 132. Good catch, mate.

Thanks, mate, I think that's what I was asking for. It's stressing me out because the owner of this business is my neighbour, and he's just started this business last month, and has only business registration as proof. I really hope Google considers the appeal this time and approves his profile.

thanks @Stefan Somborac, The first try did not succeed. So I sent through the form @JoyHawkins mentioned, it's been 2 weeks now. As you said the reinstatements are slow, I will wait for a few more days. Can you pls shed light on if there is anything such as until Google won't close the first...

Thanks Joy for the reply. I sometimes struggle to understand Google. One of my competitors is listing their home address and claiming to be open 24 hours, even though they're also a Service Area Business and seemingly unconcerned about these discrepancies. In contrast, I've opted to hide our...

oh, then what's the solution?

Hi Guys, I need your help. I initially created a Google Business Profile (GBP), but Google requested video verification. Since this is a newly started business, I was unable to provide sufficient information during the video call and decided to ignore it. Instead, I set up a new profile, which...

@JS Girard You're correct. I've just realised it. They rank highly in the morning, around 8 am when his business opens, for about half an hour, and then again in the evening for another half an hour before closing. Is this a new test by Google?

@chriscc You're correct. I've noticed similar occurrences with my client's keywords. They rank highly in the morning, around 8 am when his business opens, for about half an hour, and then again in the evening for another half an hour before closing. Is this a new test by Google?

There are only 2 businesses at the same address; the rest are located at a distance. This has been happening since the November algorithm update. The strange thing is, our client's business ranks at the top during both morning and evening hours.

@JeffClevelandTN yeah, and they rank no.1 for artificial grass phrases in all cities.

You're right @JeffClevelandTN. Another similar example of keywords stuffing. Also look at this one: the 2nd one doesnt even verified and got no reviews, they still ranks in the top.

Hi, I have noticed some peculiar occurrences on Google Maps for the past 10 days. In the morning and evening, my client's business consistently ranks at the top, often at #2, and occasionally even at #1 for certain 'near me' phrases. However, this high ranking lasts only for 30-50 minutes. Have...