I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact GPS pin. I remember the smell of wet concrete from…
How to use GMB Q&A to pre-sell your services I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google did not want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact…
I smell wet concrete and ozone today. It reminds me of the morning the rankings died for one of the biggest roofers in the tri-state area. Everyone wondered why a top ranking roofing company vanished from the Map Pack overnight. I found the problem in their Local Services Ads; a single mismatched phone number in…
I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google did not want proof of a van. They wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact GPS pin. During that battle, I realized that the…
The smell of wet concrete always reminds me of a job well done. I see the world through a lens that rejects the polished, the fake, and the manufactured. When I walk down a city street, I am not looking at the signs. I am looking at the grime in the grout and the way…
I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact GPS pin. This is the reality of the hyper-local layer….
I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact GPS pin. That experience taught me the algorithm is not…
The specific way to geotag your photos for better local relevance I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the…
The impact of video content on your local map click-through rate I remember a cold Tuesday when the concrete outside my office smelled like old pennies and wet dust. Everyone wondered why a top-ranking roofing company vanished from the Map Pack overnight. I found the problem in their Local Services Ads; a single mismatched phone…
I smell wet concrete and the sharp tang of a rainy afternoon in the city. As a former map-spam investigator, I spent my career looking for the glitches in the storefront data, the tiny inconsistencies that reveal a fake listing. I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was…
