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November, 19 2024

• New ways to holiday shop with Google Lens, Maps and more Learn more about new Google Lens, Shopping and Pay updates, available for shoppers this holiday [...] - Inside Adwords

November, 15 2024

• Google Maps Search For Products Nearby Carousel Google Maps will now show you if you can find products nearby, like you'd see in directly in Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 14 2024

• Google Maps Launches Product Search: Steps For Retailers via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google Maps introduces product search with real-time inventory, helping shoppers find items in [...] - Search Engine Journal

November, 8 2024

• Google Local Service Ads App To Stop Working In Two Months Google will stop supporting the Google Local Service Ads app starting on January 6, 2024. An email [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 5 2024

• How FTC’s new review policy could impact your local SEO Navigate the FTC's new review regulations confidently with tips for compliant review collection, [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 1 2024

• Bing Tests New Local Knowledge Panel Design Microsoft seems to be testing a new design for its local knowledge panel or local listing for a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 21 2024

• Find voting information on Google Search and Maps Google Search and Maps are providing information to voters in the United States around Election Day. - Inside Search
• Google Local Service Ads At It Again With Request Competitive Quotes Google is at it again, double dipping on Local Service Ads clicks, by adding a "Request [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 17 2024

• Google’s Local Services Ads feature raises cost concerns The "Request Competitive Quotes" button in Google Local Services Ads is cause for concern [...] - Search Engine Land

October, 10 2024

• Google is making a major change to Local Service Ads Businesses must have a matching Google Business Profile to run Local Service Ads with unverified or [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Service Ads To Soon Require Google Business Profile Google will soon require businesses who want to advertise using Google Local Service Ads to also [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 8 2024

• Google Search Showing Competitor Ads Above Local Reviews Google has done it again, it has shown ads from competitors directly above the reviews section of a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 4 2024

• Google Tests Local Services Ads Without Attorney Photos Google is reportedly testing showing Local Service Ads (LSAs) without a photo of an attorney or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 30 2024

• Google Local Service Ads TCPL (Target Cost Per Lead) Google seems to be rolling out a new bidding option for Local Service Ads named Target [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 27 2024

• Google Local Panel Adds "About This Place" Section Google is testing adding a new section named "About this place" to the local panel in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 25 2024

• Google Maps Fake Review Notice On Business Profile Google now places a notice or warning on some Google Business Profile listings within Google Maps [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 20 2024

• Google Reviews & Menu Descriptions Under Local Photos Google is now showing reviews and menu descriptions when browsing photos on a Google Maps, Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 17 2024

• Google Local Service Ads Shows You Viewed X Minutes/Hours Ago Google is testing showing the last time you viewed an ad, a Google Local Service Ad, by adding a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 13 2024

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ranking Volatility, Apple Intelligence, Navboost, Ads, Bing & Local For the original iTunes version, click here. Well over a week after the Google August 2024 core [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 11 2024

• Bing Local Pack Tests Review Source Icons Instead Of Review Stars Microsoft is testing adding the source of the reviews in the Bing Search local pack, instead of [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 10 2024

• Google Maps Showing Business Photos On Review Sentiments Google is now showing business submitted photos from Google Business Profiles in the Google Local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 29 2024

• Yelp Sues Google Over Local Search Dominance via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Yelp sues Google for antitrust violations in local search, alleging monopolistic practices that [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Merging Booking On Google Business Profiles & Local Services Ads Google emailed some local businesses saying it will begin "unifying" booking on Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Yelp Sues Google Over Unfair Advantage In Local Search Yelp has officially filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly using its monopolistic powers to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Yelp sues Google, alleging illegal dominance of local search The lawsuit alleges illegal monopoly practices related to local search and local search advertising. - Search Engine Land

August, 28 2024

• Google Local Service Ads Review Links Expiring, Business Profiles Reviews Will Remain Google has posted a notice that the old customer reviews links in Local Service Ads will expire and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 27 2024

• Google Local Panel Maps Tests Expanding In Search Results Google is now testing a new user experience for maps in the Google Search local panel section. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 23 2024

• Google Search Local Pack UX Update Google has updated the local pack, the local results box, in the Google Search results. Now when [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 21 2024

• New Google Maps Design Within Google Search Results Google Search has a new design for the embedded map you see for both local pack maps and knowledge [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 8 2024

• Google Local Service Ads To Show Photos & They Improve Ad Rank Google will begin showing photos in your Local Service Ads that come from your Local Service Ads [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Ads Million Dollar Credits Bug For Local Service Ads Google notified some advertisers last night that they are expected to receive $16 million dollars [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 7 2024

• Google enhances Local Services Ads with auto-selected photos Automatic photo selection for Local Services Ads, aims to boost engagement and ad rankings for [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 5 2024

• Google Local Knowledge Panel Interactive Card Interface Google seems to have launched the interactive knowledge panel layout for local knowledge panels in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 2 2024

• 11 local SEO tools you should be using From analytics to rank tracking, boost your local SEO with these tools. Learn how to use them [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Service Ads Automated Lead Dispute System A few weeks ago, Google announced it is doing away with how it does credits and disputes for Local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 26 2024

• Google Local Book Online CTA For Call Business Google seems to be testing a new option for the Book Online call to action option that does not use [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 25 2024

• Apple Maps Web Version Launches Beta Apple has launched a public beta version of Apple Maps on the web after launching the mobile app [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 24 2024

• New Google Local Service Ads Budget Options Google has added new ad budget options and features to Local Service Ads. You can now set a maximum [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 19 2024

• Google: ccTLDs & Language Do Help You Rank A Little Better In Local Country Region Gary Illyes from Google said in the latest Google SEO office hours that using a ccTLD and the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Panel: Search Products With Camera Google is testing showing a button in some local panels, some Google Business Profiles, that reads [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 15 2024

• The Google Maps pin scam: A new Google Business Profile threat Understand how this deceptive practice affects rankings and learn the safe way to correct your [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Tests AI-Organized Local Search Results Page Google seems to be testing its AI-organized search results pages for local search queries. We saw [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 8 2024

• Google Maps Add Stop Advertisements Did you know that Google Maps can suggest that you add a stop along the way as an advertisement or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 2 2024

• Google Local Service Ads Now On Mobile Local Business Finder Google is now showing Local Service Ads directly in the mobile version of the Google local business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 28 2024

• Report: Menu items, busier businesses may be Google local ranking signals Google has not specifically confirmed this but a new local SEO report says these may be newly [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 27 2024

• Google Chrome For Mobile Adds Local Chrome Actions, Search Shortcuts & Trends Google has announced a number of new search-related features to its mobile version of the Chrome [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 25 2024

• Google Automated Local Services Ads Lead Credits Coming Google announced it is rolling out Automated Local Services Ads lead credits next month, which [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 24 2024

• Google Using AI Overviews On Business Profiles Local Listings Google is now using AI Overviews to write descriptions for the local panels shown in Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google automates lead credits for Local Services Ads Google promises to streamline operations for advertisers, potentially increasing fairness and [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 21 2024

• Google ties in Local Services Ads advertisers to Maps app Google is launching Local Services Ads on the iOS version of Google Maps, with no option of running [...] - Search Engine Land
• Local Service Ads Coming To Google Maps On iOS Google is notifying some advertisers that use Google's Local Service Ads program that soon their [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Spam Update, Volatility & Indexing Bug, AI Overviews Tracking & FAQs, Google Maps Exploit, Google Ads, AppleBot & More We had a new Google spam update, the June 2024 spam update and what would be an SEO video recap [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 20 2024

• Google Map Pin Exploit Leads To Local Rankings Drop & Possible Suspension A few months ago I posted about a possible bug with Google Maps where map pins were being moved [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 19 2024

• Google Local Panels Gains Menu Button Google seems to be adding a "menu" button to the Google Business Profiles, the local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 17 2024

• Google Maps Updates Fake Engagement Policy With More Detail Google has updated its Google Maps contributor fake engagement policy to flesh out in more detail [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 13 2024

• When Is Duplicate Content Acceptable For Local SEO? Google Explains via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's John Mueller clarified that localized duplicate content across regional websites is [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Local Pack Photos With Labels Google seems to be testing adding labels and descriptions on the photos within the local business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 12 2024

• Google Maps Tests QR Codes On Business Profiles Google is testing QR codes on the Google Business Profile listings within Google Maps. The QR code [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 10 2024

• Google Tests Local Five Pack (Up From 3 Pack) Google is once again testing showing five local results, a five-pack, instead of the typical 3 [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 6 2024

• 5 local SEO insights from Google’s API documentation leak Local search takeaways from leaked Google API docs, covering video content, click behavior, local [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 3 2024

• How to extract GBP review insights to boost local SEO visibility Gain a competitive edge by extracting actionable insights from your – and your competitors' [...] - Search Engine Land

May, 16 2024

• Google Local Service Ads Tests Message Multiple Businesses Google is testing a new button for the Local Service Ads to "message multiple businesses" [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Is Service Areas A New Google Local Ranking Factor? A bunch of local SEOs are buzzing about a possible new local SEO Google ranking factor and are [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 10 2024

• Google Local Panel With Owner Attribute Google can show the owner of the business in the local panels in the Google search results. I [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google: Proximity Not A Relevancy Factor For Local Service Ads Google has updated its Local Services Ads help document on ad rankings to remove the line around [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 8 2024

• Google Local Business Profile Reviews Listings Updated Google has updated the page where you view, reply and report reviews for your Google Business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 6 2024

• Google Search Tests Showing Only Local Listing For Near Me Queries Google Search seems to be testing showing only local listings from Google Business Profiles for [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 29 2024

• Apple Business Connect Actions: Add Links To Apple Maps Local Listing Apple Business Connect now lets you add links to your local listings that show up in Apple Maps. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 22 2024

• Google Tests Posts Button In Local Listing Business Profile Google is testing showing a "Post" button in the carousel of buttons in the Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 18 2024

• Google Maps Releases New Directions, Travel & EV Features Google has announced a number of new travel features with Google Maps and Travel around driving [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 17 2024

• Find more sustainable ways to get around, with new Maps and Search updates We’re introducing updates in Maps and Search that help people find information on [...] - Inside Search
• Google Search & Maps Get Upgrades For Greener Travel via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google updates Search and Maps to show greener travel options and highlight emissions data. - Search Engine Journal

April, 12 2024

• Google Maps Suggest An Edit Flow Updated Google has updated the Suggest an edit feature within Google Maps business listings. Google said [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 10 2024

• How to maximize your local business’ Google Maps presence Practical tips for optimizing your Google Maps presence to boost local visibility and drive more [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 5 2024

• Google Related Searches Displaying Local Carousel Google is testing showing local carousels, local search results to Business Profile listings, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 3 2024

• Google Local Panel Results Tests Toggle To Next Result Google is testing an arrow to toggle to the next local pack listing in the search results. This [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 29 2024

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google SGE In Wild, Stop Doing SEO For Google, Maps & Shopping Features & Google Ads Safety Report This week we covered that Google is now testing SGE in the wild for a small subset of US users. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 28 2024

• New Google Shopping & Maps Search Features Google announced a number of new(ish) shopping and maps/local features yesterday, a lot of them [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 27 2024

• Google Local Service Ads Sends Email Asking You To Upload Photos Google is sending some Local Service Ads advertisers emails asking them to upload photos to their [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 25 2024

• Local SEO in 2024: 6 simple ways to dominate local search New to local search? Wondering where to start? Here are six tactics to help you kick off your local [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 22 2024

• How to create local business content that converts Establish your local business as the industry authority by being authentic in your content and [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 18 2024

• EU Searchers Complaining About Google Maps Features Changes Related To DMA We've been covering many of the Google Maps changes, many related to what searchers see in Europe [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 14 2024

• Numerous Google Local Panel User Interface Updates Over the past couple of weeks, I've been informed of a number of local user interface changes to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 5 2024

• Google Business Profile websites are now redirected to Google Maps Eventually these redirects will go away and the website URLs will lead users to a dead end. - Search Engine Land

March, 4 2024

• Google to update Local Services Ads verification process The change is gradually rolling out in the U.S., beginning with smaller states and extending to [...] - Search Engine Land
• Report: Google Local Service Ads To Gain New Verification Process Google may roll out a new verification process for its Local Service Ads program. Supposedly this [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 27 2024

• Google removes option to see more local results in the search results It is unclear if this was intentionally removed or if this is a bug that Google will fix soon. - Search Engine Land
• Google Drops Link To See More Local Results From Search Results Google has dropped the "more places," "view all" and links to see more local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 23 2024

• Google investigating Local Services Ads bug Google Ads is working on a fix to prevent businesses from appearing in search results for their [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 19 2024

• Local search in 2024: Key trends and tactics for marketers Location-based businesses must focus on five areas – discovery, relevancy, experience, [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 14 2024

• Google local pack not showing for many searchers In some regions outside of the US, some are seeing local packs in the Google search results but in [...] - Search Engine Land
• Bug: Google Local Pack Not Showing In Search Results There seems to be a bug right now with Google Search not showing the local pack results right now. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Blocked 45% More Fake Reviews In 2023 With New Algorithm Google has released its new Google Maps and local spam fighting numbers for the 2023 year, citing a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 12 2024

• Google tests Branded Local Service Ads with opt-out option Marketers expressed concern about being unable to opt-out, but Google confirmed this functionality [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Rolling Out Branded Local Services Ads (Opt Out Coming...) Late last week, Google began to roll out those branded Local Service Ads, but it surprised many [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 7 2024

• Google investigating ‘brutal’ Local Service Ads tactic destroying leads for businesses This Google loophole enables competitors to intentionally manipulate the system, making your ads [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 5 2024

• Google Maps Launches AI-Powered Local Business Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google introduces AI in Maps to suggest personalized local business recommendations. - Search Engine Journal

February, 2 2024

• Local SEO success: How to track rankings, conversions, calls Learn tips for setting up and analyzing local SEO ranking reports to uncover opportunities and [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Maps Tests AI Generated Answers For Local Questions With Local Guides Google announced it is testing generative AI technology to answer local specific questions within [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 31 2024

• Google Local Service Ads "Highly Rated" Label Google is testing showing a "highly rated" label on the Google Local Services Ads (LSAs) [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 25 2024

• Google tests ‘highly rated’ call out for Local Services ads Google confirmed to Search Engine Land that the new feature may appear in various LSA verticals for [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Testing New Local Business Profile Designs With Icons It looks like Google is testing an update to the Google Business Profile design where Google shows [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 22 2024

• Google tests new Nearby Events and Deals feature in SERPS for local businesses The newly introduced search box features four tiles showcasing promotions and events from nearby [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Search Local "Nearby Events And Deals" For the past few weeks Google has been testing out a new local search box titled "Nearby [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 18 2024

• Google Tests Search Result Snippet Product Listings & Local Images We have seen Google show product images in snippets in many variations over the years. Now Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 12 2024

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Web & Local Ranking Updates, Quality Changes Coming, FAQ/How-To Rich Results, Perfect SEO, Author Bylines & More We reported on three different Google algorithm updates this week, a bug one on January 9th and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 8 2024

• Google Local Ranking Algorithm Update On January 4th (Unconfirmed) There may have been a local ranking algorithm update that Google quietly pushed out on Thursday, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 4 2024

• Google Search Units Available For Rent Section In Local Panel Google is now showing a new section in some local panels named "Units available to rent." [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 27 2023

• Google Local Ads Titled Choose A Place In The Area Google is testing local ads in its search results titled "Choose a place in the area." [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 26 2023

• Google Local Pack With Websites For Places Box Beneath Google seems to be testing a new box underneath the local pack that is titled "websites for [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 22 2023

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: More Google Ranking Volatility, Local Openness Signal Confirmed, Some Indexing Issues, Long Google Ads & More As we approach the end of the year, it just seems Google is getting more and more volatile with its [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Bing Local Businesses For Christmas Search Section Bing is showing a box in its search results for "Local businesses for Christmas." This [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 18 2023

• Confirmed: Google Local Search Algorithm "Openness" Now Stronger Signal Earlier this month we covered a report from Sterling Sky that said the Google Local search ranking [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 17 2023

• Google local search ranking algorithm strengthens “openness” signal However, Google does not recommend you change your business listing to be open 24 hours per day. - Search Engine Land

December, 16 2023

• Google Confirms Business ‘Openness’ As Local Ranking Factor via @sejournal, @kristileilani Discover the impact of business operating hours on visibility in local searches and maps, as Google [...] - Search Engine Journal

December, 15 2023

• Google Local Panel Adds Share Button Within Three Dots Google has added to some listings in the local panel in its search results a "Share" [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Extreme Google Ranking Volatility, Google Groups Drops, Parasite SEO, AI, Ads & Local Search The Google search results have been very volatile the whole past week, and most SEOs think Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 8 2023

• Google Tests Bolding Local Business Name In Local Panel Google is testing bolding the name of the business within the local panel in the search results. I [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 7 2023

• Report: Google Local Ranking Now Looks If A Business Is Open Or Closed (Business Hours) Joy Hawkin and team posted about a new Google local ranking factor - the factor is is if a business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 4 2023

• Report: Google Local Service Ads Reviews Being Hijacked There are some reports of the reviews left on some Google Local Service Ads that say those reviews [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Service Ads roll out impression share data Knowing the percentage of impressions your ads actually get, compared to the potential number, can [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 29 2023

• Google Local Photos Results With Heart & Other Reactions Google seems to be testing allowing searchers to "heart" a photo in the local search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 27 2023

• Vlog #250: Dave DiGregorio On ChatGPT For Local SEO & Being Super Process Focused In part one with Dave DiGregorio we spoke about his journey from working in sports memorabilia to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 22 2023

