Reporting a google spam listing on the google forum

[James]

Hi - when you have tried to report a spam listing on the google my business forum as you have suggested edits but they have come back as not approved one of the things you need to do is provide a link to the listing.

I wanted to get some clarity on this, obviously I know what a link is but are they asking for a link to the site or to the actual listing as I think I have seen the listing links change? For example:

https://www.google.com/search?q=tattoo%20removal%20glasgow&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=55857470,-4269284,877&tbm=lcl&rldimm=11879797022921216660&ved=2ahUKEwjvjp---rrdAhVDXMAKHS2LBhEQvS4wAXoECAQQIg&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:10#rlfi=hd:;si:11879797022921216660;mv:!3m12!1m3!1d25944.05711334201!2d-4.2823495000000005!3d55.849222899999994!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i464!2i278!4f13.1;tbs:lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:10

Would that be the link to the google my business listing or are they just after the fake company URL?

Thanks

 

[Colan Nielsen]

Hi James,

We use the Get Five Stars Chrome extension to grab the maps URL.

I made a video showing how to use it here - How to Find the CID Number of a Google My Business Listing - Sterling Sky Inc

 

[BenFisher]

I use the GetFiveStars extension to grab the CID, in this example the link is Google Maps

 

[Tim Colling]

I use the GetFiveStars extension to grab the CID, in this example the link is Google Maps

Same here!