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Hi Tom, if if that is what the photographer told your client then I wouldn't trust anything they say. Joy is right - those claims are not true and do sound like a dishonest scammer to me. As for the Street View | Trusted program, the list of providers on the website you linked to are...

I thought this might be something everyone here might benefit from in case any of your clients see pictures attributed to their businesses that are not accurate. The Google Local Guide program is designed to encourage people to post reviews and pictures of places they have visited. the...

Linda, after seeing your original post (and visiting the page before it was taken down) I asked about it in a private community (that needs to remain unidentified). One of the other members there thought it was an old program that died off a couple years ago and the page had accidentally...

This sounds like a great program! I do like the fact that the Trusted Verifier needs to be physically present at the location. Beyond agencies, this would also be very useful for Street View | Trusted photographers and Map Maker Regional Leads. Regards, Jim

Hi Andrew, I just checked and both the chrome plugin "Embedder" and the CIDfinder website referenced earlier still grab the CID without a problem. Regards, Jim

Hi Linda, that isn't an image, but a link to the image. Thus is what I get when I click. On it - just the image that should be in the post (I'm guessing)...

Hey Linda, can you check that bottom infographic link? I'm getting something that isn't an infographic...

A google Trusted Photographer made a great Chrome extension that allows you to get the CID with one click. It's called 'Embedder' and also allows one to grab link code to share, embed, or grab a thumbnail for a Google Business View tour (also works on streetview imagery). To get a CID, go to...

I met with a local prospect who has also been talking to an offshore SEO company. This offshore firm is offering a first-page placement guarantee, which I find really hard to swallow. How do other other local search consultants deal with this? Do you offer a position guarantee, and if not, how...

Here in Canada our winters and summers look so different that some of my GBV clients have had new tours published when the season changes. When this happens, the newest tour replaces to previous tour on the G+ page, in search results, and in maps. What many people don't know, and has never been...

I started a new thread regarding the BV photos so as not to hijack this one, following up on Louis' comments above: http://www.localsearchforum.com/google-local/28556-more-gmb-photo-updates-more-bv-photos.html#post57736 Regards, Jim

This is a spin-off of Linda's thread announcing the new photo classifications in the GMB dashboard: Google Launches Greatly Enhanced Business Photos - Google My Business Update As Linda posted, the update provides a way to organize the owner-provided images that can be shown in relation to a...

Hi Linda, I just checked some client's accounts I manage (and that have a BV tour and photos) and the pictures uploaded through the BV channel are not available to the business owner (as before). So this new improvement is absolutely great for the photos uploaded by the business owner, but...

Hi Linda, Great news! Do you know if the business owner can now remove photos uploaded by a Google Trusted Photographer under the Business View project? That is a much needed tool. If it isn't there, perhaps you can ask your contacts to add it. Regards, Jim

I'm thinking in terms of trust given by Google - trust built by consistent NAP, hi trust citations, etc. I'm wondering if you lower the trust Google has in a website if the domain owner's NAP is hidden by domain registration privacy?