• Local SEO for new physical locations Here's why and how to set up digital properties early to help maximize online visibility for brands [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 15 2023

• Google Maps Introduces New Ways To Plan Travel & Navigate via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google Maps gets holiday travel boost with smarter transit, group planning, and community [...] - Search Engine Journal

November, 13 2023

• Vlog #248: Dave DiGregorio's Path From Sports Memorabilia To Local SEO Management Dave DiGregorio is the Vice President at Sterling Sky, Inc, and while we spoke a lot about SEO, we [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 9 2023

• Google Tests Multiple Local Packs In Search Results As You Scroll Google seems to be testing showing multiple local packs in its search results as you scroll down [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 8 2023

• Google Search Local Panel Tests New Reviews Layout Google is testing a new reviews user experience from the local panel listing in the search results. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 1 2023

• How Local Businesses Can Rank For Popular Near Me Searches via @sejournal, @kristileilani How can local businesses optimize for popular local search terms? One business did it with a [...] - Search Engine Journal
• How to manage and optimize local listings for SEO Learn tips for driving in-store visits and sales and making your business stand out in local search [...] - Search Engine Land

October, 27 2023

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ranking Updates, Google On Unhelpful Content, Google Ads, Maps & More Google may have had an unconfirmed Google search ranking update on October 25th and a new one this [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Local Listings Are Now "Photo-First" Results Google is now showing, in some regions, "photo-first" search results within the Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 26 2023

• Google Maps new search results makes photos significantly more important This is a new "photo-first" search result layout where business owners need to pay more [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Announces New AI Features Coming To Google Maps via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google Maps expands AI features for route preview, visual search, and electric vehicle charging. - Search Engine Journal
• Google Local Services Ads Shows Competitors After You Selected A Business To Message Google will show a searcher a list of competing businesses after you clicked on a Local Service Ad [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 20 2023

• Google Local Pack Tests Card Design For Reviews, Menu & More Google is testing a new local pack design that shows reviews, menu details and more in these card [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 11 2023

• Google Local Ads With Expanding Images In Carousel Google is testing a new ad format, at least I think it is newish, where it shows local ad that has [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 29 2023

• 5 useful GA4 dashboards for local SEO Wondering where to go in GA4 to gather local SEO insights? These dashboards are key to developing [...] - Search Engine Land

September, 28 2023

• Understanding explicit vs. implicit searches: The key to dominating local SEO Here's how understanding the nuances between these search types can elevate your local search [...] - Search Engine Land

September, 19 2023

• Some Local SEOs Reporting Google Business Profile Emails Not Being Received Some local SEOs are reporting that they are not receiving emails from Google Business Profiles. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 11 2023

• Google May Allow Adult Themed Content On Google Maps For Adult Service Businesses Google has added a new line to its prohibited & restricted content Google Maps policies under [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 5 2023

• Google Local Negative Reviews Hack Leads To Harassment & Abuse Did you know that Google is totally fine with customers leaving negative reviews and then every few [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google SGE Drops Local Results (5 Local Pack) When Google launched its Search Generative Experience, the AI-powered answer embedded local results [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 28 2023

• Google Search Generative Experience Local Results Gain More Link Cards The new Google Search Generative Experience now shows more links and link cards in the local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 25 2023

• New Google Maps User-Generated Content Appeals Form At the beginning of this year, Google Maps posted a document with restrictions around [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 24 2023

• 5 top tips to boost your local SEO efforts Position your local business for success and connect with your target audience more effectively [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 22 2023

• Google Local Service Ads Anonymous Reviews Stops On August 25th Google will stop collecting anonymous reviews on August 25, 2023. Google posted this notice in a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 18 2023

• Is Google Removing Reviews From Local Business Listings? I am seeing a spike in the number of complaints around reviews going missing from Google local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 14 2023

• Vlog #236: Lance Bachmann On Local Search Marketing & Getting New Customers In part one with Lance Bachmann, we spoke a lot about business, growing a business and his passion [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 10 2023

• Google Local Service Ads Photo Guidelines Now Faster Reviews & More Creative Google is now saying that its new Local Service Ads guidelines are faster for reviews and also more [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 9 2023

• Local SEO for Good – LIVE: The virtual conference that gives back by BrightLocal Get insights, help causes and feel good. - Search Engine Land

August, 2 2023

• Google Tests New Local Search Ad Format About a month ago, I spotted a new ad format in the Google Search results that had this local pack [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 31 2023

• How to create local content that builds trust and drives sales Fuel your local SEO strategy with compelling content that builds authority, answers objections, and [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 27 2023

• Unleashing the potential of Google reviews for local SEO Find out how to boost your business's credibility and influence local SEO rankings with authentic [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Service Ads Review Dispute Form Updates With Clarifications Google has updated its Local Service Ads reviews dispute form. The update clarifies that the form [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 6 2023

• Edits To Your Local Service Ads Will Update Your Google Business Profile Now when you update your business hours, and maybe other information, on your Google Local Service [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 3 2023

• Google Search Generative Experience Shows Local Store Inventory Did you know that the new Google Search Generative Experience that launched to us a month ago shows [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 19 2023

• Study: Removing The Address In Google Business Profiles Will Make Your Local Rankings Drop A recent small study by Joy Hawkins showed that if you remove the address from your Google Business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Vlog #228: Amy Toman's History & Passion With Local & Small Businesses Amy Toman and I met at a beach in New Jersey on a stormy rainy day, because we wanted to be weather [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 16 2023

• Google Maps iOS App Also Gets Business Tab In February, Google added a "Business" tab to the Android Google Maps app for those who [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 12 2023

• Google Cleaning Up Local Service Ads Reviews? There has been some chatter within the local SEO community over the weekend that reviews are going [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 7 2023

• How customer experiences are redefining local marketing online and offline. by Rio SEO The tactics, tools and technology that power meaningful local customer experiences. - Search Engine Land

June, 2 2023

• Google Bard Can Now Provide More Precise Local Results Google released an update to Google Bard last night that allows you to share your precise location [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Bard now can use your device’s precise location for more relevant local results To enable this, manage your preferences in location settings. - Search Engine Land

June, 1 2023

• Google Local Service Ads mass policy violations Google is investigating if this is a bug or a new enforcement of some kind. - Search Engine Land

May, 25 2023

• How Google Business Profile pre-defined services can impact local SEO Looking to boost your local SEO rankings? Consider adding pre-defined services to your Google [...] - Search Engine Land

May, 15 2023

• Google Reduces Local Pack Results In Web Search? Google seems to be showing fewer and fewer local packs for various queries in the Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 9 2023

• Google Maps With Addresses In Multiple Languages Google can show your business address in more than one language within Google Maps and the Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 8 2023

• Google Local Business Panel: Chat With Live Agent Google has been rolling out "chat with live agent" buttons in some local business panels [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 1 2023

• Google Knowledge Local Panel "Often Searched Together" Section Google seems to be testing a new section on the local knowledge panels named "often searched [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 26 2023

• The SEO hierarchy of needs for local businesses on a budget Focus on the local SEO hierarchy of needs, and get the right foundations in place for a chance to [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 25 2023

• Google Tests Grid Format For Local Results In Mobile Web Search Google seems to be testing a grid-like format for local results in the mobile web search results. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 20 2023

• Google Maps Lapel Pin Gift - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 11 2023

• How to build an E-E-A-T strategy for local SEO Develop a holistic strategy that emphasizes the quality of your organization's digital presence [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 10 2023

• Google March 2023 Broad Core Update Impact Local Rankings? Did the Google March 2023 Broad Core Update impact local search rankings? That is the question [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 3 2023

• Google Maps Blocked 20% More Fake Reviews In 2022 Google released spam and fraud prevention stats for Google Maps and local search. In short, Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Bing Chat Adds Images & Videos, Improves Local Results & More Changes Microsoft has been busy making improvements to Bing Chat. It not only increased chat limits, is [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 31 2023

• Google Reveals How It Catches Fake Local Business Reviews via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google explains how it catches fake and misleading business reviews and accounts on Google Maps - Search Engine Journal
• Google Maps can detect fake phone numbers in photos and remove them Google also shared some states on how it fought fake reviews and content in local search. - Search Engine Land

March, 27 2023

• Local Ranking Study For 2023 From Whitespark The folks over at Whitespark has published there 2023 local ranking factors study, where they asked [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 26 2023

• 2023 Survey: Local search ranking factors Whitespark has surveyed dozens of local SEO experts to compile what they believe are the most [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 23 2023

• Visual language maps for robot navigation Posted by Oier Mees, PhD Student, University of Freiburg, and Andy Zeng, Research Scientist, [...] - Google Research

March, 21 2023

• Google Local Services Ads Updated The Industry & Services Selector Google has updated the industry and services selector or picker tool within the Google Local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 15 2023

• Google Local Listing "Similar To" Showing Similar Restaurants Google may show similar businesses or restaurants in the local business listing of a competing [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 9 2023

• How ChatGPT can help with local SEO From Google Business Profile to reviews and local link building, here are specific ways ChatGPT can [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 8 2023

• Google Local Service Ads Gains More Service Types Google announced yesterday that Google Local Service Ads now supports 70 service types across five [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 7 2023

• Local Services Ads now supports more businesses Local Services Ads now supports more than 70 types of businesses, including those in five new [...] - Inside Search
• Google expands Local Service Ads to more than 70 new businesses The new categories include education, people care, pet care, wellness and health care. - Search Engine Land
• Google Explore In Search Adds Local Results Google Explore is that weird feature you get when you keep scrolling and scrolling through the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 3 2023

• Google Local Posts Updates & Test Interfaces Google is testing a few interfaces for the Google Posts and updates in the local interfaces. One [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 1 2023

• Optimizing local landing pages for search: 8 best practices Done right, location-specific landing pages can build trust and authority for your business. Get [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 28 2023

• Google local map pack goes missing in search results (now fixed) The local pack that Google generally shows for queries with local intent has gone missing. - Search Engine Land

February, 24 2023

• Google: Embedding Local Reviews Collected By Third Parties Does Not Help With Web Search Rankings Google's John Mueller was asked if it would help with web rankings in Google to embed reviews from [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 22 2023

• Report: Google Business Profiles Services Now Impact Local Rankings Joy Hawkins and friends re-did a study they did years ago to discover that now the services you add [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 21 2023

• Google: Core Web Vitals Shouldn't Be Top Of The List For Most Small & Local Businesses Google's John Mueller said on Mastodon that for small and local businesses, "in most [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 20 2023

• Google Business Profile Profile Strength Widget Now Live & Many Local SEOs Not Happy Last June, Google began testing a "profile strength" widget or status icon that shows you [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 15 2023

• Local search in 2023: Key trends and tactics for marketers Learn the trends and factors impacting the local ecosystem and ways brands can deliver an engaging [...] - Search Engine Land
• PSA: Legacy Google My Business Insights API Going Offline Monday, February 20th Just a PSA, Google is fully deprecating the legacy Google My Business API on February 20, 2023 - [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 8 2023

• Google Maps Brings A New Level Of Interactivity To Your Journey via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern See how Google is using AI to create a more intuitive and interactive map experience with immersive [...] - Search Engine Journal

February, 6 2023

• Google Local Review Filters Removed Many Legit Reviews, Google Restoring Reviews Google has confirmed that its latest efforts to filter out local reviews against its policies and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 1 2023

• Google Maps removed policy-abiding reviews from Local Guides Google is working on restoring the reviews over the next few weeks. - Search Engine Land

January, 25 2023

• Two Justifications In The Google Local Search Results Now, Google is showing double justifications for some local results. Google's local search results [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 20 2023

• New Google Maps Posting Restrictions For User Generated Content (Reviews, Photos & Videos) Google has posted a new help document for posting restrictions around user-generated content in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 17 2023

• Google Local Check Wait Time Button Google is testing a "check wait time" button for some local results in the Google search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 13 2023

• Local SEOs: Check Your Photos In Your Google Maps Pin Overlay Mike Blumenthal dropped a simple but thoughtful local SEO tip that all businesses should do some [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 11 2023

• Apple Maps relaunches Apple Business Connect Initially launched about a decade ago, now Apple is adding numerous features for businesses, [...] - Search Engine Land

January, 10 2023

• Google Maps 360 View For Popular Business Profiles Google Maps can now show 360 views of the outside of some famous buildings and places. This gives [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 9 2023

• Arbitrage in Google’s Local Services Ads: What you need to know Spam in the local search space appears to have moved into another area that Google is unable to [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Service Ads are now available for dentists This is the first new vertical Google has added to LSAs. - Search Engine Land

January, 3 2023

• Ongoing Report: Google Search Console Not Tracking All Local Pack Clicks For the past few months or so, I've been tracking reports that suggest that Google Search Console [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Study: Reviews With Photos Last Longer In Google Local Results Another small study says that reviews with photos with them last a lot longer in the Google local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 23 2022

• Google Testing Displaying Local Business Profiles In Google Discover Google is testing including the local business profile listings in Google Discover. There is this [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 20 2022

• Study: Upvoting Reviews Keeps The Reviews On Google Local Longer Here is another study from Joy Hawkins and friends. This study says that upvoting reviews tend to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google's New Local Pack Full Design Now Live? A couple of months ago, I reported Google testing a new design for the local pack, which is a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 14 2022

• 4 main types of local links and how to earn them Earning links for your local business starts with evaluating your organization’s values and [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 13 2022

• Study: Google Local Guides Reviews Stay At The Top Longer Joy Hawkins has published another local SEO case study, this one on whether reviews left by Local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 8 2022

• Google’s Top Global & Local Search Trends Of 2022 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google’s annual report of top search trends is now available, which includes all new [...] - Search Engine Journal

December, 7 2022

• Google Local Panel Adds Disclaimer To Appointment Providers Links Google has added a disclaimer to the appointment provider links that you find in the Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 1 2022

• Massive Google Maps Hallway At Pier 57 - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 29 2022

• Google Local Service Ads Heading Label Tests Google is testing various headlines for the Local Service Ads. Two of them show the "Ads" [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Study: Longer Reviews Stay At The Top Of Google Local Listings Longer Joy Hawkins team did another small local ranking study in Google and found that the longer reviews, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 28 2022

• Google Local Reviews Bar Representing Positive Vs. Unfavorable Mentions Google lets you dive into some of the reviews on a business listing, so if you say show me the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 23 2022

• Google Maps Tests New Sidebar Navigation Google is testing a new thin sidebar navigation on the left side of the maps interface. The sidebar [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 18 2022

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Coati Update, More Weekend Tremors, Local Reviews Bug, Google Ads Bribe, Apple Search Delayed & More This week, we learned that Google's Panda update at one point in time evolved into what was called [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 17 2022

• Google’s New Local Search Features Are Finally Here via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google is finally rolling out the local search features previewed earlier this year, including the [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google launches new search, shopping and maps features Multisearch for food, Google Lens translation, AR beauty and shoes, Maps live view search and more. - Search Engine Land

November, 15 2022

• Local Study: Review Recency Impacts Google Local Rankings Another small study done by Joy Hawkins says that the recency of reviews does impact the rankings [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 9 2022

• Google Local Finder Auto-Play Video Thumbnails Google has recently, estimates are in the past few weeks, added auto-play video thumbnails in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 7 2022

• 10 Reviews Gives You A Ranking Boost In The Google Local Results, Study Says Joy Hawkins and her team published another local ranking study, this one says that hitting ten [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Reviews Shows Number Of Reviews In City Google's local listings show for some listings the number of reviews left by a specific reviewer in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 4 2022

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Another Google Algorithm Update, A Confirmed Search Bug, Spam Targets, Links Less Valuable, Keywords In Reviews For Local & More To start things off, I quickly covered the monthly Google webmaster report. Google also had some [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 31 2022

• Keywords In Local Reviews Does Not Impact Google Local Rankings; Study Says A new study from Sterling Sky shows that putting keywords in the local reviews on business listings [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 27 2022

• Google Local Pack In Web Search Showing Up Less Often? There are some signs that Google web search results are displaying the local pack, the local search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 24 2022

• Google Local Panel Tests Dynamic Search Refinement Buttons A few months ago, we spotted Google testing a dynamic search bar refinement interface in the core [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 21 2022

• Report: Google Reviews Being Removed From Local Business Profiles There are numerous reports of Google doing some mass pruning and removals of reviews from the local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Third Party Appointment Services Hijacking Google Local Business Profile Panels Google Maps and local panels have shown booking, appointment, reservation, and other ordering [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 30 2022

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core & Product Reviews Update Done, Local Search Ranking Bug Fixed, Search On Event Recap & More Google has finished rolling out both the September 2022 core update and product reviews update on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 29 2022

• Google Announces 7 Local Search Updates via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern At Google's annual Search On conference the company announced seven new features and updates coming [...] - Search Engine Journal

September, 27 2022

• Did Google Local Service Ads Remove License Numbers? Google may have removed the license number from business details in the Local Service Ads. I [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 26 2022

• Google Local Search Ranking Bug Fix Rolling Out A couple of weeks ago we reported on a possible Google local search ranking update that turned out [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 16 2022

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google September Core Update, Helpful Content Update Done & Possible Local Search Ranking Update What a week, we had the launch of the September 2022 core update that started off strong and fast. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 14 2022

• Google Local Search Ranking Update Around September 7th Google may have also pushed out a local search ranking update around September 7th. This is in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 6 2022

• How to do a competitive analysis for local SEO Here's how to identify your top local competitors on search engines and determine what it will take [...] - Search Engine Land
• Digitizing Smell: Using Molecular Maps to Understand Odor Posted by Richard C. Gerkin, Google Research, and Alexander B. Wiltschko, Google Did you [...] - Google Research

