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17 hotreddit Is Google starting to use AI to recommend local businesses instead of just ranking them? (opens in new tab)
I came across this interesting example where Google’s AI appears to recommend local businesses and even shows a “Have AI get prices” option. It made me wonder about the future of Local SEO. Tradi…
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16 hotreddit For local businesses, is the website becoming secondary to the Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
I work mostly with small local businesses (artisans, shops, professionals) and I keep coming back to the same question. For a local search like "plumber near me", the first thing people see is usuall…
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16 hotreddit Is there any way to bypass Google Business Profile (GBP) video verification or use an alternative method? (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, I'm currently setting up a Google Business Profile (GBP) for an international client, but we've hit a roadblock with the video verification process. The client is unable to complete th…
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15 hotreddit What search engine ranking report software are you guys using? (opens in new tab)
Been looking for some decent search engine ranking report software lately. Mainly need something that tracks keyword positions, shows changes over time and makes it easy to put together reports for cl…
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15 hotreddit Google business profile Optimization (opens in new tab)
Hi guys! I just got a call from someone claiming to be a Google analyst, and I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this. He did an “audit” of my Google Business Profile and told me my page h…
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14.2 hotreddit Is AI visibility work actually making difference for local busineses yet, or is it still too early? (opens in new tab)
Curious what other are seeing. I've been working on AI visibility for local businesses, trying to help them shows up when people ask ChatGPT or Perplexity for local services. We've covered the basic…
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14 hotreddit Google Business Profile suspended for "Deceptive Content" — Two legitimate businesses at the same address. Has anyone successfully appealed this? (opens in new tab)
(May edit for grammer) Edit #1: I submitted a bunch of documents predominantly photos, a lease agreement, my articles Of incorporation, PDF of my business registration my account was approved. It is n…
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14 hotreddit Competitor ranks #1 with a suspicious address and reviews, while my verified profile got suspended. What am I missing? (opens in new tab)
I run a local service business, and I’m frustrated with how Google handles Business Profile enforcement. I’d appreciate some advice from people who have dealt with this. A competitor consistently ran…
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14 hotreddit Tools and Tips for Local SEO (opens in new tab)
Can anyone suggest the best and affordable tools for local SEO? Also, what are your top tips and recommendations for improving local SEO beyond the basics, such as setting the correct GMB category, b…
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13.5 hotreddit Home based google buisness (opens in new tab)
I’m looking for advice from anyone who has experience with Google Business Profiles for towing companies or other service-area businesses. I own a towing company that operates from my home. Customer…
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13 hotreddit Title: Competitor ranks #1 with a suspicious address and reviews, while my verified profile got suspended. What am I missing? (opens in new tab)
I run a local service business, and I’m frustrated with how Google handles Business Profile enforcement. I’d appreciate some advice from people who have dealt with this. A competitor consistently ran…
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13 hotreddit I audit Google Business Profiles for a living. Here are the 5 mistakes costing local businesses calls every week. (opens in new tab)
Wrong primary category — Google decides who shows up for "near me" searches based on this one field. Address mismatches — profile says one thing, website says another. Google trusts neither. Thin desc…
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13 hotreddit 50 five-star reviews but buried in local results... What would you investigate first? (opens in new tab)
I'm a wedding DJ serving North Jersey / NYC and I'm trying to figure out what's holding back my local visibility. My Google Business Profile currently has 50 five-star reviews, and I've been in the D…
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13 hotreddit Hiring a Local SEO specialist — what vetting questions, red flags, and KPI timelines should I look for? (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, I’m looking to hire a freelancer to take over and optimize my Google Business Profile with the goal of improving Google Maps visibility and driving actual local leads/calls. I know the…
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12.8 warmreddit Local SEO for 40+ y.o. roofing company in Canada? Im so confused.. (opens in new tab)
attention pls. News so far. - So, my DM is literally overflowing with offers to provide me with 999999 marketing services and all that sort of thing, so I feel I have to post public update to stem th…
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12.5 warmreddit Urgent help needed with Google Business Profile reviews (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I’m facing an issue with my Google Business Profile and would really appreciate some help. The profile is not suspended or blocked. People can still find the profile and leave reviews. H…
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12 warmreddit SEO + AI Search: Ask Me Anything (opens in new tab)
I work with businesses on SEO, local SEO, and AI search visibility, and lately I’ve been seeing a shift in what actually matters for getting discovered online. Traditional rankings are still importan…
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12 warmreddit Google’s Audio Surveillance Using iPhone—Identifying and Stopping It (opens in new tab)
I’m at a loss for how YouTube is tracking me, based on what happened to me this morning. Yesterday, I visited an old friend’s house for Labor Day. For about 20 minutes, we talked about his DJI drone…
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11.9 warmreddit My Google Business Profile phone number is not showing — any tips? (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, my Google Business Profile is live, but the phone number isn’t showing publicly on Google Search/Maps. Has anyone faced this issue recently? What should I check, and how long does it usu…
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11.6 warmreddit Best Tool For Google Map Ranking? (opens in new tab)
Post I’m focusing specifically on Google Maps / Google Business Profile rankings and trying to find a tool that goes beyond just showing me a geo-grid. Right now I’m looking at: Local Falcon Brig…
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11.5 warmreddit Looking to gain more clients as a personal trainer (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I’m an independent personal trainer who’s looking for some help and any advice you can give me? I have a google business profile and a website attached it. Over the last 2 months I’ve b…
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11.5 warmreddit How are you handling Google Business Profile categories for service-area businesses? (opens in new tab)
