Local SEO and Marketing Q&A Session with Guest Host Colan Nielsen March 11, 2022

Local Marketing Institute Podcast

Each week, Greg and Ben answer your questions on digital marketing for local businesses … local search engine optimization (SEO), Google Business Profile, social media, email marketing, websites, online advertising and more.

Updates and Questions

• GBP Category updates.
• Google changes in search experience with posts and location verification.
• Malware blocking reinstatements.
• New double verification and video verification.
• WooCommerce has a new E-commerce plugin for products.
• Why do my GBP posts keep getting rejected?
• Is switching from a free Google website with good ranking to WordPress worth the risk?
• Does your GBP rank better if you check off ‘yes’ to identifies as x owned?
• Is there a way to convert a regular account with over 2000 GBP to an agency account?
• Are there problems with Google adding services that takes multiple times to remove?
• I seem to be getting more calls after switching from voicemail only to answering them - does Google have any affect on that?
• What are your thoughts on the transparency company?
• If a business gets their GBP suspended and they are advertising with Local Service Ads, is it affected?
• I’m concerned about missing calls for double verification - any suggestions?
• Google has said that because of a previous violation, pictures are permanently restricted even though I have taken care of the issue- what can I do?
• Is it helpful for SEO to complete the free mini website if a company already has a free standing website?

Links

• Category changes
• GBP additional verification
• Rejected Google Posts

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