August, 30 2022

• Did Google Remove The Maps Review-Gating Policy? Chris Silver Smith noticed how Google has updated its Google Maps contributed content policy and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Business Structured Data Doesn't Support additionalType; Instead Use An Array Google has clarified on its Local Business structured data help documentation that when you want to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 23 2022

• Google Performance Max self-upgrade tool for Local campaigns is now available Earlier this year Google announced another change to Local and Smart Shopping campaigns. Well, that [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Tests New Local Service Ads UX Google is testing a new layout and user experience for the Local Service Ads. This interface has [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 16 2022

• Google Tests Expandable Maps In Search & Tabs In Map Results (Again) Google is testing an expandable map feature in Google Search for when you see the map load in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 12 2022

• Google Guaranteed Local Ads Adds Reviews Not Guaranteed Disclaimer Google has added a label on the Google Guaranteed Local Service Ads reviews to say the reviews are [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 8 2022

• Google Local Spam Now Includes Duplicate Photos, Posts, Videos, and Logos Google has updated its Business Profile posts content policy to specify that Google now considers [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 2 2022

• Google’s Local Services Ads platform has a problem with spam Fake business names, virtual offices, multiple rankings... Google has a spam issue with LSAs and [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 29 2022

• Google Maps To Add Aerial Views, More Biking Details & More Google Maps announced it is adding photorealistic aerial views, new cycling route information, new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Enhancing Backpropagation via Local Loss Optimization Posted by Ehsan Amid, Research Scientist, and Rohan Anil, Principal Engineer, Google Research, [...] - Google Research

July, 28 2022

• Google Maps Tests Infinite Scroll For Search Results We have seen Google Search test infinite scroll search results on and off for years, even launching [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 26 2022

• Google Maps May Remove Selfies, Blurry Or Poor Quality Images Google Maps has updated its photos and videos criteria for the Google Maps user-contributed content [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 25 2022

• Google Local Service Ads Seeing A Lot Of Fake Reviews Google's Local Service Ads are supposed to be screened, guaranteed, and reviewed by someone [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Now Showing Three Local Service Ads Listings Google is now showing three local service ads listings in both the mobile and desktop interface. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 13 2022

• Google My Business mobile app has stopped functioning forever You can no longer use the app to make profile edits, communicate with customers and so on. - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business App No Longer Available We knew that when Google rebranded Google My Business to Google Business Profile that Google will [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 8 2022

• Google local justifications: Everything you need to know Review the types of justifications, and which are applicable for your brand, to help you develop [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 30 2022

• Google Maps Tests New Local Panel With Images At Top & Tabs For Reviews Google Maps is testing a new local listing interface where it shows more images in the top portion [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 29 2022

• Google Maps adds new store location feature, Locator Plus, Reserve with Google integration, new analytics and more The familiarity of these features might be welcomed by your website users but it might also make [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 22 2022

• Revamped Google News design goes live with top stories, local news and personalized articles Google also has re-launched Google News in Spain. - Search Engine Land

June, 21 2022

• Google increases Local Search Ads review requirements Some US business categories may see their Local Search Ads disabled until they meet the new [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 20 2022

• Google Local Service Ads Reviews Requirements From One To Five Reviews Google has updated the local service ads requirements to require you to have five reviews. This is [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 17 2022

• Google Tests Full "Advertisement" Label In Local Pack & Promoted Ad Label We have seen Google tests various labels for its Google Ads in search, including "Ads," [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 16 2022

• Google Tests Local Pack Within An Expandable Menu Google is testing hiding the local pack within a locations tab that expands when you tap on it or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 13 2022

• Vlog #177: Alcides Aguasvivas On Local SEO For Small Businesses In part one, Alcides Aguasvivas is a co-founder of Pix-l Graphx spoke to me about how he started [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 10 2022

• Business Losing Google Maps Reviews Again It seems like there is another set of reviews going missing or being removed by Google in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 27 2022

• Google Maps Mobile Showing Justifications On The Map Google is now showing justifications directly in the Google Maps mobile interface and app for [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 20 2022

• A Dedicated Google Search Local Ad Pack Google seems to be testing adding a local pack for ads along with a normal organic local pack, I [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 11 2022

• Google Maps Others Are Asking With Prompt To Answer This Question Carousel We know Google has a lot of those question and answers sections in the Google Maps business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 26 2022

• Google Maps Asking Local Guides To Update Old Reviews It seems that the Google Maps team is asking some Google Local Guides to update older reviews they [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 20 2022

• Google Local Listing "At This Place" Shows Businesses At Venues Google Local listings has a feature that shows what else is in that venue, it is called "at [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 18 2022

• Google Screened Local Results At This Business Carousel Google Screened local listings are through Local Service Ads that a third party conducts [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 11 2022

• Google Local Search: Browse By Products & Browse By Stores Google local listings have been pushing products for the past several years, in fact, it just [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 8 2022

• Google AI Can Update Local Listing Hours Including Live Traffic, Street View Imagery & More Google announced that it will update the local business hours listed in Google Maps and Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 7 2022

• Google may update business hours in local listings with AI So make sure to routinely review your business hours to ensure they are accurate. - Search Engine Land

April, 5 2022

• Google My Business App Going Away Google warned us that the Google My Business app will go away at some point when it relaunched as [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Business Profile review management tool expands support to those with many local listings Previously, this tool only let those with a few listings manage their reviews. - Search Engine Land

April, 1 2022

• Google Product Reviews Volatility, Local Search Ranking Update, New Search Features, MUM & BERT Expands and Search Console News We are finally seeing ranking volatility in the search results related to the product reviews [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 30 2022

• Google Search Local Pack Refine Query & Location Search Box Google seems to be testing a specialized local pack that looks more like the local service ads. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 28 2022

• Google Local Search Update On March 23rd 'Corrects' Vicinity Update On March 22nd and 23rd I noticed the BrightLocal tracking tool spike up a bit, so I kept tabs on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 24 2022

• Google Maps blocked 100 million abusive business profile edits in 2021 Less than 1% of the content viewed on Google Maps was fraudulent or abusive, Google said. - Search Engine Land

March, 18 2022

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Weirdness, Google Analytics 3 Going Away, Google Local Review Bugs & More This week, I covered a possible Google update that ticked off a week ago, but it was weird, the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 17 2022

• Google Search Local Business Listing Tests More About Button Google seems to be testing a new button in the local business listings, the local panel, that has a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 16 2022

• Google’s free hotel booking links arrive on Search and Maps The expanded capabilities may be good news for hotels, but not so much for online travel agencies. - Search Engine Land

March, 15 2022

• Reviews In Google Local Going Missing Recently There are tons and tons of complaints over the past week or so of reviews not posting or going [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 4 2022

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Page Experience Desktop Update Live, Search Console Errors, IndexNow Growing, Local Map Interactive & Ads Paused In Russia This week in search, I reported how the Google page experience update for desktop has been fully [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 3 2022

• Google confirmed by phone label in local panel may add trust to local listings This label seems to be based off of Google Duplex calling businesses to verify their business [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Panel Showing Confirmed By Phone Call (Duplex Related) Google is now showing how long ago it confirmed a phone number and hours were accurate for a local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 28 2022

• Google Search Local Pack Is Now Interactive (Not A Static Map) Allie Margeson from Whitespark noticed that the Google local pack in the search results is no [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 27 2022

• Google Search local pack’s map is now interactive The new map lets you zoom, pan, hover and click to see more details on the map. - Search Engine Land

February, 18 2022

• Google testing questions and answers in the Google Maps interface This feature first launched in 2017 in the local panel and Google appears to be testing it in [...] - Search Engine Land
• Questions and Answers In The Google Maps Interface The questions and answers section is often found for local listings local knowledge panel listing [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 17 2022

• Google dropping follow and welcome offers in local listings Soon, you won't be able to follow local businesses in Google anymore. - Search Engine Land

February, 15 2022

• Local SEO: The Definitive Guide To Improve Your Local Search Rankings [Ebook] via @sejournal, @duchessjenm People searching for a local business online are usually ready to convert – right now. Get [...] - Search Engine Journal

February, 9 2022

• Google gives more visibility to local news publishers Google search may show local news stories more often in Top Stories. Google News Showcase also gets [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 2 2022

• Google opens up about how Maps review moderation works Google’s overview details why it might update its policies, how it enforces them and the role [...] - Search Engine Land

January, 28 2022

• Google Deprecating The Google My Business API On April 20, 2022 Google will be deprecating the Google My Business API on April 30, 2022 and replacing it with new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 27 2022

• Get ready for Smart Shopping and Local campaign upgrades New year, same trend: Consumers continue to tap into an ever-growing number of places to get [...] - Inside Adwords
• Smart Shopping and Local campaigns to be transitioned to Performance Max by end of Sept. 2022 Google will also launch a “one-click” self-service tool for advertisers that would like [...] - Search Engine Land

January, 13 2022

• Google Local Search Results Grouping, Carousels & Count Labels Google has been pushing the limits of its user interfaces in the local search results in web search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 11 2022

• Google Ads Local Campaigns Ad Scheduling Isn't Allowed Did you know that your local campaigns in Google Ads can now be scheduled to turn on or off on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 4 2022

• Google Local Results Displays Bike & Car Charging Icons In Local Results Google is now showing bike icons for the bikeshare data it shows in the local search results, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 28 2021

• Google now lets you place products at the top of your local and maps listing Google Business Profiles now let's you mark a product as special to pop it to the top. - Search Engine Land

December, 27 2021

• SEO 2021 year in review: Endless updates, title rewrites, GMB becomes GBP and more Despite facing a still-raging pandemic and a slew of updates, SEOs rose to the challenge. [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 20 2021

• The ‘Vicinity Update’: Winners and losers from the November 2021 local update This update seemed to be focused on changes around proximity and distance. - Search Engine Land

December, 17 2021

• Google Maps adds dock to bottom Searchers can now dock places they find in Google Maps to the bottom of the map interface. - Search Engine Land

December, 16 2021

• Google Confirms Update To Local Search Results via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google confirms an algorithm update began rolling out to local search results at the end of [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google also had a local search update from November 30 through December 8 This overlapped other ranking updates and a Google map and local pack update design change. - Search Engine Land

December, 13 2021

• I Am A Big Deal On Google Maps Decal From 2018 - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 10 2021

• Official: Google Moves Local Pack Results Higher & Map On Right Side After many months of testing, Google has confirmed it is moving the local pack results to the top [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 9 2021

• Google rolling out new map and local interface in search Google will show local results on the left and a map on the right of those results. - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Search Ranking Algorithm Update Last Week Google may have also pushed out a local search and map algorithm and ranking update over the past [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 6 2021

• Seismic event or overblown rebrand: Local search experts weigh in on ‘death’ of Google My Business Google’s recent rebranding and new profile management options may be a sign that it’s [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 2 2021

• Search local stores and more with Microsoft Bing  Time is important and shoppers are smart. Consumers increasingly check store stock availability and [...] - Bing Search

November, 29 2021

• Google says it values all local reviews, both positive and negative Google has updated their help documents to say it finds a mix of reviews more trustworthy. - Search Engine Land

November, 24 2021

• How marketers can adapt to Google’s local SEO changes SEOs should prepare for the coming changes in local reviews, knowledge panels and mobile displays. - Search Engine Land

November, 23 2021

• Google Local Business Photos Lead To Blank Images On Desktop Search If you go to Google Search on desktop and type in some local businesses, then click on the first [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 17 2021

• Google Says It Is Promoting More Local News In Search Results Google said it is now promoting more local news in its search results and news results, including [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 16 2021

• Google Maps Adds 4 New Features For Local Shopping via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google Maps launches four new features to improve the local shopping experience for customers, [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google adds local news features to search, giving publishers more exposure Local news organizations depend on organic search traffic as queries like “news near [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Maps will show price ranges for US restaurants The company also announced an expansion of indoor directories, Pickup with Google Maps and Area [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 5 2021

• Goodbye Google My Business & Hello Google Business Profile Google has changed the name of its local business management product once again. I think that might [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 4 2021

• Google My Business now known as Google Business Profile as Google migrates features to Maps and Search Google is also rolling out more support for managing your business profile directly in Google [...] - Search Engine Land
• Claim Your Google Business Profile Directly On Search And Maps via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google My Business is no more—get used to saying "Google Business Profile" as the [...] - Search Engine Journal

November, 2 2021

• Performance Max campaigns are now widely available and will include Smart Shopping and Local campaigns in 2022 Advertisers that rely on Smart Shopping and Local campaigns should test Performance Max campaigns [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 1 2021

• New Google My Business Messaging Read Receipts Setting Google has added a read receipts setting to the Google My Business messaging platform. Now you can [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 22 2021

• Google My Business Crowd Attributes For LGBTQ+ Friendly & Transgender Safespace Google My Business seems to have added a new business attribute named "crowd." In this, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 19 2021

• Google My Business Attributes Replaced Led With Owned Previously Google My Business had labeled the business attributes for women owned businesses as [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 14 2021

• Google My Business App Gains Edit Welcome Message & Shows Messages Response Time Google My Business seems to have added to messaging features to the mobile app. The first is the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 12 2021

• Google Displaying Two Local Screened Ads & Scrollable Local Reviews Ben Fisher spotted Google showing not just one local based screened ad but two screened ads in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 7 2021

• Google tackles pollution and competitors with Maps updates; Thursday’s daily brief Plus, the hallmarks of bad content marketing. - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Pack Offer Label Attribute Google is testing a new icon or label attribute in the local pack for "offers." The icon [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 6 2021

• Google Tests Five Results In The Local Pack - A 5 Pack Google is possibly testing the local pack in a five pack form, with five local results. The local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 28 2021

• Google My Business Adds Latino-Owned Attribute Google has added a new business attribute to the Google My Business console. You can now specify if [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Pack Header Can Show Brands Over Keyword Search Colan Nielsen noticed the other day that for some local keyword searches, Google will change the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 16 2021

• Google Maps Local Listing Overlay Image Carousel When you go to Google Maps on desktop and place your cursor over a business listing, Google will [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 10 2021

• Google My Business Removes Site Manager User Role Google has now removed the site manager role or user rights level for Google My Business users. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 30 2021

• Google My Business Mentor Trophy - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 27 2021

• Google Local Pack Without Any Call To Action Buttons If you search for [restaurants near me] in Google Search mobile or desktop, you will see the local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 25 2021

• Google My Business Products Approval Process Google now may decide to review your Google My Business product uploads manually and approve or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 18 2021

• Google Local Result With Reviews From The Web & Independent Sites Google seems to be testing a new way of showing reviews in the local listing for some businesses. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 13 2021

• Google My Business Reviews Policies Don't Differ Based On Type Of Business Google has confirmed that it did not make changes to its Google My Business reviews policies [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 12 2021

• Google Local Pack Inventory Shows "Updated Today" Google is showing in the local pack for some of the business listings that show their local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 10 2021

• Google Enforcing Physical Addresses For Some Google My Business Listings Google is now requiring some businesses to add a physical address and not be a service area [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 6 2021

• Sparse Looking Google Maps Local Pack With Just Directions Icon Google's local pack user interface and design tests have been a bit whacky over the past several [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Drops Safe Browsing Signal, Core Updates Impact Images & Local & Bing MEB AI I start off this week with the big Google webmaster report for August, it is a good one. Google has [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 5 2021

• Data: Most Popular Google Search Features Are People Also Ask & Local Pack Eric Enge along with SEO Clarity published a snippet of data showing which are the most popular [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 4 2021

• Google Core Updates Can Sometimes Impact Image Search & Local Search Danny Sullivan of Google confirmed on Twitter that core updates can sometimes impact both image [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 30 2021

• Google’s local ads tips for the back-to-school shopping season More than 50% of North American back-to-school shoppers say they’ll check for in-store [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 28 2021

• Apple Places: Manage Your Business Listings In Apple Maps Apple seems to have relaunched what as known as Apple Maps Connect to Apple Places. Apple Maps [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Business Listing In Search Displays Areas Served Google seems to be testing a new attribute or label for displaying local business listings. The [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 22 2021

• Google Tests The Local Pack With Map Placed On Right Side Google seems to be testing displaying the map on the right side of the local pack. Normally the map [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 21 2021

• Google Maps Launches New Detailed Restaurant Reviews Google announced a bunch of new map features the other day, one of which is allowing [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 19 2021

• Google My Business Support Hours Of Operation Details Google My Business offers support options on their web site and now it may even show you the hours [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 16 2021

• Google Local Pack Without A Map - Bug Or Test? Have you ever seen Google show a set of local pack results in the web search results but without [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 13 2021

• Google Local Ranking Changes With The Google Core Update I found it interesting that the local tracking tool, BrightLocal's Local RankFlux, showed big [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 12 2021

• Google My Business Messages Notes When Message Is From Google Posts Last year Google added the ability for users to send a message to a business through a Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 28 2021

• Google Local Q&A Related To Your Search Feature A couple of years ago we saw Google show related to your search for the Google Local Posts. Now [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Vlog #126: Mad Mango On Local SEO For Trade Businesses My first inside meeting since COVID made us close the office in March 2019 was with the Mad Mango [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 25 2021

• Google My Business Insights Data May Be Delayed Google has posted a message at the top of the Google My Business Insights reporting screen that [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 24 2021

• Google Local Pack Sections Buttons Triggers Query Refinements This is a weird one... Claire Carlile noticed Google testing where if you click on the section [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Pack Review Filters Smiley Faces Google seems to be testing adding smiley faces to the local pack reviews filter options. So in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 23 2021

• Google My Business Rush Hours & About Your Company Reports Google may be releasing two new reports within Google My Business Insights. One report shows your [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 21 2021