I've been going down a rabbit hole trying to optimize my Google Business Profile and realized how much I didn't know about categories. For context — I don't have a storefront, I'm a service-area busi…
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11.4 warmreddit Regus (IWG) coworking: "Open 24 hours" on Google, weekdays-only in reality, charged again after I disputed, and my "refund" is stuck as account credit. Has anyone actually got money back from them? (opens in new tab)
Posting this partly as a warning and partly because I want to know if anyone has actually managed to get a refund out of Regus/IWG. Background. I run a small online business that's based overseas, so…
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11.2 warmreddit Google Business Profile doesn't show up on a Google search (opens in new tab)
I understand if you can't help based on the limited information, I'd rather not share the name of my business right now. But it is a very unique name that isn't anywhere else. When I search it while I…
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11.1 warmreddit How do small business owners decide what to prioritize in SEO? (opens in new tab)
For small business owners who handle their own marketing, how do you decide what to focus on when it comes to seo. There are so many activities to do: technical seo, keyword research, Google Business…
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11.1 warmreddit How to Learn SEO and AI Search for Free (opens in new tab)
Why a list instead of a course People ask me to name a course with a price tag on it, and what I hand them instead is a reading list. Here is the part nobody tells you when you are starting out: the …
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11.1 warmreddit Cheap SEO Services, Are They Actually Worth It for Small Businesses? (opens in new tab)
Cheap SEO services sound tempting when you’re running a small business and trying to keep costs down. The problem is, it can be hard to tell whether you’re getting a good deal or just paying for work …
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11 warmreddit Need help with a suspended Google Business Profile for a Canadian construction company. Is there a legitimate way to get it reinstated? (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I'm looking for someone experienced with Google Business Profile (GBP), particularly suspension recovery and service-area businesses in Canada. Here's the situation: My client runs a c…
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11 warmreddit Is it fair to ask SEO agency for a partial refund? (opens in new tab)
Hi , i run a locksmith business and hired an agency i trusted with experience in the industry. We have been working together for 6 months and there is very little to show as far as results. They have …
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11 warmreddit Best Crypto Casino Guide: Bitcoin Casino Basics and Five Sites to Compare in 2026 (opens in new tab)
Finding the best crypto casino starts with a less exciting question than most rankings suggest: what happens when you want your money back? Winna, Jack, Wild, BC GAME and 1win are the five names cove…
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11 warmreddit How to track brand visibility in Claude (and why traditional SEO tools won't help you) (opens in new tab)
Over the last few months, my team and I have been shifting a chunk of our search strategy from traditional Google SERPs to AEO and GEO. Naturally, one of our main priorities has been figure out how t…
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11 warmreddit Moving a Business from Etobicoke to Vaughan — When Should I Update Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
I’m helping with a business relocation from Etobicoke to Vaughan (in the southern Ontario area) and looking for advice on the best way to handle the Google Business Profile transition. A few question…
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11 warmreddit GBP suspended. My auto body shop can’t meet permanent signage requirement right now. What should I focus on instead? (opens in new tab)
Google recently suspended/disabled my Google Business Profile for my auto body shop. The problem I’m running into is that the Auto Body Shop category requires me to have a legitimate storefront with …
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11 warmreddit Stop Telling SEO Clients to Wait 3 to 6 Months for Local SEO to Start Working (opens in new tab)
Guys, we have to face it. Local SEO has fundamentally changed how we do SEO. It’s changed how we need to look at SEO today. Are you noticing that clients aren’t sticking around after month three? Hap…
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11 warmreddit Do Google Business Profile posts still help with rankings in 2026, or are they mostly for engagement now? (opens in new tab)
I still see a lot of local businesses posting weekly updates on their GBP. Curious if anyone is still seeing a clear ranking or visibility lift from regular posts, or if they’ve become more of a “sta…
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11 warmreddit Anyone here have Google Business Profile API access approved? Need to test something before my own approval clears (opens in new tab)
I'm waiting on Google to approve my GBP API access (quota's at 0, and it's a 7–10 day wait). I can't sit on that long, I just need to test a couple of API calls now. Does anyone here already have GBP…
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11 warmreddit Anyone here have Google Business Profile API access approved? Need to test something before my own approval clears (opens in new tab)
I'm waiting on Google to approve my GBP API access (quota's at 0, and it's a 7–10 day wait). I can't sit on that long,I just need to test a couple of API calls now. Does anyone here already have GBP …
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11 warmreddit Small Business SEO Consultant, Is It Worth It? (opens in new tab)
Getting a small business to show up on Google can be frustrating. You can have a good website, decent services, and happy customers, but still barely get any traffic from search. Meanwhile, bigger com…
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11 warmreddit Getting calls before my business is actually open. What should I do with my Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
I’m launching a local service business on November 1. I got ahead of things by setting up my Google Business Profile, building out the website, and doing the main on-page and local SEO work. I honest…
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11 warmreddit Insite? (opens in new tab)
Hi there my name is Cody and i run a small mobile mechanics business. I recently made it official by getting my llc and and about ready to get insurance actually trying to do all the things right. My …
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11 warmreddit 17 Best AI Rank Trackers to Monitor Your Visibility in ChatGPT, Google AI, and More (opens in new tab)
In this guide, we’ve rounded up 25 of the best AI Search Rank Tracking and Visibility Tools for 2026, comparing their features, pricing, strengths, weaknesses, and ideal use cases. Whether you’re an …
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10.8 warmreddit Yelp profile without the Yelp BS (opens in new tab)
I'm not paying Yelp. Ever. No need to convince me how sh!tty they are. We're all on the same page there... However, I'd like to create a free Yelp profile for a couple of reasons. First, I think it w…
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10.7 warmreddit Started a business, how do I get my first client? (opens in new tab)
I’ve start a new graphic design business, I’ve already made a Google business profile and I’m already working on a website for it. What else should I do to get my first?
