There are tons of complaints in the Google Business Profile Help Forums about a bug during the setup process of a Google Business Profile. When you get to the screen about adding your phone number and website address, the next button won’t take you to the next screen – it just won’t let you go to the next step.
Last week, Google sent out a bulk load of reverification requests to Google Business Profiles. Well, according to Google’s Rick Saxe, it was a bug and the bug should be fixed as of the past day or so.
Labeling your Google Business Profile as kid-friendly is not new, but I don’t believe I have ever seen an icon that represents that within the Google Business Profile listing within Google Search. The icon is a pack of crayons that says “Good for Kids.”
Imagine you own a restaurant and you get all your reservations online through your booking system; you even tell people to book online when they call, via an automated message.
Google is once again showing a local pack in the AI Overviews, formerly known as SGE (Search Generative Experience). Google removed the local pack from those AI Overviews back in September 2023 after having a 5 pack during the early months of SGE. Now, I am seeing them return.
Google is testing a knowledge panel that includes a places card that can be expanded to show a map and local pack results. I cannot replicate this, which makes me think this is a test.
Google sent out emails to Local Service Ads advertisers notifying them that their Google Business Profile accounts are not affiliated to your Local Service Ads account.
Google now supports expressive reactions for Google reviews on mobile search and maps. This shows up when viewing a Google Business Profile’s reviews on mobile.
Google added QR codes that you can give your customers to quickly leave you a review for your business on Google Search and Google Maps. This can be accessed in your Google Business Profiles under the reviews section.
A couple of days ago, Google sent out an email to owners of Google Business Profile listings. The email was a reminder about the Google Business Profile policies, and it highlighted policies around reviews.