• Google Local Pack Seen By Shoppers Justifications Google is using a new justifications label for the Google Maps local pack named "seen by [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 18 2021

• You Can Now Manage Your Google My Business Posts, Services & Delivery In Search Google announced you can now manage your Google My Business profile Google Posts, your service [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 17 2021

• Now Live: Google My Business Performance Report Direction Requests & Website Visits Last month we reported that Google updated its documentation to say the new Google My Business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google expands GMB profile editing capabilities in Search and Maps Google is also offering Pointy, a platform that enables local businesses to get their inventory [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 16 2021

• Google My Business performance report adding driving direction requests and website visits This is slowly rolling out, you might not see it show up yet in your Google My Business account. - Search Engine Land

June, 14 2021

• Google Maps Restaurant Search Results Display Average Ratings Pins Google is now showing the average review ratings for restaurant listings when you overlay [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Tests Updated Delivery Icons In Local Pack Google seems to be testing a new design for the delivery buttons in the local panel and local pack [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 11 2021

• Google Local Search Ranking Update On June 8th We may have seen a Google local search ranking update on Tuesday, June 8th. The BrightLocal [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google June 2021 Core Update Touched Down, Local Search Ranking Update, Google Predator Algorithms & More It was a pretty busy week, but to start off, I posted my big monthly Google webmaster report - [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 8 2021

• Google My Business phases out short names If your business currently uses short names, the links and campaigns you have associated with them [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 4 2021

• Google Test Layouts For Local Panel On Mobile Search Google seems to be testing a bunch of variations and adjustments to the local panel in the mobile [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Removes Ability To Edit Or Create Short Names In 2019, Google My Business added the ability for businesses to create short names - i.e. short [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• New on Google Local Search Results Label Google has launched a new label in the local search results, both the local pack in Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google removes short names from business profiles, adds new label to local listings and tests new local card Google is always busy with new features, changes and updates to its local search product. - Search Engine Land

June, 2 2021

• Hey Google, Bring My Business Online Feature In Google My Business Assistant App Google seems to have launched in Italy a new Google Assistant app for the Google My Business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 31 2021

• Hide Your Phone Number In Google My Business / Google Local Google seems to be adding a setting to Google My Business to allow businesses to hide their phone [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 28 2021

• New From Google Marketing Live: Hotel Ads, Local Ad Campaigns, Product Feeds, Customer Match & More Google announced a slew of new features and tools at its Google Marketing Livestream event [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 27 2021

• Google launches new ad formats for local campaigns and pickup later option for local inventory ads Google announced a number of local ad features at its annual Google Marketing Livestream event. - Search Engine Land

May, 21 2021

• Google Maps Showed Distances For Service Area Businesses Earlier this week, several searchers noticed that Google, within Google Maps, was showing the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 13 2021

• Google My Business Performance Report To Add Direction Requests & Website Visits Google seems like it will be migrating more data from the Google My Business Insights report to the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 11 2021

• Google call history report begins to show data in Google My Business Several months after showing a "preview call history" feature, Google is now showing some [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Bug Displayed Hidden Business Addresses In Google Local Shopping Search Google notified some local businesses that specifically had set their business address not to show [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Call History Feature Now Showing Call Data After months of Google teasing us with the preview call history section and showing us no data, now [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 7 2021

• The real-world impact of keyword stuffing in Google My Business Many businesses are rebranding completely to skirt Google's guidelines. But when everyone does it, [...] - Search Engine Land

May, 6 2021

• Google Local Services Ads Bug May Have Changed Your Bid Mode Google has a bug with its Local Service Ads program where it may change your bid mode from [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Contact Us Form Select Business Drop Down Google added a business selection drop down feature to the Google My Business contact us form. So [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Wheelchair Accessibility Attributes A week or so ago, Google added to Google My Business the ability to add attributes to your business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 3 2021

• Local SEOs Not Seeing Unusual Google Local Ranking Fluctuations Over the past week, actually, starting since Friday, April 23rd, the BrightLocal tracking tool has [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 26 2021

• Google Web & Local Search Ranking Algorithm Updates Over Weekend Starting around Friday, April 23rd or so, there seems to have been an unconfirmed Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 23 2021

• New Google My Business Food Ordering Tab Google has added a new tab, I think it is new, a "food ordering" tab to the Google My [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Showing When Reviewer Visited Location On Review Google My Business is showing in some of the local reviews for locations when the person who left a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 22 2021

• Google local car dealership inventory search results Google seems to be getting into the local car inventory space with a new search service. - Search Engine Land
• Google Tests Local Car Listings From Dealerships Google seems to be testing launching a new local feature to let car dealerships showcase their [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 13 2021

• Report: Google Local Reviews Not Publishing There are numerous reports of reviews not publishing and going live in the Google local results. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 6 2021

• Google My Business Bug Dropping Some Businesses In The Middle Of The US There has been this ongoing bug with Google Maps / Google My Business where for some service area [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 5 2021

• Local is now digital: Understanding the new local shopper COVID-19 has fundamentally changed how consumers shop worldwide; they rely more on the Internet to [...] - Inside Adwords

April, 1 2021

• Google My Business Suspension Email Notifications In July 2020 Google told us they would begin to notify businesses when they are suspended from [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google New Label For Local Business Reviews Now Live Back in December we reported Google was testing a "new" label in the local business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 30 2021

• Pickup and delivery attributes, indoor Live View and more AI-powered features are coming to Google Maps and GMB Google is packing more features, many commerce-related, into Maps, helping the company maintain its [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Maps To Improve Curbside Pickup & Delivery Features Google announced this morning new features to improve Google Maps, including improved curbside [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 25 2021

• Google My Business Bug With Address Verification Form Google has a bug in Google My Business when you try to verify or update an address. The form [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 23 2021

• 4 local review trends to watch in 2021 It’s important for businesses to not ignore the importance that reviews still have in local [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 22 2021

• Not Helpful Button On Google Local Reviews Google is now testing a "not helpful" button in the local reviews within local listings [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Tests Chat Button In Local Panel (Instead Of Message) Google's local panel allows you to message or now chat with some businesses that enable the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 17 2021

• Google My Business Review Removal Request Status Tool Google My Business has launched a new tool where you can not only see the reviews for your [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 16 2021

• Google My Business manage your reviews tool There is a new tool from Google that lets you manage your reviews and check the status of removal [...] - Search Engine Land
• Creepy: Google Maps Street View Images For Service Area Home Businesses Google lets businesses that do not want to display their addresses (like home based businesses) on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 15 2021

• Google tests displaying cost estimates in local search results Google has confirmed the company is showing cost estimates from Homewyse for some local queries. - Search Engine Land

March, 12 2021

• Google Local Tests Estimated Prices Near You (Local Service Ads) Google Local, I believe part of the local service ads product, is testing a feature to show [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Bing Local Panel Questions & Answers Box Microsoft Bing now shows for some businesses a questions and answers section within the business's [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 11 2021

• Large Unconfirmed Google Local Search Algorithm Update Yesterday The BrightLocal tool picked up one of the the biggest updates I've seen it report in a long time or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 4 2021

• Google My Business people who viewed your business report You can now see device and platform breakdown in your Google My Business performance reports. - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business New Available Performance Metrics Help Doc Google has updated the Google My Business "available performance metrics" help document [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 16 2021

• Bing Local Replaces Yelp Reviews With Facebook & Foursquare Reviews Jason Brown reported that Microsoft dropped using Yelp reviews within Bing Local. Now instead, it [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 15 2021

• Notice: Google My Business Auto Populating Services For the past few months or so, Google seems to have been auto populating the services section of [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Messaging Support Added To Desktop Interface Google is rolling out to some businesses the ability to respond to Google My Business messaging [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 11 2021

• Google My Business adds messaging to desktop interface Businesses can now message with customers through their web browser, not just the mobile app. - Search Engine Land

February, 10 2021

• Google officially displays years in business in local pack After several months of testing, Google has officially launched this new label that shows how many [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 8 2021

• Google Local Pack Removes Some Business Addresses Google is changing the local pack in the web search results to remove some of the addresses of [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 5 2021

• Apple Maps Showing Restaurant Menus From Yelp Apple Maps both on iOS devices and desktop seem to now be showing menus from some restaurants. The [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Android Claw Machine: Chrome, YouTube & Google Maps Pillows - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 4 2021

• Google Displays Stars With Reviews In Local Knowledge Panel Google is now showing actual stars in the reviews section of the local knowledge panel reviews [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 3 2021

• Google My Business Adds Guidelines For Co-Working Spaces Google has added one line to its Google My Business guidelines around co-working spaces. In short, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 1 2021

• Google My Business Not Applied Changes Now Offer Send Edit Feedback Amy Toman spotted a new feature in Google Local and Google My Business. The feature seems to allow [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 27 2021

• New Google My Business Insights Platform & Device Breakdown Google My Business seems to be adding to the Insights section new metrics that businesses can use [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 26 2021

• How are local service ads impacting Google Ads accounts? Make sure you are paying attention to the local service ads option with Google Ads, even if it is [...] - Search Engine Land
• Flagging Reviews In Google My Business Has Changes Late last week, Google has updated the workflow to flag reviews within Google My Business. The new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 22 2021

• Google My Business updates flag review feature The new form and options are much more detailed now, compared to the old method. - Search Engine Land
• Improving Indian Language Transliterations in Google Maps Posted by Cibu Johny, Software Engineer, Google Research and Saumya Dalal, Product Manager, Google [...] - Google Research
• Google Search Pushing More Local News William Vambenepe, the head of the Product Management team of Google News, said Google is not just [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 8 2021

• Google My Business launches new performance reporting You can access these new reports within Google My Business under the insights section. - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Begins Rolling Out New Performance Metrics / Insights Google has been teasing us for some time about new performance metrics to replace or add-on to the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 6 2021

• No, A Google My Business Profile Not Required To Show In Google Web Search Google's John Mueller had to confirm that you do not need to have a Google My Business verified [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 5 2021

• Google My Business Insights Missing Year-End Data It looks like Google My Business insights, the area you go to see how much traffic, calls, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 4 2021

• Google Tests Dynamic Customized Tabs In Local Panel Amy Toman spotted yet another local panel user interface change in the Google search results. This [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 31 2020

• SEO year in review 2020: COVID forces platforms to adapt their local and e-commerce offerings, and more Even a pandemic couldn’t slow down developments in the search industry. Here’s our [...] - Search Engine Land
• What Is The Value To Google My Business Followers? Back in 2018, Google added the ability to allow Google Maps users to follow businesses - hence [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Tests Displaying Services In Local Pack Colan Nielsen reported that Google is now testing showing service "justifications," which [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• SEO year in review 2020: COVID forces platforms to adapt their local and e-commerce offerings, and more Even a pandemic couldn’t slow down developments in the search industry. Here’s our [...] - Marketing Land

December, 25 2020

• Search Buzz Video Recap: Christmas Day Edition: Google Search Algorithms, Passage Indexing, Local & User Interface Changes Happy Holidays and Christmas to all those celebrating... - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 22 2020

• Google Local Panel Ad For Lawyers Test Google has been showing some ads in a local panel listing for years now, even sometimes showing a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 21 2020

• Google Local Meshed Throughout Web Search Results Niki Mosier spotted something that was previously pointed out to me but I thought then it was a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 17 2020

• Google My Business Video Maker Is Okay But Not Great Google launched a free and easy to use video maker tool within Google My Business. The videos come [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 15 2020

• Google Maps local listing now showing web search results As you scroll through the local listings in Google Maps, Google may show you web results at the [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 7 2020

• Google My Business Phone Support Returns It looks like Google has now re-enabled the ability for businesses to request phone support from [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Reviews Tests "New" Label It looks like Google is testing a new label in the local business reviews for recently added [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 4 2020

• Google My Business Suggest Edit Gets More Robust We've been covering a couple of the changes to the suggest edit feature in Google Maps, Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 3 2020

• Google Maps Improves Messaging & Performance Insights Reports As we have been expecting, Google has rolled out more ways for businesses to message and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 2 2020

• Google expands local business message & map query analytics Consumers will be able to message with businesses in more ways and businesses will be able to see [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 1 2020

• Google adds more discovery to Google Maps with ‘community feed’ The new feed offers more opportunities for local business exposure. - Search Engine Land
• Adthena launches granular local search insights solution Local View offers brands and advertisers local search trend and market share data to inform [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Panel Adjusts How To Suggest An Edit To Store Hours Google has made a small tweak to the "suggest an edit" feature in the local panel [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 27 2020

• Google Local Suggest An Edit Placement Moved On Mobile Google has moved the feature to "suggest an edit" from in the main mobile list view of a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Tests Address Numbers On The Map Google seems to be testing displaying address numbers in the Google Maps user interface. I [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 25 2020

• Google Local Adds Messaging Button To Google Posts Looks like Google is adding a message button on the Google Posts for local business profiles. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Displaying Hotel Review Rating Averages & Other Attributes On Map Pins Lluc Berrio Penycate posted on Twitter some screen shots of Google testing in Google Maps [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 24 2020

• Google Guaranteed Badge Displays On Google Local & Maps Results Last week Google began testing showing the Google Guaranteed badge in the Google Local pack and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 23 2020

• Large Spike Google My Business Suspensions There has been a large number of recent complaints that Google is suspending tons of Google My [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 20 2020

• Google My Business Dashboard Tests New Location Manager Interface Looks like Google is testing a new dashboard for the location list view in Google My Business. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 19 2020

• Google Guaranteed badge starting to appear on Google Maps listings Google seems to be testing how consumers react to Google Guaranteed badges in places other than in [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Review Owner Replies Not Displaying For Some I am seeing a number of complaints around Google My Business review replies, the replies owners [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 16 2020

• Google Local Q&A Limited To 440 Characters From 1,000? Google My Business has this Q&A feature where people can ask question and others can answer [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 13 2020

• Hijacked Google My Business listings appear to be a growing problem GMB listings phishing is on the increase. Google says it's aware of the problem but business owners [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 12 2020

• Google My Business Reviews Publishing Delayed Looks like reviews being added to Google Maps business listings are being delayed for some reason. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 9 2020

• Beware Of Google My Business Listings Hijackings Joy Hawkins, a local SEO expert, has said she has seen a "large increase" in the number [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 6 2020

• Google Drops Local Pack Reviews For Banks I am not sure when this happened but it seems Google is now treating banks differently in the local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 29 2020

• Google My Business Progress Status Of Reinstatement Request Ben Fisher spotted that Google is now testing in Google My Business a status indicator of where [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 26 2020

• Video: Mike Blumenthal on review attribution in local search Reviews can be used for a way to speak to your customers and as a competitive intelligence tool. - Search Engine Land
• Live: Google Maps Square Pins For Ads In June we reported that Google will be launching new map pins for advertisers. These pins are [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 19 2020

• Video: Mike Blumenthal on Google Maps spam resource issues Google invests a lot in Google Maps but maybe in the wrong areas? - Search Engine Land
• Vlog #90: Mike Blumenthal On Some Of The Issues With Google Maps & His History In The Space (Part One) Mike Blumenthal and I met up in Owego, New York, the midway point between his home base and my home [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 16 2020

• Google Search gets deeper into the ‘real-world’ with Busyness, Duplex and AR in Maps Building the data bridge between online and offline. - Search Engine Land
• Google tests local ads in Maps auto-suggest results A local ads shows up as you start typing. - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Wait Times For Restaurants Inaccurate Remember the days where you use to look at Google Maps to see how busy a place was before you went [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 12 2020

• Google My Business Adds More COVID-19 Health & Safety Checks A month ago, we reported how Google My Business added new health and safety attributes for [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 9 2020

• Google My Business Online Classes With Zoom Integration A month ago we reported that Google My Business is adding video conferencing integration to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 7 2020

• Google testing new ‘call history’ feature for Google My Business The missed call log will remain available to businesses for 45 days. - Search Engine Land

October, 6 2020

• Google My Business Preview Call History To See Recent Calls From Customers It looks like Google is testing yet another, what would seem, powerful feature in Google My [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Bursty Fresh and Local Featured Snippet Answers at Google Featured Snippet Answers Based on Context Last month I wrote about answer passages when Google [...] - SEO by the Sea

October, 5 2020

• Google My Business and reviews gain in 2020 Local Ranking Factors survey But rankings and conversions aren't always the same thing. - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Video Upload Reduced From 100 To 75 MB Google has changed the maximum file size for the videos you can upload to your Google My Business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 30 2020

• Google takes Local Services Ads to Europe Searches for local services grew more than 25% YoY across European countries. - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Announced New Performance Insights Metrics Google announced new performance metrics, specifically for Google My Business Insights. Now, this [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 25 2020

• Google My Business SAB & Virtual Offices Guidelines Updated Over the past couple of weeks Google has been making updated to its guidelines around service area [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Ranking Fluctuations, Bing Search Improves With AI & Google Local Ranking Information This week in search we saw a lot of ranking fluctuations in Google Search starting around [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 24 2020

• Google brings bidding to Local Services Ads Only selected advertisers will get access to the auction during the beta period. - Search Engine Land

September, 23 2020

• Help local customers reconnect with your store Since the start of the pandemic, people have built new habits and ways of managing their “new [...] - Inside Adwords
• Google local ads gain Smart Bidding for store sales, ‘pick up later,’ service attributes The company is investing heavily to address the dominant online to offline use cases, including buy [...] - Search Engine Land

September, 22 2020

• Google rolling out video appointments, online classes to local business profiles It requires a booking relationship with a Reserve with Google partner. - Search Engine Land

September, 18 2020

• A new era has arrived in local search: Google’s Local Trust Pack The variables that drive performance for LSA extend beyond the prominence, relevance and proximity [...] - Search Engine Land