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10.7 warmreddit is anyone getting leads from their google business profile anymore? (opens in new tab)
i live in one of the largest cities in the united states and my google profile shows up at number 1 when people search for any terms related to 'web design' in my city. i have over 50 reviews all fro…
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10.7 warmreddit Is SEO still worth it if you’re a small startup with basically no budget? (opens in new tab)
Feels like every SEO guide assumes you have: an agency, a content team, premium tools, and 6 months to wait for results. Meanwhile most small businesses are just trying to get a few qualified…
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10.6 warmreddit Google Business Profile not showing for “landscaper” (opens in new tab)
I own a landscaping company , and may primary Google Business category is Landscaper, I have reviews, a website, and my profile is fully filled out. It’s also 1+ years old. For some reason, I can’t f…
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10.6 warmreddit I asked ChatGPT for local business recommendations in 30 different searches. Here's who gets recommended and why (it's not who you'd expect) (opens in new tab)
I run a small agency and lately I kept hearing clients say "someone found us through ChatGPT" so I got curious and ran a little experiment. I picked 10 cities and asked ChatGPT and Perplexity things …
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10.6 warmreddit Is Elementor One worth it for agency work, or are there better alternatives? (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, I'm starting a small web agency focused on building websites for local small businesses like barbershops, massage therapists, local law firms and auto repair shops. What I need: * Cli…
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10.4 warmreddit Does posting regularly to a Google Business Profile actually move calls and clicks in a way you can measure? (opens in new tab)
Started posting to a profile regularly about three weeks ago after noticing it had never had a single Post published despite decent reviews and steady search impressions. Four posts in a batch to star…
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10.2 warmreddit What helped your junk removal business show up on Google? (opens in new tab)
I started a junk removal business and right now I only have a Facebook page. Most of my jobs have come from word of mouth but I want people searching online to actually find me. For anyone who started…
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10 warmreddit Who owns your Google Business Profile, domain and Psychology Today login? Worth checking before anyone else touches your practice’s marketing (opens in new tab)
If you're thinking about paying someone to help fill your caseload (an agency, a freelancer, a website service, anyone), there's a quick check worth doing first. List every account your practice show…
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10 warmreddit Is it worth getting google ads? (opens in new tab)
I’m a new business on Google now. I have asked for reviews from clients and stuff and have been trying to push out my business. I have made a website today and linked it etc also adding other social m…
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10 warmreddit Looking for a Google My Business (GMB) Specialist / Expert for Freelance Collaboration 🚀 (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone! 👋 I am looking to connect with a Google My Business (GMB) Specialist (or someone with deep expertise in managing Google Business Profiles, ideally with experience around Google's ecos…
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10 warmreddit How to set up a Google Business Profile in Saudi Arabia for an online Service-Area Business (SAB)? (opens in new tab)
Hello everyone, I am trying to register a Google Business Profile for my business based here in Saudi Arabia. My business operates completely online—I handle online sales and provide digital services…
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10 warmreddit Google AI Overviews Are Recommending My Local SEO Client (opens in new tab)
I’ve been posting GEO short videos of real plumbing jobs and customer reviews everyday on Google and YouTube for the past 1 to 2 weeks. Now Google’s AI Mode and Ask Maps are recommending my client for…
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10 warmreddit how can i distance my Google business profile from search terms that I dont want to be associated with? (opens in new tab)
I have an spa and massage parlor, which lately in my google business profile reports seems to have appeared in searches of erotic massages, I dont want to be associated with that since our services ar…
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10 warmreddit Does hiding your address on Google Business Profile help you rank in multiple service areas? (opens in new tab)
Hello! I own a handyman business that operates entirely through service calls to customers’ homes. I don’t have a storefront or office where customers come to me. My business address is mainly just wh…
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10 warmreddit [HIRING] SEO Specialist | Part-Time, Long-Term (opens in new tab)
Hey! We’re a U.S.-based digital agency looking for an SEO specialist to join our team long-term, starting at around 20 hours per week. We manage websites for several local service businesses, so we’r…
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10 warmreddit Reputation Lock-In: How Google Profits When Small Businesses Are Forced to Feed the Review Machine (opens in new tab)
Google’s review system is kind of a joke if you look at it from the business owner’s side. Pretty much anyone can leave a damaging review, whether they are an actual customer, a competitor, a disgrunt…
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10 warmreddit Fake competitor constantly opens fake Google Maps profiles around me & legit customer reviews are getting filtered. What can I do? (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, looking for some advice from anyone who has dealt with this or knows how to handle Google Support on these issues. I’m running a local service business, and I’m facing two major issues …
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10 warmreddit Your competitors can edit your Google Business Profile (and probably already have) (opens in new tab)
Most owners don't know this: anyone with a Google account can click "Suggest an edit" on your listing and change your hours, your phone number, even your business name. Google applies a lot of these w…
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10 warmreddit I checked how AI describes 5 small businesses I know. Only 1 came up looking good. (opens in new tab)
Been testing something out of curiosity: asking ChatGPT "who's the best [service] near [city]" for businesses I actually know. The results were eye-opening. One business, run by a friend, has a perfe…
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10 warmreddit watched my competitor get 40 people on a tuesday while i had 6 (opens in new tab)
not gonna lie this one stung.small place 32 seats. been open 5 years food is good. regulars love us but tuesdays are brutal for me like 6 tables all night. walked past the place two blocks over on my…
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10 warmreddit Anyone running 2 Google Business Profiles from the same address? (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, I’m curious if anyone has actually done this before. I currently have a handyman business with a Google Business Profile, but I’m thinking about registering a separate DBA specifically …
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10 warmreddit Are there any free or cheap ways to monitor my company’s online presence? (opens in new tab)
I own a small cleaning service and am looking to attract more clients. I feel like not having a lot of followers online and only a few reviews might make people wary about booking with us. Because who…
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9.6reddit Should I get new domain? Cuz the current domain ain't ranking no matter what. (opens in new tab)
So I have been working on a website, its been more than 6 months now, the website looks stubborn to not rank for commercial queries no matter what. Everything we've checked: Indexing — Pages are in…
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9.5reddit Bright Local (opens in new tab)
I have an SEO agency and always thinking of the right tools to have but to be cost efficient. One tool specifically "Bright Local" we use for auto posting on GMBs and to see like the local heatmaps fo…
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9.5reddit Do small businesses still need Google Business Profile SEO? (opens in new tab)
I'm 18 years old Ive done a lot of research on how to rank up a local business and I'm not sure if I'm wasting my time Do small businesses still want someone running their Google profile?
