Secondary Category Additions & Changes

[JohnMarathonAir]

Hello. I have a question about GMB categories (not just for the business listed on my profile name - this is unrelated). 1) I've read articles saying that there is no dilution from choosing multiple categories -- can anyone verify that is definitely true? Seems like there might / could logically be. 2) If we changed *secondary* categories too often, and that caused a rank drop even in the primary / unchanged category (which I think it did), how long do you think to recover back to the original rank? 3) what else is there to know about changing categories? I would greatly appreciate any insight.

 

[Jannell Howell]

I've found that using the least amount of categories to describe the business works best, but I only manage Chiropractic and Dental client Business listings.

 

[JohnMarathonAir]

I've found that using the least amount of categories to describe the business works best, but I only manage Chiropractic and Dental client Business listings.

Thank you. This one is challenging bc they all could describe the business, from general to more specific. Do you generally choose the more specific over the general? I read another article saying that choosing the max (9) possible categories works best. However, at least so far, that doesn't appear to be the case. Then again, I have only tested this particular combo for a little over a week, which is why I wanted to ask.

 

[Jannell Howell]

Do you generally choose the more specific over the general?

It comes down to which keyword is searched more ... in my industry, the general categories are the ones searched more. Secondary categories are a good idea if that service is a large portion of the business as well.