September, 14 2020

• Google Local Review Attributes With Emojis If you open up the Google Maps app and click into the area to see the reviews you have submitted, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 11 2020

• Google My Business Bug When Changing Addresses For Service Area Business (SAB) Google seems to have a bug when changing the addresses of some server area businesses (SABs) [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 10 2020

• Local businesses can highlight COVID-19 ‘health & safety’ measures with Google My Business The attributes should start appearing in Search and Maps soon. They are intended to give consumers [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Adds Health & Safety Attributes Now you can label if your business requires appointments, masks for both employees and customers [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 8 2020

• SEO Companies Can Sabotage Your Web Site & Maps Listings Sadly there can be pretty immortal people in the world, including a lack of business ethics. It [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 4 2020

• Google My Business Adds Adds Video Conferencing Integration Google My Business has added a new option that says "Connect in real-time, with video." [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 26 2020

• The average GMB profile has 73 reviews, 45 photos, 5 Posts and a star rating of 4.08 The findings come from an analysis of 2.4 million local listings in over 30 business categories. - Search Engine Land

August, 17 2020

• Search on Bing to support your local Parent Teacher Association We’re excited to offer parent-teacher associations a new fundraising tool this school year [...] - Bing Search

August, 13 2020

• Google now enables GMB profile edits from Search and Maps The company is seeking more SMB engagement by making updates easier and more accessible. - Search Engine Land
• Update your Business Profile on Google Maps and Search When it comes to your business’s online presence, putting your best foot forward matters. And [...] - Inside Search
• How to optimize your Google local Knowledge Panel Turn your local business profiles in the search results into portals that can deliver customers [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 6 2020

• Google adds ‘last updated’ hours notification to GMB profiles The move, maybe temporary, is designed to give consumers confidence the information displayed on [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 31 2020

• Google My Business Adds Black-Owned Attribute For New Icon Google My Business has added another attribute for businesses owners to use to enhance their [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 30 2020

• Google adds ‘Black-owned’ business attribute to local listings The attribute can show when listings appear in Search and Maps and is part of several initiatives [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 27 2020

• Google Local Pack Carousel With Products We have seen Google local pack carousels with images and also Google showed what was "sold [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 23 2020

• Spotted: Upgraded Google My Business Profile Program Google is reported to be offering Upgraded Google My Business Profiles for $50/month. Program not [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 22 2020

• Google offering ‘upgraded’ GMB profile with Google Guaranteed badge for $50 per month Google tested the idea of subscription-based services for GMB in April 2019. - Search Engine Land

July, 20 2020

• Google Local Algorithm Weighs Business Names Too Highly; Google To Fix This. There has been a number of complaints about Google's local search ranking algorithm giving way too [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 17 2020

• Google Local Panel Displays When Hours Were Last Updated Casey Bryan shared a screen shot with me on Twitter showing what I think is a new, nifty feature by [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 14 2020

• Google My Business Will Notify Business Of Listing Suspensions Google will soon begin sending email notifications to businesses when their business listings or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 13 2020

• Google will now notify GMB account owners by email when local listings suspended Seen as a major step forward, the notice still won't say explain why. - Search Engine Land

July, 3 2020

• Google Maps Tests Local Listing Carousel In Footer Andy Simpson spotted this interesting Google Maps interface test. It shows a local listing or local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Tests Local Panel Ads Again, But With No Opt Out Over the past few days Tim Capper has been noticing ads back in the local knowledge panels again. I [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 2 2020

• With new ‘pilot program,’ Google again testing ads on local business profiles The ads can't be removed or influenced by the business owner. - Search Engine Land

June, 25 2020

• Now sending: Business Messages via Google Maps and Search People develop loyalty to the brands that make it easy to purchase products and services and [...] - Inside Search
• Now sending: Business Messages via Google Maps and Search People develop loyalty to the brands that make it easy to purchase products and services and [...] - Inside Search
• Google upgrades enterprise messaging capabilities in Maps and Search Enhanced features include smart replies, visual product carousels, custom welcome messages. - Search Engine Land

June, 17 2020

• Google adding local store details to Shopping, free Promoted Pins for Smart campaigns, more New features and updates are aimed at local businesses and services in the "reopening [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 16 2020

• Local SEOs most focused on link building and content development, report finds 80% of survey respondents said they were also buying (local) ads on Google. - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Pulling Data From Facebook It looks like Google My Business is able to pull data from Facebook to show in the Google Maps and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Yelp offers upgraded COVID reopening tools for local businesses, restaurants The company is also modifying Waitlist to help restaurants to better manage capacity during [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 4 2020

• Google My Business offers more flexibility with business hours Check your Google My Business console to set your "more hours" to reflect COVID-19 [...] - Search Engine Land
• New Google My Business Custom Hours By Category Google released a new feature within Google My Business to let you set "more hours." More [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 1 2020

• Google local ranking changes in early May? Thank a bug Google confirmed fluctuations seen in local rankings was a bug and says it fixed the issue. - Search Engine Land

May, 28 2020

• Google Local Ranking Volatility In Early May Was A Bug Danny Sullivan of Google posted an update to the local volatility from late last month through [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 27 2020

• New Google My Business features aim to help SMBs pivot and survive COVID-19 The new tools and capabilities mirror the expanding role of GMB as a gateway to both offline and [...] - Search Engine Land

May, 21 2020

• Google My Business Business Reinstatement Request Adds File Uploads For Proof Ben Fisher noticed that the Google My Business local business reinstatement request form added a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 19 2020

• Is automotive a bellwether for Google My Business trends during COVID-19? Compared automotive results with all others to find customers are actively interested in supporting [...] - Search Engine Land

May, 15 2020

• More missing Google My Business reviews appearing as publication speed picks up Google is now posting user reviews and photos in all countries and the vast majority of business [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google: Core Updates Do Not Impact Google My Business Data Google's John Mueller was asked if the Google May 2020 core update or any core update can have an [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 14 2020

• What do local SEOs really think of Google My Business support? The quality of support isn't likely to magically improve once the virus clears, so let's hope that [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Reviews Backfilling Now After Reviews Halted For COVID-19 Google suspended displaying new business reviews in Google Local/Google My Business in March. Well, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 11 2020

• Google tests ‘Curbside Pickup’ badge for local Shopping ads Local Inventory Ads gain prominence with "In store" mobile experience and "Curbside [...] - Search Engine Land
• Promote curbside pickup in your local inventory ads In today’s rapidly changing environment, people are looking for real-time updates when it [...] - Inside Adwords

May, 5 2020

• Google Now Displays More Local News In Top Stories Carousel Google also announced yesterday that a month ago it began to show more news stories in the top [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 4 2020

• Google surfacing more local COVID news content to satisfy massive search demand Local news publishers have struggled to monetize spike in consumer interest. - Search Engine Land

April, 28 2020

• GMB usage declines, but poised to become more powerful post-coronavirus Google, and the pandemic, have made GMB into the most important local marketing tool for SMBs and [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 23 2020

• When your Google My Business listing becomes your lifeline During coronavirus, we see how GMB can be a business’s lifeline during a time of disruption. [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 21 2020

• SMX Overtime: Here’s why optimizing images in Google My Business is important SEO pro Greg Gifford explains why professionally shot, high-res photos will win over user-uploaded [...] - Search Engine Land
• SMX Overtime: When to use the Q&A in Google My Business and how to keep it fresh SEO expert Niki Mosier of Two Octobers shares insights about managing Q&A and when it makes [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 17 2020

• Google allows retail chains to Post at scale via GMB API — will it last post-COVID? Google Posts are free and can be a very effective communication or promotional tool. - Search Engine Land

April, 7 2020

• Google introduces new COVID-19 and Telehealth GMB links for healthcare providers These new links are part of the company's larger effort to make healthcare information more [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 1 2020

• Should you continue to solicit reviews during the outbreak? Local SEOs disagree There are a mix of considerations, on a spectrum from idealistic to pragmatic. - Search Engine Land

March, 31 2020

• Communication tips for local businesses during COVID-19 Hear how local search veterans are using every channel available to help their clients stay [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Posts In Google My Business Now Back After Being Disabled Google has said it has reenabled the ability to use Google Posts after it was temporarily disabled. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 30 2020

• Video: Kevin Doory on difference between traditional SEO and local SEO He also shared some fun tips on Google My Business. - Search Engine Land
• Live with Search Engine Land: Local SEOs talk ‘buggy’ Google My Business, COVID-19 Search Engine Land's Greg Sterling hosted an hour-long discussion with leading local SEOs to talk [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 25 2020

• Google My Business Adds Mark As Temporarily Closed Option If you login to your Google My Business account and click on edit your information, you will be [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google turns on ‘mark a business temporarily closed’ for business owners on GMB The tool is under 'Close this business on Google.' - Search Engine Land

March, 23 2020

• Google My Business not functioning as expected under the strain of coronavirus Many updates are taking considerably longer than normal. - Search Engine Land
• Google Suspends Local Reviews & Q&A During Coronavirus Outbreak Google has suspended accepting and posting reviews and Q&A on local businesses during the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 20 2020

• Google temporarily disables local reviews The company has hit pause on review creation or responding for now. - Search Engine Land

March, 16 2020

• Google to show which local businesses ‘temporarily closed’ in Search, Maps amid coronavirus outbreak Local data accuracy becomes critical at a time like this. - Search Engine Land
• Google Ads & Google My Business Support May Be Delayed Or Unavailable Google has been posting notices in the Google Ads and Google My Business (as well as other [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 11 2020

• Google signals stricter enforcement of GMB image guidelines It wants to ensure "all content that appears in the Business Profile is relevant, high [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 9 2020

• Google My Business tells businesses affected by the coronavirus to update listings You can update your business hours, description, phone number and even add Google Posts. - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business COVID-19 Instructions: Businesses Affected Should Update Listings Google posted in the Google My Business help area that it wants businesses affected by COVID-19, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 6 2020

• Google My Business Now Will Manually Review All Photos & Videos Before Publication Google said yesterday that now before it publishes any of your photos or videos you post in a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 4 2020

• Most local SEOs making at least $60,000 Half of local SEOs have been working in the industry for at least a decade. - Search Engine Land

February, 21 2020

• New local SERP live in Europe Branded directory buttons are being displayed above the map. - Search Engine Land
• Google Maps Removed 4 Million Fake Business & 75 Million Local Reviews Google announced this week that what it has done in 2019 to combat Google Maps spam and violations. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 20 2020

• Google: Spam less than 1% of Maps content The company cited spam fighting data in a post on contributed content. - Search Engine Land

February, 18 2020

• How To Remove Postmates Links In Google Local Knowledge Panel One of the more annoying things I run into with the Google local panels is a link to order online [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 17 2020

• Google Local Algorithm Update: February 14th Through Today It looks like there was a significant Google local search algorithm update starting this past [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 14 2020

• Google My Business Notifying After Deleting Reviews Francisco CV shared a screen shot of Google My Business emailing him after a review was deleted [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 13 2020

• No, the Google My Business description does not impact ranking After a lot of testing by many since the help center update, we can safely say the description has [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Says Keywords In Google My Business Descriptions Impacts Local Rankings; Local SEOs Say No Here is an interesting move by Google. Google updated its improve your local rankings help [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 12 2020

• Google: Use (relevant) keywords in your Google My Business description An update to the help page ends the debate over whether keywords can impact your visibility in [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 7 2020

• Google My Business Bug? Google Posts Being Rejected In Masses Something is going on with Google My Business, specific with Google Posts. There has been a spike [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 6 2020

• New Google My Business Feature: Own This Business? Claim It Now. Seems Google is testing or launched a new feature to help business owners reclaim and login to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Celebrates 15 Years: New Maps Icon & Map Features Google launched Google Maps 15 years ago, well, technically on February 8, 2005 - so almost 15 [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 4 2020

• Google My Business Warning: Unpublished Business Profile Will Be Deleted Google has been sending out email notices to Google My Business users that their unpublished [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 3 2020

• Google My Business Local Listings Showing Massive Photos Mordy Oberstein posted on Twitter a GIF of a Google local panel for a business showing a new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 30 2020

• Apple’s big maps makeover now available across U.S., Europe coming soon Apple Maps needs a 'breakout' feature. Could that be privacy? - Search Engine Land

January, 29 2020

• Tons Of Google My Business Suspensions Google My Business has performed more and more business suspensions recently according to local SEO [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 27 2020

• What local SEOs should focus on in 2020 Four experts offer their top 3 recommendations for local search marketers. - Search Engine Land

January, 24 2020

• Google Rolls Out Profile Icon To Local Knowledge Panel Google announced this a while back but now it seems to be rolling out. Profile icons for your local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 21 2020

• CallRail adds call analytics integration with Google My Business Call tracking makes more data available to marketers than GMB insights. - Search Engine Land

January, 15 2020

• New: Google My Business Provider Google has launched a new local Google My Business initiative named My Business Provider. This [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 13 2020

• Google’s ‘My Business Provider’ program replaces ‘Trusted Verifier’ for GMB outreach But agencies, SEOs, and resellers are not eligible to become MBPs. - Search Engine Land

January, 2 2020

• Google Displays "Get More Reviews" For Local Knowledge Panels You Manage Google has changed the button for your local knowledge panel from "write a review" to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Pack "Choose Area" Feature Now Live About six months ago Google was testing an option to select or "choose" your area or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 31 2019

• Lists On Google Maps Search Carousel For Restaurants? Google is testing a new search user interface treatment for map results called "Lists on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 30 2019

• The big list of Google My Business changes, upgrades and tests in 2019 The key GMB updates of 2019 with local experts’ perspective on what's most significant. - Search Engine Land

December, 27 2019

• Google My Business Photos Being Added To Google Posts Without Option To Delete A new "feature" was released earlier this month where Google would automatically take [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Pack Tests Tile-like Buttons Google is testing a new style for the buttons in the local pack results. I am not sure if this is a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 26 2019

• SEO year in review 2019: Zero-click searches, BERT, local spam and more What’s past is prologue. Here’s our recap of the stories that will shape search for [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 23 2019

• Google Local Pack With Blue Star Icon For Top Rated? Sergey Alakov posted a screen shot on Twitter of a new icon he spotted in the local pack listings. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 20 2019

• Funny Google Local Listing Problem - Closed Down Business Name I saw a funny and somewhat ironic problem posted in the Local Search Forums that I had to share [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 18 2019

• Google Allows You To Request Multiple Quotes From Local Service Ads Tom Waddington posted a GIF on Twitter of Google Local Service Ads allowing you to request multiple [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 17 2019

• Google now showing ‘request quotes’ button for Local Services Ads on mobile Large button appears above 3-pack, connected to GMB messaging. - Search Engine Land

December, 16 2019

• Google Local Pack Tests Site Cards Element I do not know what to call it but it seems Google is testing showing a card or box within the local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 11 2019

• Google now shows carousels of reviews on local business profiles Reviews carousels surface when relevant to the query and the business has enough high quality [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 9 2019

• Google extends ‘Incognito Mode’ in Maps to iOS users Bulk delete in Timeline is coming to Android next month. - Search Engine Land

December, 6 2019

• How to level up from a Google My Business apprentice to a GMB master Your business page is a dynamic asset so prioritize these updates to gain a distinct advantage over [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 3 2019

• Google Confirmed The November 2019 Google Local Update - Here Is What We Know Google, I believe, for the first time ever, has confirmed a Google Local update. Google confirmed [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 2 2019

• Google confirms Nov. 2019 Local Search Update Google added neural matching in local search, which is why many are seeing local ranking changes in [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 29 2019

• Google My Business Adds Job Types For Services With Services Editor Google launched yesterday, I believe, on Thanksgiving, a new feature in Google My Business for job [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 27 2019

• A Google Local Bedlam Update Theory: Position One Stable, The Others Shuffle? There is a new theory out about that Google Local update from earlier in this month, nicknamed the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 25 2019

• Google Maps the dominant local search tool, followed by Facebook and Yelp The average user is on a smartphone at home – and is most likely to visit a business the next [...] - Search Engine Land
• Nearly 60% prefer PC to smartphones, but there’s a catch, local search survey finds There are material differences between user behaviors of different generations. - Search Engine Land

November, 18 2019

• Local SEOs still seeing volatility in ranking with Google’s latest algorithm update The local search updates this month seem to be about relevance and how Google understands search [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Maps becomes more ‘social’ with Local Guides follow feature Local Guides are part of the reason GMB and Maps are so successful. - Search Engine Land

November, 15 2019

• Local business study finds 0% of site traffic coming from email, paid media Are small businesses not using email or digital advertising? The 'Google Analytics for Local [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 14 2019

• Google My Business Listings Disappear - It's A Bug If you login to your Google My Business listing area and look at the manage locations tab (which is [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 12 2019

• Google My Business discontinues toll free phone support This will impact how quickly your Google My Business issues can be addressed. - Search Engine Land
• Google expands Local campaigns inventory, BOPIS offers for Shopping campaigns New Local inventory includes Promoted Pins in Maps and catalog-style ads in Display. - Search Engine Land

November, 11 2019

• Google Tests Removing Reviews From Local Knowledge Panels Again Google may be testing (or it might be a bug) removing reviews from the local knowledge panel in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 7 2019

• Google My Business Local Listing Update This Week For the past couple of days I have been noticing changes to the local pack rankings in Google. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Limits Businesses To 20 Service Areas Google announced it is now limiting the number of service areas a business can list to no more than [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 30 2019

• Achieving 3.7 Google My Business rating stars delivers highest conversion boost, study finds Replying to a third of reviews may increase conversions by 80% for enterprise locations. - Search Engine Land