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9.3reddit GBP reinstated yesterday — safe to reopen a second service-area location?Worried overlapping service areas caused the suspension. (opens in new tab)
My Google Business Profile was suspended, but I appealed it and got it reinstated yesterday. It’s live again, but it’s still not ranking yet. I think the suspension may have happened because I opened…
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9.3reddit Two separate service-area GBPs have identical coordinates. Has anyone seen this? (opens in new tab)
I manage a legitimate hidden-address service-area business in a midsized U.S. metro. A local competitor provides a very similar service, but we are separate businesses with different names, phone num…
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9.2reddit Best Rank Tracker with API: Top Google Rank Solutions for 2026 (opens in new tab)
# Choosing a rank tracker with an API in 2026 starts with what broke in 2025. In September, Google killed the num=100 parameter, and tools that fetched 100 positions in a single request suddenly cos…
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9.2reddit Should I use a specific Google Business Profile link (CID) or the regular shareable link? (opens in new tab)
https://preview.redd.it/bulqzq5hztih1.png?width=520&format=png&auto=webp&s=147612ea721cc41fa89beffb0ebcf55fb2dcd3c8 https://preview.redd.it/hr1ou4blztih1.png?width=1168&format=png&auto=webp&s=6968fd8…
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9.2reddit Your Google Business Profile is your real homepage. Most owners haven't opened it in months. (opens in new tab)
Your Google Business Profile is your real homepage. Most owners haven't opened it in months. Before anyone visits your website, they see your profile — the map card with your stars, …
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9reddit Are Google Business Profiles Losing Their Call Button? Why Local Businesses Should Pay Attention to Google Ads (opens in new tab)
I've been noticing an interesting change in Google's local search results that I think local business owners should pay attention to. For years, one of the biggest advantages of ranking in Google's l…
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9reddit GBP has been used in a way that violates google policies (opens in new tab)
I'm struggling to find out what policies were violated. The link provided brings me to a generic google policy page and it's not clear which policy I violated. Any help? https://preview.redd.it/kaie…
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9reddit I've done on-page, off-page and technical SEO for my local business, but still getting no customers. What am I missing? (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I run a local IT support and computer repair business in Geneva, Switzerland, and I'm struggling to get results from my website. I've worked on on-page SEO, technical SEO, backlinks, gu…
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9reddit Managing 10–15 Google Business Profiles – How Many Have You Got to “Looks Good” Profile Strength? (opens in new tab)
I've been managing around 10–15 Google Business Profiles, focusing on profile optimization and local SEO. Recently, I noticed Google's new Profile Strength indicator, which displays a green status wi…
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9reddit Are your reviews being deleted by Google? (opens in new tab)
I serve local seo to few clients and they are from medical niche (skin care, rhinoplasty) and such. they are multi location businesses. I found from october 10 to october 26, 10 of the reviews across …
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9reddit Have local SEO rank tracking tools become ridiculously expensive, or is it just me? (opens in new tab)
I've been using Local Viking for some time now (approx 5 years), but I've just been charged $390 for my annual renewal, which seems ridiculously expensive for what I actually use it for. I don't use …
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9reddit What is Google Business Profile? It is an entity record Google cross-checks against your website and citations, not a mini-website (opens in new tab)
What is Google Business Profile? Most businesses treat it as a free mini-website, or a social page for the brand. That reading is the structural error. A profile is not a brochure that Google display…
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9reddit Permanent suppression after suspension? (opens in new tab)
Permanent supression after suspension? Okay so I had made a post before asking about ranking and how being a service area business versus brick and mortar with a map 📍 affects ranking. Has anyone …
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9reddit I'll run a free Google Maps rank check for 10 US home-service businesses this week (opens in new tab)
I'm the founder of Local SEO Now. We build tools that handle the Google Business Profile side of local SEO for home-service businesses. The most common thing I see is an owner who ranks well near the…
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9reddit Citations and listing (opens in new tab)
Hi guys, i am learning SEO,GEO and i wanted to know when you get a client and you want to list their services in places like apple business, nextdoor, yelp, local directories, how do you handle the ve…
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9reddit Google removed all our reviews, flagged us for "incentivized reviews" we never did. New reviews don't show up. Anyone been through this? (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I run a small shop in France, with a physical store and a website. I've been fighting with Google for weeks and I'm running out of ideas. Here's what happened: Someone added photos to…
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9reddit LTD Company in the UK has dissolved but still has a live Google business profile with top rankings which is taking valuable space in the map pack (opens in new tab)
Hi all, I have noticed a small local LTD company in a city in the UK has been dissolved, but its Google Business Profile is still live. You can see on the UK government's website that the company was…
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9reddit Any Google Business Profile experts willing to give mine a look? (opens in new tab)
I run a bathroom design and installation business in Glasgow and I’ve been trying to improve our Google listing. Would appreciate an honest look from anyone who knows their way around Google Business …
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9reddit Are we overlooking one of the biggest opportunities with AI in Local SEO? (opens in new tab)
There’s a lot of frustration with Google right now from both Local SEO professionals and business owners. At the same time, most of the AI conversation seems to be about LLMs, AI search, citations an…
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9reddit Google Business Profile Q&A is back — but has anyone else noticed this change? (opens in new tab)
I noticed today that the Q&A button has returned to the Google Business Profile dashboard, but it seems to work differently than before. When I click Q&A, Google now shows an “Answer questions” promp…
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9reddit iPhone Google Maps + Google Business Profile — need help confirming the exact steps to add a manager (opens in new tab)
I need help from someone who manages a Google Business Profile from an iPhone. Could you please tell me the exact clicks to add another Google account as a manager? For example: open Google Maps → cl…
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9reddit #SEO Question: How do you report SEO work to a non-technical client? (opens in new tab)
Let’s say you’ve been working on an ecommerce site for around 3 months. During that time, organic impressions and clicks have gone up, rankings have improved, and most importantly, orders + revenue f…
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9reddit How can a small business improve its google ranking ??? (opens in new tab)
i'm trying to improve my business's visibility on google. apart from having a website, what are some practical things a small business should focus on for better local search visibility ?/
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9reddit Canceling my SEO service due to 0 ROI, but the freelancer threatened to take on a local competitor. Is sabotage a risk? (opens in new tab)
Hi All, I have been working with a one-man SEO freelancer for three years now. When we first started, I had zero local visibility, and he successfully got me ranking for two keywords across two citie…
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9reddit Google Business Profile reviews suddenly dropped from 30+ to only 7 (opens in new tab)
I had 30+ reviews on my Google Business Profile, but now only 7 reviews are showing publicly. I haven’t deleted any reviews or made any major changes to my profile. Has anyone else faced this issue I…
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9reddit Best SEO Content Optimization Tools in 2026 (opens in new tab)
The easiest way to waste an afternoon in an SEO content optimization tool is to turn every suggested term green, hit a score of 92, and assume the page is now destined to rank. It is not. A content …
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9reddit Looking for a tool to manage multiple Google Business Profiles (opens in new tab)
I manage Google Business Profiles for several small business clients and I'm looking for a tool that can simplify the day-to-day management. Ideally, I want something that allows me to manage profile…
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9reddit I did a deep dive into schema markup for SEO and LLMs (opens in new tab)
After seeing all sorts of gurus claiming insane AI traffic after implementing schema I wanted to know if there is something about it. TLDR: You should implement it but it won't make miracles on it's …
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9reddit [EU SEO] Does Google deduplicate "Places Sites" if you already rank in the Local Pack & Organic? (opens in new tab)
I run a local business in the EU. Since the DMA changes rolled out, we have the "Places Sites" directory carousel in our Google search results. Right now, we rank around the top in: Google Ads Loc…