October, 28 2019

• What does Google Maps ‘incognito mode’ mean for businesses? Google is giving consumers more control to opt-out but likely priming the market for more ambitious [...] - Search Engine Land

October, 10 2019

• Google showing mobile ‘search by photos’ option in selected local verticals The new element appears to not have a fixed position but resides below the local pack, sometimes [...] - Search Engine Land

October, 7 2019

• Google My Business Photos Support GIFs On Mobile Andy Simpson posted an example of a business listing in Google Maps that shows animated GIFs for [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 4 2019

• You Can Now Edit Google Maps Business Listings When Unverified Google announced that you can now make some edits to Google My Business listings as an unverified [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 3 2019

• Google Announces New Ways to Hide Personal Activity, Including Incognito Mode in Maps via @MattGSouthern Google has announced three new ways for users to hide their personal activity while using Maps, [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Shopping Updated With New Design, Price Tracking, Local Inventory, More via @MattGSouthern Google Shopping has been updated with a redesign and new features that make it easier for users to [...] - Search Engine Journal

September, 27 2019

• 4 Things to know about Google posts in the 3-pack and local finder We have not found content used in the Google Post has any impact on ranking so, focus on keywords [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Lets Restaurants Opt-Out of Online Ordering via @MattGSouthern Google My Business is letting restaurant listings remove links to online ordering. - Search Engine Journal

September, 6 2019

• Google Makes Changes to GMB Listings With Distance-Based Service Areas via @MattGSouthern Google is going to automatically apply changes to Google My Business listings with distance-based [...] - Search Engine Journal

September, 5 2019

• Google My Business Dropping Distance-Based Service Areas Google announced it is removing the remaining distance-based service area businesses. It will be [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 3 2019

• Google Shows Competitors Local Listings Above The Branded Local Knowledge Panel This isn't a good thing - Google can show a carousel feature of competitive businesses in the area [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 30 2019

• Bing Places Also Lets You Import Your Google My Business Listings Yesterday we reported that Bing Webmaster Tools lets you import your Google Search Console [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Insights Now On Google Maps Profiles Google is now showing your Google My Business insights, or a snap shot of it, directly on your [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 29 2019

• Google now showing competitor ads on local business profiles The unit is from Local Campaigns and businesses cannot pay to remove them. - Search Engine Land

August, 27 2019

• Yelp adds new personalization features in bid to regain local momentum from Google The new capabilities are the beginning of 'major product changes' according to the company. - Search Engine Land

August, 26 2019

• Video: Local search expert Joy Hawkins shares an unexpected finding from her Google reviews research Hawkins talks to Search Engine Land editor Barry Schwartz about breaking out on her own, buying [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 23 2019

• Owners Can Now Reply To Reviews On Google Maps Android Google now lets owners and managers of verified businesses can reply to reviews directly from their [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 22 2019

• Google Local Listing For Dodge Dealership Shows Toyota Advertisement Ben Fisher posted on Twitter a screen shot of Google showing an ad within the Google Local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 16 2019

• Google My Business adds bulk review management You can now save time and find reviews faster with this new Google My Business feature. - Search Engine Land

August, 15 2019

• Top Ranking in Google Local Can Be Rented via @martinibuster You can rent top positions in Google's local search rankings. - Search Engine Journal

August, 12 2019

• Hotels can now add services, amenities in Google My Business Now you can control your hotel details on Google Maps and Google Search. - Search Engine Land

August, 9 2019

• Google My Business Lets Hotel Listings Customize Their Amenities via @MattGSouthern Hotel listings in Google My Business can now customize their services and amenities in a new [...] - Search Engine Journal

August, 8 2019

• Reservations, AR navigation coming to Google Maps The new features are aimed at making Maps a hub for travelers. - Search Engine Land

August, 7 2019

• Video: Mary Bowling on the growth of local SEO and importance knowledge panels What a fun discussion with this local SEO legend, who has devoted her life to helping small [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 5 2019

• Review counts matter more to local business revenue than star ratings, according to study Womply also found businesses claiming their listings on multiple sites generated 58% more revenue [...] - Search Engine Land
• Test: Google Local Pack Carousel With Ad At The Top Mike Blumenthal spotted this last week, where Google was testing showing not just the local pack [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 2 2019

• Google tests carousel local pack with ads included In this new design, Google is not showing as many local results by default. - Search Engine Land

August, 1 2019

• New research shows strong link between Google My Business photo quantity and search performance Here's what analyzing 580,853 images across 15,191 Google My Business listings taught us about how [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 30 2019

• Do local citations matter anymore? Five local SEOs sound off A range of opinions about how much attention to devote to citations. - Search Engine Land

July, 24 2019

• ‘Get a Quote’ button added to Google business local knowledge panels If you have Google My Business messaging turned out, you may start getting more messages from [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 22 2019

• Google Maps App Updated With Ability to Edit Business Information via @MattGSouthern Google has updated the Maps app on iOS, allowing business owners to edit their listing information [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Maps iOS App Now Lets Owners Edit Business Profiles Google My Business posted on Twitter that businesses owners can use now the Google Maps iOS app to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Has Fixed Q&A Bug & Is Investigating Reviews Bug Google seems to have fixed one of the many Google Maps bugs and has acknowledge they are working on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 21 2019

• Google Confirms Cause of Missing GMB Reviews – Will They Ever Come Back? via @MattGSouthern Google confirmed the cause of missing Google My Business reviews, as issue that may not be resolved [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 17 2019

• DuckDuckGo Improves its Maps Experience With Several Key Upgrades via @MattGSouthern DuckDuckGo is rolling out several updates to its maps search experience while maintaining the same [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 15 2019

• 5% of Google My Business Listing Views Result in a Customer Action via @MattGSouthern A new study of 45,000 local businesses reveals how customers are finding and interacting with [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google says shortnames bug resolved, local listings restored It's unclear yet whether the missing reviews issue has also been fixed. - Search Engine Land

July, 9 2019

• Google My Business Listings Getting Suspended After Adding Short Names via @MattGSouthern A number of SEOs have reported having Google My Business listings suspended after adding a short [...] - Search Engine Journal
• What two big studies tell us about the state of local marketing New research from SOCi and FreshChalk point toward best practices and reveal how most local [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 8 2019

• Google Maps Bug With Business Reviews Disappearing In the past week or so, many local SEOs have been complaining that reviews on local listings in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 5 2019

• Google Maps Launches Place Topics Google has launched what they are calling place topics. Place topics use data based on reviews to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Tests New Design For Console Some folks when they login to their Google My Business account and click on a business to manage [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Robots.txt Changes, Leasing Subdomains For SEO, Search Console Updates & Google Maps This week, Google made big news by announcing they are working on making the Robots Exclusion [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 28 2019

• What do you do if Google My Business doesn’t understand your business? Pop-up shops, mobile by design, are legitimate businesses but Google has no easy way to help you [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 22 2019

• Millions of fake Google Maps listings hurt real business and consumers Google says it is working on it, but is still positioned to profit as local businesses claw back [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Responds to Claims That Maps Has Millions of Fake Business Listings via @MattGSouthern Google has responded to a Wall Street Journal investigation claiming Maps is home to millions of [...] - Search Engine Journal

June, 21 2019

• Google My Business Launches Short Names, Cover Photo, Logo & More Google My Business announced a number of updates to the platform yesterday to help small businesses [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 20 2019

• Google My Business adds more branding tools, introduces searchable @shortnames The top 5% of local businesses in each category will also be eligible for a new "Local [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Listings Can Offer Discounts to New Followers via @MattGSouthern Google is rolling out new ways for businesses to market their GMB listings, including giving [...] - Search Engine Journal

June, 14 2019

• Sudden Spike In Google Search Console Errors & Google My Business Suspensions I am hearing reports of two separate increases or sudden spikes across both Google Search Console [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 13 2019

• Google Maps displaying redirect notice alerts when users click on business website URLs A bug within Google Maps may be resulting in traffic loss to company websites and locations. - Search Engine Land

June, 11 2019

• Google Local Pack Finder Tests Choose Area Feature Google is testing an option to let the searcher select which area they want the local pack finder [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 7 2019

• Google Organic Results Merging Local Knowledge Panel For Branded Queries? The folks in the Local Search Forums are noticing that Google is now blending or morphing the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 6 2019

• Updates in Maps and Search to help during times of crisis SOS alerts help you quickly access authoritative, real-time information during times of crisis. [...] - Inside Search

June, 3 2019

• Google Tests Local Pack Carousels Again Google is once again testing using a carousel design for the local pack again. They tested an [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 31 2019

• Google Maps to Highlight a Restaurant’s Popular Dishes via @MattGSouthern A new feature in Google Maps utilizes machine learning to recommend a restaurant's most popular [...] - Search Engine Journal

May, 30 2019

• “Popular dishes” have arrived in Google Maps listings Machine learning will match restaurants’ most popular offerings with corresponding reviews. - Search Engine Land
• Major Update to Moz Local in June 2019 via @martinibuster An exclusive interview with Moz Local details improvements that are coming in June 2019. - Search Engine Journal

May, 28 2019

• Google Local Pack Ad Label Feels Even More Subtle So with the new Google mobile design and the favicons and this ad label, the local pack has also [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 23 2019

• Google Shows Green Map Pins For Local Pack Ads The folks in the Local Search Forums spotted Google showing green map pins in the local pack map [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 20 2019

• Study Shows Consumers Trust Websites More Than Google My Business via @MattGSouthern New research reveals local business websites hold more weight than Google My Business listings when [...] - Search Engine Journal

May, 14 2019

• Google bringing new Shopping experience with personalization, local and better checkout to U.S. next The redesign and new features aim to lure shoppers away from Amazon. - Search Engine Land

May, 10 2019

• Google My Business Tests Design & Layout Update It looks like the folks at Google My Business are testing and maybe rolling out yet another new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 9 2019

• How online presence and SEO can make or break your local business         Episode Overview In this episode of the Searchmetrics Voices of Search [...] - Searchmetrics
• Google teases Google Ads app, Local campaigns announcements ahead of Google Marketing Live next week Google Marketing Live will be held May 14. - Search Engine Land

May, 8 2019

• Titan of search Duane Forrester shares his inside SEO knowledge on brand and local optimization          Episode Overview In this episode of the Searchmetrics Voices [...] - Searchmetrics
• Should we be paying for Google My Business features? Paying for GMB features would be a handy new revenue stream for Google, but how it manages trust [...] - Search Engine Land

May, 7 2019

• Google My Business Reporting Also Buggy The folks in the Local Search Forums are complaining that some of their clients are showing weird [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 3 2019

• Survey: More consumers trust accuracy of SMB websites over Google My Business BrightLocal also found an overwhelming consumer preference for phone calls vs. other channels such [...] - Search Engine Land

May, 1 2019

• Local SEOs sound off on prospect of Google My Business subscription services They recognized the logic – but many had strong criticisms. - Search Engine Land

April, 29 2019

• Google My Business May Offer Premium Features for a Monthly Fee Google is sending out surveys to gauge peoples’ interest in paying for access to premium [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business Explores Charging Fees? Google is sending out a survey to some local businesses asking if they would be willing to pay a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business POI Establishment Bug Now Point Of Interest Last week we reported how many businesses in Google My Business were noticing Google adding a new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google may decide to charge for Google My Business listings If Google starts to charge for Google My Business listings it may introduce some issues for how [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 24 2019

• Google Maps Business Reviews Vanishing After Suspension Removal There are numerous reports of Google Maps listings, Google My Business listings that have had their [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 19 2019

• Google My Business Suggests Positive Reviews to Share as Posts Google My Business is launching a new feature which will help business owners showcase positive [...] - Search Engine Journal

April, 18 2019

• Poll: Do Google Posts Help Your Google Local Rankings? A thread at the Local Search Forums has different local SEOs saying different things about how [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 17 2019

• Google My Business Lets Users Create Custom Short URLs Google is now letting users create customized short URLs for Google My Business listings. Google is [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business Rolling Out Short Names & URLs Google My Business is rolling out a new feature to let businesses define their short name and URLs [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google adds short names and URLs to Google My Business listings The new feature has yet to be publicized by Google, but local guides like Mike Blumenthal report [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 15 2019

• Google Local Panel Can Show Fax Number Does your business still have a fax number? I'll be honest, I spend about $10 per month to have [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• How to appear in local services listings in Google Assistant and Google Home Company serving only pre-screened local providers in most major markets. - Search Engine Land

April, 8 2019

• Google Tests More Graphical Google My Business Dashboard Google is experimenting with a new dashboard for the Google My Business section. The new dashboard [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 5 2019

• Google My Business Profiles Will Display Product Catalogs on Desktop and Mobile In an update to Google My Business profiles, product catalogs will now appear in desktop and mobile [...] - Search Engine Journal

April, 3 2019

• WP Google Maps Plugin Vulnerable to SQL Injection Exploit WP Google Maps issued a security update to fix a potentially dangerous vulnerability. - Search Engine Journal

March, 25 2019

• Google Maps Rolls Out New Public Events Feature Google Maps is letting users create public events associated with specific locations–a [...] - Search Engine Journal
• TravelTime maps API lets users search by time rather than distance Time and distance aren't always synonymous. - Search Engine Land

March, 22 2019

• The rise (and further rise) of Google My Business spam Google's machine learning tool verification is just not working for GMB listings as spam is [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 21 2019

• What do the symbols mean in Google’s Map Pack and Local Finder? Over the past couple of years, Google has been consistently expanding upon its functionality for [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 16 2019

• Google My Business Adds New Seasonal Business Guidelines Google My Business has updated its guidelines with new rules and regulations for seasonal [...] - Search Engine Journal

March, 12 2019

• Google Asks Businesses to Set Their Goals in New GMB Onboarding Process Google My Business has a new onboarding process that starts by asking users to set their goals. - Search Engine Journal

March, 4 2019

• Google My Business boosts visibility of business offers in Google Posts A new feature in Google Posts can display up to 10 offers from your business. - Search Engine Land

March, 3 2019

• Instagram Rolls Out In-App Local Business Profile Pages Instagram is introducing a new way to showcase local businesses with in-app profile pages. - Search Engine Journal

February, 28 2019

• Google opens complaint form to crack down on fake info in Maps Will this reduce the issues with fraud and spam in the Google My Business listings? We'll see. - Search Engine Land

February, 27 2019

• Google My Business Introduces a New Way to Report Spam Google has developed a new solution for reporting fraudulent activity relating to Google My [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Startup helps small retailers get local inventory data online at POS Pointy offers a way to gain more SEO visibility and compete with Amazon. - Search Engine Land

February, 19 2019

• Fake Google Maps Edits Cause Major Business Disruptions Anyone can edit a business listings details on Google Maps and local. So if you have a competitor [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 14 2019

• Google My Business Has New Tools and Tips for Responding to Reviews Google My Business has added a new way for business owners to respond to reviews. - Search Engine Journal

February, 13 2019

• Business owners can now reply to reviews on Google Maps desktop If you primarily use a desktop computer, you'll be happy to know that you can now reply to Google [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 11 2019

• Facebook is a local search engine. Are you treating it like one? Over 600 million users visit FB business pages every day. 52% of consumers have discovered a brand [...] - Search Engine Watch

February, 6 2019

• Google My Business supports hotel check-in and check-out times Google is now giving hotels a way to communicate even more about their properties to customers. - Search Engine Land

February, 5 2019

• Google Search Console Metric Drops For Google My Business UTM Usage Over the past couple of weeks some local SEOs are reporting weird drops in their Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 4 2019

• Survey: Local SEO an ‘artisanal’ discipline dominated by small agencies Roughly 53 percent of firms doing local SEO have 10 or fewer clients. - Search Engine Land

January, 28 2019

• Google My Business messaging via SMS to end with no alternative in sight The end of SMS messaging on the GMB dashboard will have a sizable – and negative – [...] - Search Engine Land

January, 23 2019

• Google My Business Helps Businesses Without Offices With New Sign Up Process We saw this coming and now Google officially released a new sign up process for service area [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 22 2019

• Google My Business Rolls Out New Features for Service Area Businesses Google My Business is introducing new features for businesses that serve customers located within a [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google offers improved GMB sign-up flow for service-area businesses Improved process will make it easier to set up service areas on GMB. - Search Engine Land

January, 18 2019

• Data: Local search trends from 2017-2018 Key local search trends and tips based on data from more than 300,000 customer business locations [...] - Search Engine Watch

January, 15 2019

• DuckDuckGo Improves Local Searches With Apple Maps Integration DuckDuckGo is now utilizing Apple Maps to power map and address-related searches. - Search Engine Journal

January, 14 2019

• Google Spammers Using Open Date Edits To Hurt Local Businesses In November, Google began supporting the option to specify when the business opens in the future. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 10 2019

• 7 things you might not know about Google My Business categories I have found that Google My Business categories are often an overlooked tactic by many people that [...] - Search Engine Land

January, 8 2019

• Google Assistant updates: Airline check-ins, hotel bookings, language translation and Maps The business model for Google Assistant may be transactions over advertising. - Search Engine Land

January, 7 2019

• Leading local SEO predictions: Reserve with Google will grow, real-time local inventory gets real GMB messaging, voice search optimization, local inventory data, Q&A and the decline of SMB [...] - Search Engine Land

January, 4 2019

• Google Drops Unicode Hack In Local Panel Earlier this week we reported how one Google My Business listing added unicode like text to their [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 3 2019

• Google Local Asks For Food Or Other Photos From Local Guides I cannot replicate this, but I suspect certain level Google Local Guides are being asked to upload [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 2 2019