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9reddit Building a service business isn't easy but it's very rewarding. Salute to all laborers! (opens in new tab)
Straight from my soul hoping to inspire someone and answer any questions: Service businesses are awesome. You get to help someone with something they can't or don't want to do themselves. America…
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9reddit Local service business lost nearly all organic traffic after 2025 core update. rebuilt site, removed 100+ thin city pages, cleaned backlinks, still no recovery. What am I missing? (opens in new tab)
I run a local home service business that has been operating for 12 years on an established domain. For years, we ranked very well organically for our primary local service terms and generated a mean…
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8.8reddit Traffic dropped by 90% after Dec 2025 update – All actions without improvement (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I’m desperate for some advice. For the last 9 months, I've tried everything to recover my Google rankings, but nothing is working. Context: I run an online shop for custom tool storage …
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8.7reddit New to sales - cold outreach via WhatsApp? (opens in new tab)
I am very new to all of this so please go easy on me. I am selling B2B - managing a companies google reviews to help them rank higher, aswell as google business profile optimization. Just saves busy …
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8.5reddit Why do some local businesses rank in map pack without a website but others with great websites don't? (opens in new tab)
Seen this more than once. A competitor with no website, just a GBP listing, outrank a business with a properly built, optiimised site in map pack. Turns outt the map pack runs mostly on your Google B…
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8.5reddit Do people in Western countries use WhatsApp as much as they do in Dubai? (opens in new tab)
In Dubai, WhatsApp seems to be the default for both personal and business communication. A lot of businesses have a WhatsApp number on their website, Google Business Profile, social media, etc., and c…
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8.4reddit Is there a free way to connect claude with my Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
I don’t know how any of this works so I apologize if I sound like a cheap a\*\*hole. I want to connect my Google business profile with claude so that it can optimize it and help me rank on Google Map…
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8.2reddit Do not sleep on reviews. Get as many genuine reviews as you can on your Google Business Profile. (opens in new tab)
​ I recently noticed something interesting while working on a few Google Business Profiles and checking how they show up in ChatGPT recommendations. One of my clients has their website rankin…
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8.2reddit Common Google Business Profile (GBP) Questions People Have. (opens in new tab)
1. Why Is a Google Business Profile Not Ranking? First, check the basics. Make sure the business category, name, address, service area, and other details are correct. Google also looks at how closely…
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8.1reddit Local businesses: your Google Business Profile is probably costing you customers in small, fixable ways (opens in new tab)
I spend a lot of my working life staring at Google Business Profiles for local trades and service businesses, and the same handful of mistakes show up constantly. Sharing in case it saves someone a he…
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8.1reddit Law Firm SEO Agency Tips for Getting More Local Leads (opens in new tab)
A law firm can have a solid website and still barely show up when people search for legal help. That’s frustrating, especially when potential clients are already searching for services in the area. O…
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8.1reddit How do I compare my google business profile to competitors? Feeling invisible :( (opens in new tab)
We own a little cafe in a neighborhood that has a well established artistic reputation. People come to spend the evening enjoying small art galleries, bookshops, and independent films at our local the…
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8reddit How to run a competitor keyword gap analysis manually (The painful Google Sheets workflow) (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, Lately, I’ve been diving deep into SEO strategies for early-stage startups. A common advice we all get is: "Just do a competitor keyword gap analysis." But if you are bootstrapped and …
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8reddit Google Business Profile rankings declining over the past few months — has anyone experienced this? (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, I manage a Google Business Profile that has been gradually losing local rankings over the past few months. It previously ranked in the business’s city and some surrounding cities, but i…
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8reddit His competitors live on ads. He bet on local SEO instead. Now he’s buying ads too. (opens in new tab)
An owner felt that after giving them 6 months to prove value, his agency wasn’t doing enough for local SEO, so I checked his Google profile, website and map visibility. He runs a service-area busines…
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8reddit When was the last time you checked the categories on your Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
You can have 1 primary category and up to 9 additional categories. Look at the screenshot. Both businesses are plumbers, but one is using 8 categories, while the other is using only 1. Your primary …
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8reddit The Website Is Not the Center of Local SEO. The Brand Is. (opens in new tab)
One of my plumbing clients recently received a five star review from a homeowner in Clarkdale, Arizona. She explained that she discovered the company through its reviews, hired them for plumbing repa…
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8reddit Why is my competitor ranking higher on Google Maps? How to tell a registered business name from a keyword-added one, and what to do about it (opens in new tab)
Why is my competitor ranking higher on Google Maps when their profile looks no better than yours? Sometimes the answer sits in the business name field itself. Most owners assume the name on a profile…
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8reddit Google says there's no way to pay for a better local ranking. Here's what its own help pages say actually moves a Business Profile (opens in new tab)
If you run a local business, you've probably had the call. Someone promises to get you into the top 3 on Google Maps for a monthly fee. Google's own help page on local ranking has a line worth knowin…
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8reddit Beyond frustrated with Google (opens in new tab)
After an erroneous ban 6 months ago, followed by a quick reinstatement, google has continued to show the my business is located and services an area 70 miles from my business. I rank 1 in the map pack…
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8reddit Reviews getting removed (opens in new tab)
Google is removing genuine reviews from my business profile. Can they be restored? I run a small farmstay in Vemulawada, Telangana. My Google Business Profile previously had 94 reviews with a 4.9 rat…
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8reddit If you run a local business, check these 6 things on your Google Business Profile (opens in new tab)
I’ve been looking at Google Business Profiles for local service businesses lately, and one thing keeps coming up: A lot of businesses have a profile, but it hasn’t really been touched since it was cr…
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8reddit Unable to see 1-star review on Google Business Profile to reply (opens in new tab)
Hi, I had my first 1-star review left over 3 days ago (more than 72 hours) which I am still unable to see on my business profile (on either of web, Android or iPad devices) But I can see that review f…
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8reddit I do local SEO for a living. Most small businesses are sitting on a review goldmine and doing nothing with it. (opens in new tab)
Your Google reviews are the first thing a customer checks after finding you — before your website, before your prices. And most small businesses I look at have fewer than 20, with the newest one from …
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8reddit Confused about NAP + entity naming with 2 GBPs. Help needed please. (opens in new tab)
Local business owner here (plumbing/sewer, home services, LA area), 2 physical locations, each with its own Google Business Profile. Had an agency running our SEO for about a year, recently took over …
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8reddit Women HVAC company leaders and owners: what would make you actually trust a marketing company enough to talk to them? (Woman owned full service marketing agency) (opens in new tab)
I’m a woman building a marketing company focused right now on HVAC, and I’d really like feedback specifically from women who own or run HVAC businesses. My broader specialty is time-of-need home serv…
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8reddit Best Link Building Services in 2026? 10 I’d Consider (opens in new tab)
I've been comparing link building services lately, and one thing that became pretty obvious is that calling all of them "link building agencies" doesn't tell you much. Some are basically marketplaces…
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8reddit AMA: How I sell AI Search Visibility (AEO) to local clients using Duda's AEO AI Visibility & CMS — full walkthrough (Real $1,250 / M AEO Client) (opens in new tab)
Running an AMA: AEO for local clients is the easiest opportunity in digital marketing right now. But it's all about proving to the client they're improving. I use many tools, Duda is one of those main…
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8reddit Is law PI a good niche? (opens in new tab)
Hi, I am planning to start a local seo agency for law PI firm. I stay in India and target US firms. I know its a competitive niche but I feel like I am interested in medspa or law firm as a domain so…
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8reddit ChatGPT News Today Shows 4 Updates That Change SEO (opens in new tab)
ChatGPT News Today is moving fast because four new updates rolled out between August 10th and August 14th, 2026, and they all matter for SEO work. These updates turn ChatGPT into a tutor, a real-worl…
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8reddit I thought building the product was the hard part. Then I tried to get a single person to use it. (opens in new tab)
Founder here. I spent about 6 months building a website audit tool (AcuityScan). Hundreds of checks across security, email, performance, SEO, the whole stack. It was one of the hardest projects i've c…
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7.8reddit Start an LLC right away or wait? (opens in new tab)
My father in law mentioned to wait filing an LLC after the first sales, to see if there's a market. But without official business documents it is pretty hard to get a Google Business profile to attrac…
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7.6reddit Are gym bussiness volatile? (opens in new tab)
Hi to give a bit of context I currently have a MMA gym in a sublease inside of a CrossFit gym around 500-700sq of mat space and it’s only 6 months I’ve built to 30 monthly members. I started from scra…
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7.6reddit Starting rank-and-rent (opens in new tab)
With 13yr of web development experience, I started dabbling in rank-and-rent. Before I put a lot of resources into it, I want to make sure I can get 1 site to generate consistent monthly income. Bec…
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7.6reddit I mapped ~17 SEO / social / analytics MCP combinations and what each is actually good for (including the ones I'd skip) (opens in new tab)
The thing I keep running into: almost every "best MCP servers" list is a list of *servers*. Nobody talks about pairings. And a single server is mostly a faster dashboard — you ask a question, you get …
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7.5reddit Help Google Services Stuck In Review (opens in new tab)
I am writing regarding verified Google Business Profile. Recently, our business name was automatically modified, which caused a sudden and drastic drop in our local map rankings. Although we correcte…
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7.4reddit Need help with GMB Optimization (opens in new tab)
Hello, I own two distinct companies, each with its own Google Business Profile (GBP) and dedicated target service area. I am seeking help to optimize both profiles. Notably, one of the service areas …
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7.4reddit Confused about NAP + entity naming with 2 GBPs. Help needed please. (opens in new tab)
Local business owner here (plumbing/sewer, home services, LA area), 2 physical locations, each with its own Google Business Profile. Had an agency running our SEO for about a year, recently took over …
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7.3reddit How come many businesses do not claim the google business profile? (opens in new tab)
I see many businesses - that do not claim their google business profile. With everything going on with Deep Fakes and Fraud - someone can make a copy cat of your business and cause issues for the real…
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7.3reddit GBP SAB ranks #1 for brand but disappears completely for service searches — what would you check? (opens in new tab)
I run a video production Service Area Business in Bucharest. The Google Business Profile is verified, active and has 64 genuine reviews with a 5.0 rating. The primary category is Video Production Ser…
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7.3reddit Looking for partner (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, I’ve been working on the fulfillment side of Local SEO, and I’m looking to connect with people who are more focused on client acquisition, sales, or managing client relationships. My m…
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7.2reddit Case Study: 10X’d an education consultancy’s organic traffic with less than $100/month. (opens in new tab)
No expensive link-building campaigns. No huge content team. No 50 blogs every month. Just a simple SEO strategy, done consistently. Here’s the story. The client is an education consultancy based …
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7.2reddit A plumber went from invisible to the #1 spot in Google Maps — and the fix cost $0. Nobody believes me until I show the screenshots. (opens in new tab)
Client is an HVAC/plumbing company. 47 reviews, 4.6 stars. Ranked outside the map pack entirely for "plumber near me" — not page 2, not position 10. Not there. A competitor with half the reviews and a…
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7.2reddit What is the first thing you check when a local business is not ranking in Google Maps? (opens in new tab)
When troubleshooting a local ranking issue, there are quite a few factors to look at, from the Google Business Profile category and relevance to reviews, local signals, website relevance, and competit…
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7.2reddit Google Business Profile feels partially restricted | 25+ reviews removed, Social Profiles missing, photos stuck in review (opens in new tab)
Dear u/GoogleHelpCommunity u/google, I’m trying to determine whether I’m dealing with a Google Business Profile restriction, a technical issue, or several unrelated problems. The pattern is becoming …
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7.2reddit Noticed a pattern doing local business outreach: reputation and online discoverability are almost unrelated (opens in new tab)
Been messaging small businesses lately barbershops, restaurants, service shops as part of some market research. Common thread: the ones with the strongest reputation (thousands of reviews, 4.8-5.0 r…
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7.1reddit How many secondary categories should you add to a Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I have a few questions about primary and secondary categories in Google Business Profile. The client offers gardening and landscaping services, with many individual services falling und…
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7reddit Why checking your Google Maps rank from your own shop gives you the wrong answer (opens in new tab)
If you search "plumber" on your phone while standing in your shop and see yourself at #1, that is about the best your ranking will ever look. Google says local results come down to relevance, distanc…
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7reddit What happens to Google Business Profiles caught manipulating their reviews ? (opens in new tab)
Hello everyone, I'm creating this thread to gather more firsthand accounts of what happens to Google Business Profiles that have manipulated their reviews when Google catches them. Whether it's purc…
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7reddit Title: Starting a Rank & Rent SEO Business – Looking for Advice on Ranking Our First Website (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone! I recently pitched a Rank & Rent business idea to a friend of mine who is experienced in coding and technical development, and we’re planning to work together to make it happen. Our go…
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7reddit Branded visibility can be built much faster than keyword rankings. So why don’t we start with the brand? (opens in new tab)
Search your business name on Google and you show up #1. Even with the wrong GBP category or zero reviews. Local SEO tools show the same thing on a map. A grid tool checks your ranking from 49 points …
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7reddit Google Business Profile Ranking in Top 3, But Calls Aren't Increasing – What Could Be the Reason? (opens in new tab)
I'm managing the Google Business Profile (GBP) for a hair transplant surgeon, and I'm facing an issue that I haven't been able to resolve for the past six months. The profile is well-optimized, and I…
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7reddit Small UK tree surgery business struggling to get consistent enquiries – looking for honest local SEO advice (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, Me and my brother started a small tree surgery and landscaping business in January 2026 called Branchard Tree & Landscapes Services Ltd. We're based around Rugby, Warwickshire, in the U…
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7reddit In a GBP Profile, Is Adding Keywords to the Business Name Good or Bad? (opens in new tab)
We SEO folks often notice that when a business name on Google Business Profile includes a target keyword, it seems to rank higher, sometimes even in the top 3. But Google says adding keywords to your…
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7reddit Google business profile for restaurants: why the menu, order and reservation links matter more than the photos (opens in new tab)
Google business profile for restaurants is usually treated as a display card: hours, photos, a phone number. That framing fails because the profile also carries action paths. The menu link, the order…
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7reddit Google business profile for lawyers in the Philippines: how appointment-only hours affect open now searches (opens in new tab)
Most firms setting up a google business profile for lawyers treat opening hours as an afterthought and write something vague like by appointment only. That choice has a ranking cost. Google matches h…
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7reddit Local SEO strategy for a dental hygiene clinic relocating to a new city in the GTA (opens in new tab)
I'm helping my wife transition her independent dental hygiene clinic from Etobicoke to Vaughan, Ontario. The business has an established online presence from several years at its original location, bu…
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7reddit How to fix when website does'nt appear on google business profile? (opens in new tab)
After adding the website domain, it still doesn't fetch. Has any of you faced similar issues?