• Google emphasizes ‘Message this business’ in new local search test Take notice, Google is testing a more prominent look for the messaging feature in the local search [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Tests Larger Messaging Buttons In Local Panels Joy Hawkins who follows the local SEO beat really closely spotted a new interface treatment that [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 31 2018

• Unicode Works Within Google Local Listings Andy Simpson spotted a local panel that was using unicode to make the business name stand out from [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 20 2018

• Google My Business Products Beta Gets Update Design Kara from Google said in the Google My Business Help thread that they have done a user interface [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 14 2018

• Local SEOs Say Google Posts Traffic Significantly Declining A group of local SEO experts are saying in the Local Search Forums that the Google Posts traffic [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 11 2018

• Google My Business Adds New Permissions to ‘Communications Manager’ Role Google My Business has upgraded the 'communications manager' role to 'site manager,' which adds [...] - Search Engine Journal

December, 10 2018

• Google Renamed Communications Manager To Site Manager In GMB Google has renamed the communication manager to site manager in Google My Business. With that site [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 6 2018

• 85% of Consumers Think Local Reviews Older Than 3 Months Aren’t Relevant A new study reveals the importance that consumers place on local reviews from other customers. - Search Engine Journal

December, 3 2018

• Google "Sold Here" In Local Pack Results Google seems to have launched a new feature in the local pack named "sold here." It [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 28 2018

• Facebook Makes it Easier to Find Local News and Information Facebook is connecting more people to local news and information with an expansion of its [...] - Search Engine Journal

November, 26 2018

• Google Local Search Study: Businesses on First Page Have an Avg. 4.4 Star Rating Businesses ranking on the first page of Google local search results have an average review rating [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business Updates Service Area Businesses Sign Up Joy Hawkins noticed that Google recently updated the steps in Google My Business for service area [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 23 2018

• 2018 Local Search Ranking Factors: Google My Business Signals Up 32% The impact of Google My Business on local search rankings has seen significant growth in 2018. - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business Insights Data Latency Not Being Speed Up Now A week or so ago, Google told us that they released an update to Google My Business Insights that [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 21 2018

• Google Local Service Ad Design Slightly Updated Google has made a design change to the way the local service ads appear in the mobile search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 19 2018

• Google Local Services Ads Tests Showing Number Of Bookings Google seems to be testing showing the number of bookings that happened through a local services [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 15 2018

• Google Maps Now Lets Users Send Messages to Businesses Google has extended users' ability to message business profiles to Google Maps. - Search Engine Journal

November, 14 2018

• Google My Business App Updated With Ability to Create Posts, View Analytics, More Google has launched an improved version of the Google My Business app which lets business owners do [...] - Search Engine Journal

November, 13 2018

• Google Local Panel Adds See Other Locations Link Google has added a link in some of the local knowledge panels, including the hotel ones, that say [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 6 2018

• Google Local Maps Follow Button Is Out A couple weeks ago, Google announced a new feature in Google Maps and Local to follow a specific [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 5 2018

• Google My Business Now Lets Listings Specify Their Own Service Areas Google My Business is now giving listings the ability to specify the geographic area they offer [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Separates Out Addresses & Services Areas For Local Service Businesses Last week we reported Google was dropped addresses for some local service businesses. Well, Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Future Opening Dates For Businesses That Did Not Open Yet A couple months ago we reported Google was testing future open dates within Google Maps listings [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 1 2018

• Google My Business Removes Addresses From Some Service Area Businesses Google seems to have dropped some the addresses from Google My Business listings for service area [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 26 2018

• Google Debunks Spooky Google Maps Myths Are these spooky images captured on Google Maps really as scary as they seem? - Search Engine Journal

October, 25 2018

• Google Maps Lets Users Follow Businesses to Receive Latest Updates Google Maps is introducing a new way for users to keep up with local businesses. - Search Engine Journal

October, 24 2018

• Google Maps Now Provides Accessibility Information for Over 40 Million Places Google has announced that Maps now provides accessibility information for more than 40 million [...] - Search Engine Journal

October, 23 2018

• Google My Business Account Migration Tool is Now Widely Available Google has made available a tool for assisting Google My Business users with migrating their [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business Cards In Google Maps Results Google Maps is showing some people a card asking them to to take charge of their listings in Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Personal Account Migration To Organizational Account Tool Google has posted a new help document that walks you through the process of migrating your Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 22 2018

• Google Local Services Ads Receive 13% of All SERP Clicks [STUDY] A new local search study finds Google’s Local Services ads account for 13.8% of all SERP [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business Products Beta Lets You Add Products To Your Local Listings Last week we showed how Google added a products and services section to the local listings in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 19 2018

• Google My Business Insights Shows Branded Searches Now As I covered yesterday at Search Engine Land, Google has added a new slice in the pie within the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Video Upload Not Working: Server Reject Error Google has confirmed they are working on fixing a bug within Google My Business for uploading [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 18 2018

• Google My Business Lets Businesses Add Products to Listings Google My Business has been spotted testing a new feature that lets businesses add collections of [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Tests Large Slideshow Images For Local Pack Results Google is testing large images that you can swipe through in a slideshow mode for the local pack [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 16 2018

• Google Maps Adds Locations of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Google Maps has begun highlighting the locations of charging stations for electric vehicles. - Search Engine Journal

October, 15 2018

• Google People Also Search In Local Search Results It looks like Google also has the "people also search for" feature in the local search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 9 2018

• Google My Business Has A Manual Review Bug If you have any locations in Google My Business that requires manual reviews, it may result in a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 5 2018

• Google My Business Rolls Out Tool for Adding Listings to Agency Accounts Google is launching a tool for Google My Business that will make it easier to transfer listings to [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Tests Minimalist Local Pack Again We've seen it before, a more subtle and more minimalistic layout and design for the Google local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 1 2018

• Google Maps Adds New Features to Assist Workers With Their Commute Google has introduced new features to the Maps app that are designed to assist people with their [...] - Search Engine Journal

September, 30 2018

• Google My Business Changes Post Limit to 1,500 Characters Google has changed the length of posts published via Google My Business to 1,500 characters. - Search Engine Journal

September, 28 2018

• Here Is Google My Business Video Verification Feature A couple years ago we reported Google was testing a way for you to verify your local business in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 20 2018

• Google Maps Now On Apple CarPlay & It's Okay Right before I went offline on Tuesday night, Apple approved a new version of the Google Maps app [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 17 2018

• Google My Business Reviews Can Now Be Edited In Local Panel Now you can edit the reviews and responses you leave for local businesses in Google Maps and Local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Showing Future Open Dates For Businesses Google is now able to show the date a business will open in the future, if the business owners [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 15 2018

• Google My Business Lets Admins Edit Review Replies from the Knowledge Panel Google My Business is letting admins edit their replies to reviews directly from the Knowledge [...] - Search Engine Journal

September, 11 2018

• Get Your Guide to Local SEO [EBOOK] Gain a better understanding of today’s local search landscape. Download SEJ's Local SEO guide [...] - Search Engine Journal

August, 31 2018

• Google Local Service Ads Display Pricing Estimates for Specific Locations Google has added a new feature to their local services as, the special local ads that appear for [...] - The SEM Post

August, 28 2018

• Google My Business Adds “Veteran-led” Identifier for Local Listings Google added a new attribute to Google My Business listings for identifying when a business is led [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business Adds Veteran Led Attribute / Icon Google has added a new attribute for businesses that are veteran led. It is pretty easy to get the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Posts Tests Without Google Local Knowledge Panel Normally, you would see Google Posts show up in or near a local knowledge panel when you search for [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 23 2018

• Google Finally Lets Local Guides Upload iPhone Videos Google is now letting Local Guides add videos to Google Maps with their iPhones. - Search Engine Journal

August, 21 2018

• Google Local Search Packs Now Show Posts from Google My Business Google has added a tab to its local search pack dedicated to posts from Google My Business. - Search Engine Journal
• Google Local Panel: Browse Some Featured Items Sold Here Google is showing yet another product/shopping related feature in the local panel. This one says [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 20 2018

• Reserve With Google Expands: Enables More Bookings, Appointments & Reservations In Google Local Google seems to be expanding Reserve with Google, a way to integrate your booking, reservation and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 15 2018

• Is Google My Business Stealing Your Local Leads? Earlier this year, Google launched a new Google My Business feature to allow businesses to add [...] - Search Engine Journal

August, 14 2018

• Google My Business Insights To Expand Query Pool Joy Hawkins posted in the Local Search Forums that Google My Business Insights, the place to go to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Add Google Posts In Local Knowledge Panel Google is asking business owners to add Google Posts directly in their Google local knowledge [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 13 2018

• Google Local Panel Adds "Your Past Visits" Google has added "your past visits" to the local knowledge panel. If you visited the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Search Grades Hotels Based on Location Google has added a new tab to local search knowledge panels which assigns a grade to hotels based [...] - Search Engine Journal

August, 10 2018

• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Medic Update, Local Ranking Update, Google Search Console Data, Google Signals, Bing Search & More This week we uncovered a lot of interesting things about the confirmed Google core broad search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 9 2018

• Google My Business Menu & Services Editing Now Globally Available If you are on Google My Business and you have a menu or service offering that you want to keep [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 7 2018

• Google My Business Insights Show How Posts from Pages are Performing Google My Business has begun offering insights related to how posts from GMB pages are performing. - Search Engine Journal

August, 6 2018

• Was There A Google Local Maps Algorithm Update Too? Last Wednesday there was a big confirmed Google core web search algorithm update but some SEOs are [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 30 2018

• Yext Begins Submitting Local Business Listings to Amazon Alexa Yext has integrated with Amazon’s digital assistant, Alexa, giving it the ability to deliver [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 24 2018

• Google My Business Showing Competitors Google Posts As a way to encourage businesses to use Google Posts more, Google is now showing some businesses [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 19 2018

• Google My Business Sends Notifications When New Listings Go Live Google My Business has started sending notifications when new listings go live on the web. - Search Engine Journal

July, 18 2018

• Google My Business Notifications When Local Listings Go Live Google's Allyson Wright from the Google My Business team announced in the Google My Business Help [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 16 2018

• Google Shows Which Search Queries are Used to Find a Google My Business Listing An update to Google My Business will now show which search queries are used to find a business [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business Agency Dashboard Can Now Sync With AdWords As you know... - Search Engine Roundtable
• Upcoming Events In Google Local Knowledge Panel Raj Nijjer shared on Twitter a screen shot of Google showing upcoming events within the Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Insights Search Queries Report Coming Still 11 days ago, we reported about the search queries report in Google My Business insights section [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 12 2018

• Google My Business Lets Users Add “Call Now” Button to Posts Google is letting users add “Call Now” buttons to posts created in Google My Business. - Search Engine Journal

July, 6 2018

• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Speed Update, AJAX Crawl, Local Search, & More It was a slower week than the norm, but that is to be expected with it being the July 4th holiday [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 5 2018

• Google My Business Insights Adds Queries & Keyword Report The Google My Business Insights, analytics, section has added a new section for showing you keyword [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 4 2018

• Google Responds to Criticism of New Google My Business Agency Dashboard Google has addressed feedback about the new Google My Business agency dashboard in the form of an [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 2 2018

• Google Maps Business Reviews Fraud Checking Tool There is this new tool at stopcraponthemap.com that looks for suspicious and fake reviews on Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business FAQs & Feedback On Agency Dashboard As you know, Google has launched a new agency dashboard for Google My Business users who manage a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 28 2018

• Google My Business Provides Insights About Customer Opinions Google My Business is now providing insights to business owners about what their business is known [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Maps Makes it Easier to Find Restaurants and Bars Google is rolling out new features that make it easier to find local restaurants and bars that [...] - Search Engine Journal

June, 27 2018

• Google My Business Launches Subjective Attributes In Insights Google quietly said on Twitter that they launched "subjective attributes to provide more [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 26 2018

• Google Shows Dynamic Filters On Local Pack Results Google is showing dynamic filters for some queries in the local pack. So if you search for [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Performance Card In Google My Business If you login to your Google My Business account, you will see in your dashboard a performance [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Pack "Your Past Visits" Filter Google has added a new local pack maps filter in the search results to let you filter based on the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 19 2018

• Google My Business Now Shows Store Return Policies Google has started showing store return policies within Google My Business listings in local search [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Maps Can No Longer Book Uber Rides Google has removed the ability for users to book rides with Uber directly though the Google Maps [...] - Search Engine Journal

June, 18 2018

• Google Local Pack Shows Query Dependent Dynamic Business Categories Google is now dynamically changing the service or business category they show in the local pack [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Panels Can Show Return Policies You may now see in the Google local panels a store's return policy. You can likely trigger them [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Did You Get Your Google Local Posters? I Did. Last week, I received a massive envelope from Google with a bunch of posters and signs for my [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 15 2018

• Google My Business Adds “Good for Watching Sports” Attribute Google introduced a new attribute that establishments can add to GMB listings, letting them [...] - Search Engine Journal

June, 11 2018

• Google Local Panel With In Store Savings & See What's In Store Google is showing in store savings and see what's in this store in the mobile version of the local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 8 2018

• LinkedIn Teams Up With Bing Maps to Show Commute Times on Job Postings A new feature on LinkedIn sees the professional network team up with Bing Maps to provide [...] - Search Engine Journal

June, 7 2018

• Google My Business Adds New Post Types for Products and Offers Google My Business has introduced two new post types which allow businesses to highlight products [...] - Search Engine Journal

June, 5 2018

• Google My Business Lets Agencies Manage Unlimited Locations With New Dashboard Google My Business has officially rolled out the new Agency Dashboard, which is capable of managing [...] - Search Engine Journal

May, 30 2018

• Google My Business Reportedly Removes Anonymous Reviews Google My Business appears to have stopped counting anonymous reviews toward a business’s [...] - Search Engine Journal

May, 29 2018

• Google Dropping Anonymous Local Reviews? Google Maps and Local might be removing anonymous reviews, sometimes shown as reviews by a Googler [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 25 2018

• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Update, Suing Local SEO, Bing Cryptocurrency & Don't Be Evil This week in search, we reported on the maybe 3rd Google algorithm and search update in May. Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 24 2018

• Google Announces Directory of Trusted Partners for GMB Local Search Google announced a directory of trusted Google My Business 3rd party agencies and a complaint form [...] - Search Engine Journal

May, 23 2018

• Google Maps Lets Users Customize Navigation Icons Google is letting users customize their navigation experience on the Google Maps app for iOS with [...] - Search Engine Journal

May, 22 2018

• Google "Similar To" Carousel For Local Search Results Sergey Alakov spotted another Google local feature that might be undergoing testing now, he posted [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 18 2018

• Google Local Hotel Pack Showing Search Refinement Option I am not 100% sure if this is new, it looks super familiar but I don't think I've covered this [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 17 2018

• Google Testing Disambiguation Box for Local Packs Google is testing a disambiguation box which shows up on the mobile search results for a local [...] - The SEM Post

May, 14 2018

• Google Maps To Notify Customers When Businesses Respond To Reviews Google announced on Twitter a small feature in the Google Local space that they will soon begin [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 8 2018

• Google Posts now accepting videos for some local businesses Google Posts gets richer with the ability to upload videos to your messages. - Search Engine Land
• Google Maps redesigns ‘Explore’ tab, launches ‘Your match,’ ‘Group planning’ and ‘For you’ section Google Maps has announced a whole set of new features at Google I/O around their mapping product. - Search Engine Land

May, 4 2018

• Google My Business Adds Clear Button For Attributes Allyson Wright from Google announced in the Google My Business Help forums a small but useful [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 2 2018

• Google My Business Now Lets Agencies Register Accounts For the first time, Google is letting agencies register accounts on Google My Business. - Search Engine Journal

May, 1 2018

• Google launches new Google My Business API, new dashboard to manage multiple locations Now a single registered account on GMB will be able to manage an unlimited number of locations. - Search Engine Land
• Hooray! Google My Business descriptions are back Contributor Joy Hawkins points out that GMB has brought back the business description field and [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 27 2018

• Google Adds Photos Tab To Local Panel On Android Devices Sergey Alakov spotted Google adding a new tab to the local panel specifically for Photos. Well, it [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 20 2018

• Study: Google Local Pack Intentionally Showing Two Near Results & One Result Further Away? The folks over at RankRanger published data around a local pack study that they are calling the 2:1 [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 18 2018

• Google Maps is Now Using Fast Food Locations as Reference Points Google Maps is testing a feature which gives drivers turn-by-turn directions using fast food [...] - Search Engine Journal

April, 16 2018

• Google Maps Highlights Public Events Currently In Progress A feature has been spotted in Google Maps that appears to show the app highlighting public events [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Is Google Dropping Live Wait Times In Local Panel? Last November, Google started showing live wait times at some venues and locations. But that may [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 13 2018

• Research: Google local algorithm uses 2:1 clustering formula Study identifies Local Pack results distance pattern. - Search Engine Land

April, 11 2018

• Google My Business Pages Can Now Include Service Menus Businesses can now add service menus to their Google My Business listings. - Search Engine Journal
• Google Shows Save Button On Local Panel On Desktop Last August, Google began displaying a save button on local panels on mobile search results. Now, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 9 2018

• Google My Business expands menu editor to support service menus You no longer need to be a restaurant to add your menu of services to your Google local listings. - Search Engine Land
• Google Tests Mini Local Packs In Search Andrew Hagemann posted a screen shot on Twitter of Google showing a miniature or minimized version [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 4 2018

• Google Maps Now Highlights Locations of Active Shootings Google Maps has been updated with a feature that will indicate when there’s a confirmed [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google local knowledge panel profile images are not loading in search Broken images in the local Google results seem to be caused by a bug. - Search Engine Land