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7reddit How many tools are you actually paying for? (opens in new tab)
For those managing local SEO for multiple businesses, I'm curious how you've built your tool stack. Right now it feels like there are separate subscriptions for almost everything: Local rank tracki…
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7reddit Verified Google Business Profile not visible to the public - other business has same name (opens in new tab)
My Google Business Profile is verified and visible to me when I'm logged in, but other people cannot find it in Google Search or Google Maps. I previously had two verified profiles for the same busin…
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7reddit Would a small business pay for someone to handle all their Google Business Profile work? (opens in new tab)
I’ve been thinking about a small service business around Google Business Profiles for local businesses. A lot of small businesses have a profile, but it’s often half-maintained. Wrong opening hours, …
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7reddit Built a Local SEO Grid Geo Checker - The tool to find ranking positions in different point of locations in google maps. (opens in new tab)
While playing around with the Google Maps Platform I had an epiphany. The results that Google Maps gives you for your search query depend not only on relevancy but also on distance, business reputat…
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7reddit Should a local business hide its address on Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
I keep seeing debates around whether service-area businesses should show or hide their address on their Google Business Profile. At first glance, it looks like an SEO decision. But I think there’s…
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7reddit Does adding an appointment link to a Google Business Profile actually increase bookings? (opens in new tab)
I've noticed that some healthcare profiles have a "Book Online" option, while others only show "Call." For a clinic that already gets traffic from Google Business Profile, I'm curious about the pract…
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7reddit Are we too focused on websites and Google Business Profiles when it comes to content distribution? (opens in new tab)
I’ve been thinking about how local businesses approach online visibility. A lot of the conversation seems to revolve around having a good website, optimizing Google Business Profile, and getting Goog…
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7reddit What actually helps with local SEO ? (opens in new tab)
I'm trying to understand local SEO for a small business. apart from google business profile. what factors have made the biggest difference for you ??
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7reddit I'm trying to start a tour operator in naples (opens in new tab)
First of all sorry for my bad english. I'm 18 and i'm trying to start a tour operator in naples, i have done a website , google business profile, i use ota, i tried meta ads, tiktok ads and google ads…
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7reddit Transitioning from FB Marketplace (opens in new tab)
I run a local furniture business strictly from facebook marketplace for about a year. I recently have been getting shadowbanned probably because of my 10-15 similar items on marketplace listing catego…
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7reddit Views on Geotagging Images (opens in new tab)
I’ve been in Local SEO for over 10 years, and one tactic I refuse to drop is geotagging images, particularly for field service-area businesses, not traditional brick-and-mortar premises. There’s conf…
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7reddit Hifiman Arya Stealth Long-Term Review (opens in new tab)
Wanted to share my long-term thoughts on the **Hifiman Arya Stealth**. Review is not sponsored. I bought it with my own money. For context, my Hifiman journey went: **Edition XV → Arya Stealth → HE…
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7reddit anyone else seeing keyword-stuffed business names getting actively suppressed now, not just ignored (opens in new tab)
been seeing this across a few client accounts and a handful of competitor profiles i track. business names that had a keyword crammed in ("Smith Plumbing - Emergency Drain Cleaning Repair") used to ju…
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7reddit What are the most important ranking factors in local SEO? (opens in new tab)
Business Name Business Category Business Address Google Reviews Citations GBP Activity (Posts, Review Replies, Image Uploads, Optimization) Landing Page Content Website Structure Social Media Pr…
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7reddit My AI employee runs my SEO while I sleep, Google has no idea (full system, free) 🔥 (opens in new tab)
I did SEO by hand for 16 years and it ate the hours I wanted to spend building products. So two months ago I stopped writing completely and gave the job to an AI employee that lives on my Mac. In 2 mo…
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6.9reddit I have a difficult one (opens in new tab)
I am a web designer and will do the occasional SEO work, but this isn't a client, it's a friend's business, so I've been digging into it on my own time and I've now spent enough hours on it that I nee…
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6.4reddit Google business profile support team is a joke (opens in new tab)
GBP support team should rather be completely laid off.
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6.4reddit 9 Best LLM Visibility Tracking Tools to Monitor AI Search Results (opens in new tab)
In this guide, we compare the 9 best LLM visibility analysis and tracking tools. We look at their main features, pricing, platform coverage, reporting options, location tracking, and the types of busi…
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6.4reddit Relocating an established business — how do we safely move our Google Business Profile without losing reviews/rankings? (opens in new tab)
We have an established retail business that has been operating since before 2015, and we may soon relocate our physical showroom to another location within the same or a nearby state. Our biggest co…
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6.3reddit Got hit by the spam update (opens in new tab)
So there is a site that we started for a client 9 months ago. Transportation company. Just about a 100 pages give or take. And 30-40 blogs. Nothing too big. The guy was getting organic bookings. No ad…
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6.3reddit Competitor appears to be copying our blog content and using a questionable Google Business Profile in a key market — what are my options? (opens in new tab)
I’m dealing with a situation involving a competitor and I’m trying to figure out the right way to handle it without overreacting or doing anything unethical. The first issue is that they appear to be…
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6.2reddit Local Business Owners: Are You Ignoring Google Business Profile While Chasing SEO? (opens in new tab)
Unpopular opinion: Local businesses may be wasting months chasing website SEO while their Google Business Profile is sitting there waiting to generate leads. 👀 Everyone talks about: “Build backlink…
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6.1reddit 8 Top Semrush Alternatives for SEO Agencies in 2026 (opens in new tab)
Finding the right Semrush alternatives for your agency is not always about replacing every single feature with one new platform. It is about choosing tools that fit the way your team researches keywor…
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6reddit Google Business Profile Checklist: 14 Steps to Rank in the Map Pack (opens in new tab)
If you run a local business, your Google Business Profile is often the first thing a customer sees, before your website, before your ads, sometimes before they ever call. This Google Business Profile …
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6reddit Offering free Google Business Profile fix for 2 businesses this week (opens in new tab)
Hey guys, I'm growing my agency that helps businesses rank top on Google Maps in Nairobi & Kenya. To expand my portfolio, I'm looking to help 2 businesses for free this week. What I ask in return: if…
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6reddit Rebranding a Dental Practice Without Losing Your Google Rankings... And Why You Should NEVER Create a New Business Profile (opens in new tab)
TL;DR: Rebranding a dental practice only hurts your rankings when a few specific mistakes happen. The big ones are changing domains when you don't need to, redirecting every old page to the homepage, …
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6reddit Google Business Profile optimization checklist for local SMBs (actually in priority order) (opens in new tab)
Most GBP checklists dump 40 items on you with zero sense of what matters most. Here's the list ranked by actual impact, so you fix the stuff that moves the needle first. Tier 1: Do these before anyth…
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6reddit Verified Google Business Profile disappeared from Maps after verification following a cross-country move (opens in new tab)
I run Feral & Fab Photography, a pet photography business based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I originally operated in NYC, and updated my existing Google Business Profile when I moved to California.…
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6reddit Why do some contractors rank on Google Maps with fewer reviews? (opens in new tab)
I’ve noticed that in some local markets, a business with fewer Google reviews can still appear above competitors with a much larger review count. For home service businesses, what factors have you s…
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6reddit My 10th Framer template: Attorney Website + a bit of shader magic (opens in new tab)
My 10th published Framer marketplace template is live. Called it Attorney. As you might guess it is for independent attorneys and smaller US law firms. https://www.framer.com/marketplace/templates/a…
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6reddit Google business profile ranking factors: why the primary category has to be settled before services and attributes (opens in new tab)
Google business profile ranking factors are usually read as a flat list of fields, but several of the fields depend on each other. Most businesses think a profile is optimized once every field is fil…
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6reddit My Claude SEO Workflow Ranks Us Up to 6 Times for One Keyword (opens in new tab)
How many times does your business show up when someone searches your main keyword? Using my Claude SEO workflow, I’ve typed in our own keywords and watched us rank in four, five and even six spots at…
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6reddit I audit Google Business Profiles for small businesses. These are the 5 problems I see most often. (opens in new tab)
Keywords stuffed into the business name. "Smith Plumbing — Best Emergency Plumber in Denver" feels like optimization, but Google's guidelines explicitly forbid it and it's one of the most common suspe…
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6reddit Hermes AI SEO vs Manual SEO: 5 Jobs I'll Never Do Again (opens in new tab)
How many hours did SEO steal from your week the last time you tried to do it properly? For me, one keyword used to mean an hour of research, most of a day writing, and then a pile of outreach emails …
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6reddit One thing I would audit on a home service Google Business Profile is the Services section. (opens in new tab)
It is one of those areas that can get set up once and then forgotten for years. A company changes what it offers. It starts focusing on different jobs. It stops doing certain work. The website get…
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6reddit This Week in Local Search: September Volatility, Maps Architecture, and Profiles That Still W (opens in new tab)
Google did not confirm a September core update. Rankings still moved. Here is what actually showed up in the last two weeks, and what a local business owner should do before changing anything importan…
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6reddit What’s actually working right now for getting more calls from Google Maps (not just rankings)? (opens in new tab)
I’ve noticed a lot of local businesses obsess over ranking in the 3-pack, but then still struggle to convert those views into actual calls or form fills. Curious what has been moving the needle for y…
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6reddit I'm building GMB Ranker, a SaaS for businesses, freelancers and agencies that manage local SEO / Google Business Profiles. (opens in new tab)
I originally started building it because managing local SEO often means jumping between several different tools for rankings, GBP audits, reviews, reporting, citations, content, etc. GMB Ranker is my…
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6reddit An Introduction to Home Care Marketing: A Complete Guide (opens in new tab)
TL;DR: Home care marketing is the process of making an agency visible, credible, memorable, and easy to contact. The strongest strategy combines online marketing, local search visibility, reputation m…
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6reddit What services, software, AI tools, and platforms are you using to run your online business right now? (opens in new tab)
I’m starting a new online business and documenting pretty much every step of the process. The business will be somewhere around web design, digital marketing, SEO, PPC, content, and related services, …
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6reddit I pulled Google Maps data for 2,846 local businesses around one German city. 19% of the profiles come back unclaimed. (opens in new tab)
I build a tool that writes SEO articles and publishes them straight to a customer's site, and I needed to know whether local businesses are a market worth going after. Guessing seemed like a bad plan,…
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6reddit Quad Cities marketing guide: SEO, Google Business Profile, and ads — what works for Davenport/Bettendorf/Moline/Rock Island small businesses (opens in new tab)
*Full disclosure before anything: I own a digital marketing agency here in the Quad Cities (Digi-Buzz / digi-buzz.biz). I'm not posting to pitch anybody. I get asked these questions constantly by othe…
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6reddit All Google Maps listings for our dental clinic suddenly disappeared, has anyone experienced this? (opens in new tab)
I’m helping manage the website/online presence for a legitimate dental clinic with multiple physical branches, each with its own Google Business Profile. Recently, all of the profiles were suspended …
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6reddit My Own Case Study about Local SEO for a Junk Removal Company . (opens in new tab)
I am not good at writing case studies, so I am simply sharing my own experience here. Hey, Local SEO experts, I would like to share my personal experience in this case study. Business Started: I fou…
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6reddit Why Rank your Google Business Profile? (opens in new tab)
[https://www.seooptimisation.co.za/google-business-profile-ranking/](https://www.seooptimisation.co.za/google-business-profile-ranking/) When a potential customer near you types “electrician near me…