March, 31 2018

• Google April Fools Joke: Find Waldo in Google Maps In celebration of April Fools Google has released a limited-time feature in Google Maps, available [...] - Search Engine Journal

March, 28 2018

• You can now add your business description in Google My Business Add a business description to your local knowledge panel in Google My Business. - Search Engine Land
• Google Maps is Now Available in 39 More Languages Google has released a update to Maps which makes the service available in 39 more languages. - Search Engine Journal

March, 27 2018

• Google Maps adds 39 new languages supporting over 1B people Google Maps now supports an additional estimated 1.25 billion people worldwide with new languages. - Search Engine Land

March, 23 2018

• Google My Business Won't Notify You For Non-Sensitive Secondary Business Changes Allyson Wright, Community Manager, Google My Business, wrote in the Google My Business Help forums [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 20 2018

• New Google My Business dashboard for multiple listings rolling out More business owners are reporting that they are seeing the new Google My Business dashboard. Are [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Update Now Rolling Out to More Users An updated version of Google My Business, first announced last November, is now being rolled out [...] - Search Engine Journal

March, 19 2018

• Google Local Panel Tests About Tab Last week, we saw that some businesses can now edit their business descriptions in Google My [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 16 2018

• Filter Google Maps Results by Wheelchair Accessible Routes Google Maps is becoming more wheelchair accessible with an update that will help users find the [...] - Search Engine Journal

March, 15 2018

• Google adding business descriptions in Google My Business & local panel Business owners will likely soon have the option to write and edit descriptions that show up in [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business updates the directions heatmap in Insights reporting Check out the new report that shows you where people requesting directions to your business are [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 9 2018

• Starting on March 10, Navigate Google Maps with Mario for a Limited Time In celebration of MAR10 day, Google is letting users navigate Maps Mario Kart-style for a limited [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business adds ‘women-led’ icon & attribute to business listings Here's how to add a 'women-led' icon to your Google Maps and local search listings. - Search Engine Land

February, 26 2018

• 6 smart e-commerce lessons to boost local business With more and more people window shopping on a small screen, contributor Wesley Young shares six [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 21 2018

• Google’s growth in online local reviews continues to dominate, but… Contributor Jamie Pitman shows us why we should keep an eye on TripAdvisor and Facebook when trying [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 19 2018

• Google Maps adds mall directory search & browse in local panel Google adds a new tab to the local panel in the search results named "directory." - Search Engine Land

February, 15 2018

• Google Maps for iOS catches up with Android version, adds driving directions, transit info & explore nearby A year after bringing real-time information within Google Maps for Android, Google has now released [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 9 2018

• Google My Business Wants To Know When Did Your Business First Open Tim Colling posted on Google+ and it was also added to the Local Search Forums that Google My [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 8 2018

• GoDaddy web hosting now integrated with Google My Business Much of the content creation and verification process is automated. - Search Engine Land

February, 5 2018

• How to create content to support local SEO and rock the rankings Are you looking for ways to increase your organic visibility and rankings in local search [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 2 2018

• Google My Business Lets Restaurants Add Menus to Listings Google My Business is giving restaurants the ability to add and edit menus directly in their GMB [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business Lets Restaurants Add & Edit Menus Google announced in the Google My Business Help forums and on Twitter that now restaurants can add [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 1 2018

• Restaurant owners can now edit menu listings in Google My Business Create a structured restaurant menu that can display in mobile search listings directly in Google [...] - Search Engine Land

January, 30 2018

• Facebook’s Local Feed Update – Not Just for News Sites! Facebook's local feed update has erroneously been reported to favor local news sites. Facebook [...] - Search Engine Journal

January, 29 2018

• Google Bulletin - Testing Hyper Local Stories & News Hyper local news and stories is nothing new, there have been many platforms that tried it out or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Tests White Local Knowledge Panel Design Google is testing yet another variation of the local knowledge panel, this one is making the blue [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 26 2018

• Google: Vacation Rental Test Does Not Change Google My Business Guidelines Several months ago, we covered how Google was testing vacation rentals in the Google Maps and local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 24 2018

• Google on Structured Data for Local SEO Google's John Mueller offers a surprising answer to a Webmaster Hangout question about whether a [...] - Search Engine Journal

January, 22 2018

• Google My Business Videos Uploads Fixed & Instantaneous Over a week ago, Google enabled the ability to upload videos to local listings within Google My [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 19 2018

• Google My Business Website (That No One Uses) Now Shows Google Posts Remember Google launched their third attempt at offering small businesses an easy way to build a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 18 2018

• Google My Business videos not showing up on your local listing? It’s a Google bug No, you probably did not upload your videos incorrectly to Google My Business. Google confirmed a [...] - Search Engine Land

January, 15 2018

• Google My Business Videos Now Live About 10 days ago we reported some businesses and merchants were seeing video upload features in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 12 2018

• Google My Business video uploads now available to business owners Videos can appear on Google Maps and local search listings. - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Now Lets Users Upload Videos Google My Business is bringing videos to the dashboard, allowing businesses to upload videos, and [...] - Search Engine Journal

January, 8 2018

• Local Search Survey: Average Earnings & Most In-Demand Skills A recent survey of the local search industry found that SEOs earned an average of $61,711 in 2017. - Search Engine Journal

January, 4 2018

• Holiday shoppers increasingly turned to Google Maps in the countdown to Christmas Day Columnist Andy Taylor from Merkle shares data on how consumers engaged with Maps and Local [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business dashboard showing video upload section for some business owners Some business owners can now upload videos to their local listings in their Google My Business [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google My Business Adds Videos For Some Businesses Colan Nielsen reports via Local Search Forums that some businesses are now seeing the option to add [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 31 2017

• Google Integrating Third Party Reviews in Local Search Results Google has been spotted integrating reviews from third party sources in the Knowledge Graph cards [...] - Search Engine Journal

December, 29 2017

• Google Maps Doesn't Allow Negative Reviews From Current Or Former Employees Google now has updated their review guidelines to prohibit and disallow negative reviews from [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 28 2017

• Google again showing third-party reviews in local results Program has been in place since 2016 and involves direct, opt-in integration. - Search Engine Land

December, 26 2017

• When Google Maps Shows Embarrassing Business Photos Over Your Photos There was a post on Twitter that caught my eye and I wanted to share it with you all: Thank you [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 11 2017

• 5 local search tactics your competitors probably aren’t using When you and your competitors are all adhering to local SEO best practices, how can you [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 5 2017

• Google Assistant Can Now Find Local Home Services Google Assistant is now capable of helping people find local home services that are relevant to [...] - Search Engine Journal

December, 4 2017

• Top 10 local search insights of 2017 From location data to SEO, columnist Wesley Young of the Local Search Association provides his top [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 1 2017

• Google brings local lead generation to Google Assistant and Google Home The company taps HomeAdvisor and Porch to provide local contractors through a multistep [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Questions & Answers now rolling out to desktop search Searchers and businesses can now search on desktop to add questions and answers to the new Google [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Assistant Helps You Find Local Service Providers: Electrician, Plumber, Cleaner, etc. Google Assistant can now give you local results for service providers like electricians, plumbers, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 30 2017

• Direct Link To Write A Google Local Review For Your Business Do you want to provide an easy way for your customers to quickly drop a review for your business on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 27 2017

• Google showing knowledge graph data in local panels Google is merging the local panel and knowledge graph panels into one for some searches related to [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 24 2017

• Google My Business Web Search Dashboard Now Ask You To Create Ads Sergey Alakov spotted that the Google My Business web search dashboard that launched a couple [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Pack Tests Showing Knowledge Panel Tabs Google seems to be testing merging the local pack with knowledge panel data into tabs across the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 17 2017

• Where to go next with your Google My Business listing So, you've set up your Google My Business listing but still aren't seeing results. What's the next [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 16 2017

• Google Maps To Launch Brand New Design Google announced they have redesigned Google Maps and will be rolling it out to users over the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Improves Location Discovery by Color Coding Point of Interest Google Maps will soon be rolling out an update that will improve location discovery in two distinct [...] - Search Engine Journal

November, 15 2017

• Google Maps gets brighter UI, new category icons and more color-coding Changes designed to make it easier to find relevant content and destinations. - Search Engine Land

November, 14 2017

• Reviews are the Most Prominent Local SEO Ranking Factor in 2017 Reviews appear to be the most prominent ranking factor in local search, according to a recent study. - Search Engine Journal

November, 13 2017

• Google Home Services Ads Now Local Services Ads; Expanded Categories Google is changing the name of Google Home Services Ads to Google Home Local Services Ads. At [...] - The SEM Post
• 2017 Google Local Ranking Factors SEO Study Andrew Shotland has published his 2017 local SEO ranking factors study the other day. Andrew said [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 10 2017

• Local ranking factors study finds reviews, organic SEO best practices boost local visibility This is the second year of the LocalSEOGuide ranking factors study, performed in conjunction with [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 9 2017

• New Google My Business Selection Attributes For Business Descriptions Google quietly announced on the new features page that they now support what they call [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 7 2017

• Google adds wait times to local results in search and maps Hate waiting for your seat in a restaurant? Now Google can tell you the current wait time before [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google to Estimate Wait Times for Local Restaurants Soon Google will be able to estimate wait times and display them in Search and Maps in real-time. - Search Engine Journal

November, 6 2017

• Google Maps enables creating & sharing lists on desktop version The feature, launched in February on Google Maps mobile versions, is now available on the desktop [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 2 2017

• Yext announces conversational ‘Knowledge Assistant’ for local data management The company is also adding structured markup for events and events data syndication. - Search Engine Land

October, 27 2017

• Local SEO for service-area businesses requires a lot of servicing What does it take to get noticed as a service-area business? Columnist Andrew Shotland explains [...] - Search Engine Land

October, 24 2017

• Google My Business Integrates Booking Partners To Book Appointments & More Google announced that they are rolling out in the Google My Business console a way for some US [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 23 2017

• Google My Business Pages Can Now Take Direct Bookings Google is rolling out a booking button for Google My Business pages that will allow businesses to [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Businesses can now sign up to add booking buttons to their Google local results After many questions, Google finally adds a feature to let you easily add a "book online" [...] - Search Engine Land

October, 20 2017

• A brief history of Google’s most important local search updates How has Google's local search changed throughout the years? Columnist Brian Smith shares a timeline [...] - Search Engine Land

October, 18 2017

• Google Maps Now Lets Users Explore Planets and Moons Google Maps is branching out into the solar system with an update that lets users explore planets [...] - Search Engine Journal
• New Google Maps Feature Upsets Users, Gets Removed Within 24 Hours Google introduced a new feature to Google Maps this week, only to remove it within 24 hours [...] - Search Engine Journal

October, 16 2017

• Google My Business API Supports Google Posts Google now lets you automate your Google Posts with the Google My Business API. Google quietly [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 13 2017

• Google now has 50M Local Guides adding content to Google Maps and Search The number of Guides has grown by 10x in just one year. - Search Engine Land

October, 12 2017

• Markets with home service ads: Service-area businesses are coming back to the local results There's good news and there's bad news in the local service-area business space. Contributor Joy [...] - Search Engine Land
• Yext begins to verticalize local business listings syndication with ‘Yext for Food’ Moves seek to provide enhanced data with more vertically specific attributes to various consumer [...] - Search Engine Land

October, 6 2017

• Local SEO: 7 Google My Business questions asked and answered At first glance, Google's offering for local businesses might appear fairly simple. But questions [...] - Search Engine Land
• Local SEO: 7 Google My Business questions asked and answered At first glance, Google's offering for local businesses might appear fairly simple. But questions [...] - Search Engine Land

October, 5 2017

• New Google My Business Go-To Guides Google's Marissa Nordahl from the Google My Business team announced in the Google My Business Help [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 28 2017

• Google local finder rolls out website mentions matching your query After a few weeks of testing, Google is now rolling out a feature that shows local listings can [...] - Search Engine Land

September, 18 2017

• Google Search lets readers find e-books at their local libraries The new search feature is currently available on mobile. - Search Engine Land
• Use Google to Find E-Books At Your Local Libraries Google has introduced a new feature that allows users to find e-books in stock at their local [...] - Search Engine Journal

September, 8 2017

• August 22, 2017: The day the ‘Hawk’ Google local algorithm update swooped in Have you noticed a recent shift in Google's local search results? Columnist Joy Hawkins shares [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Algorithm Update August 22, 2017: Possum Updated? Local search expert, Joy Hawkins reported that the local pack algorithm update from a year ago, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 7 2017

• 6 things you need to know about Google’s Q&A feature on Google Maps Noticed the new "questions & answers" section in Google Maps app listings? Columnist [...] - Search Engine Land

September, 6 2017

• Google My Business now lets businesses edit their listings directly in search results After months and months of testing, Google is rolling out inline editing in search for local [...] - Search Engine Land
• Manage Google My Business Listings Directly From Search Results Google is making it easier to manage Google My Business listings with a new dashboard embedded in [...] - Search Engine Journal

August, 31 2017

• Google My Business fixes week-long reporting bug with photo insights Google has finally fixed the Google Insights reports in Google My Business. - Search Engine Land

August, 30 2017

• Google local pack tests displaying website mentions matching your query Google local results is aware of the content on the local business website and may even show the [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 29 2017

• Google Introduces Video to Google Maps Listings Searchers will start seeing video content on Maps, as Google introduces the ability for users to [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Maps Android app adds ‘find parking’ feature to show you nearest parking garage Starting today, Google Maps users can tap the “find parking” button on the Android app [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Tests Local Panel Ads For Deals Not only did Google expand the product listing ads in the local panel yesterday but they are also [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 28 2017

• Google Maps local listings can now have videos uploaded Google Local Guides and others can now add videos to local results if they use an Android device. - Search Engine Land
• Google is testing ads in local business knowledge panels The new test is part of a broader focus on monetizing the growing number of local searches. - Search Engine Land
• Google debuts giant new look for Local Inventory Ad product search in Knowledge Panels A search bar and multiple product listings are part of the update. - Search Engine Land
• Google Fixes Google My Business Insights Reports With Data Loss? Last week we reported that the Google My Business insights reports for photos was largely delayed. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Does Google Local Q&A Needs Moderation Last week, Google pushed the local Q&A to all mobile browsers and it is getting some serious [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Adds AdWords Ads in Local Knowledge Panel in Test Google is now adding AdWords ads directly into the local knowledge panel in a new test in the [...] - The SEM Post

August, 25 2017

• Google My Business Insights Reports Delayed It looks like the Google My Business insights, the analytics they provide to local businesses on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 24 2017

• Google local question-and-answer feature now live in search for all mobile browsers The feature initially was available only on Android devices. - Search Engine Land

August, 23 2017

• 4 local SEO tips for restaurants While general SEO wisdom is applicable if you're running a restaurant website, contributor Dave [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 14 2017

• Google Questions and Answers for local businesses now available For Android Questions and Answers are coming to the Google local listings. Here is how you can manage them as a [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 12 2017

• Get Customers to Take Action From Your Google My Business Listing Google has introduced a new way for searchers to take action directly from your Google My Business [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Introduces Q&A Feature for Google Maps In an effort to assist prospective patrons, Google is bringing a questions and answers feature to [...] - Search Engine Journal

August, 4 2017

• Google My Business In Search Edit Adds More Features In June we reported Google began testing in search mini Google My Business dashboards that let [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 3 2017

• Google’s constantly evolving search experience – and how it changes the game for local SEO The importance of local SEO cannot be understated when you consider the dominance of mobile and the [...] - Search Engine Watch

July, 31 2017

• Locadium: a new ‘point solution’ to monitor GMB listings changes Tool from LocalSEOGuide tracks changes to local listings on Google. - Search Engine Land
• If your GMB page updates & no one knows, does it make a sound? If you work in the local SEO space, you may have noticed that Google sometimes makes unwanted [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Maps Local Ranking Algorithm Update On June 11th? There is a new thread at the Local Search Forums discussing ranking changes in the local pack that [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 25 2017

• Google fighting local battles over global control of its index in Canada, France Regulators and courts seek to assert authority over global search results rather than limit [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google adds new SOS Alerts to search and Maps as part of its crisis response features For search, the alerts will display at the top of results related to the incident or crisis [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 17 2017

• Google Tests Rate & Review Call To Action In Local Panel Google is testing a new call to action within the Google local panels to encourage searchers to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 14 2017

• Google My Business Messaging Coming to All US-based Businesses Messaging via Google My Business is now rolling out to all businesses in the United States. - Search Engine Journal

July, 13 2017

• Google adds booking for spa and salon appointments from Search & Maps The Reserve with Google program makes it possible to book appointments right from Google. - Search Engine Land
• Google Messaging Feature Live For All US Based Google My Business Users Google has officially launched the messaging feature for Google My Business users based in the US. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business updates insights email sent to businesses Check out the new, fancy emails Google is sending businesses with analytics for their local [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 12 2017

• Google begins rolling out messaging feature within Google My Business You can now message with your customers directly via your Google local panel in mobile search. - Search Engine Land

July, 11 2017

• Google tests a Google My Business dashboard within the web search results Google is testing a method to get more business owners to update their data within Google My [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 10 2017

• Google adds menu tab to restaurants’ local panel Google is now adding more tab options to the local panel. Not only do we see an overview and [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Restaurant Local Panel Gets A Tab For Menu Sergey Alakbov spotted yet another new tab being added to the local panel box. This one is for [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 6 2017

• Google Maps will use crowdsourcing to identify wheelchair-accessible locations Anyone can now add accessibility information to places on Google Maps or business listings in [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 27 2017

• Google My Business website builder SEO review Google recently released a website builder product for local businesses. Columnist Tony Edward [...] - Search Engine Land
• Confirmed: Google rolls out local highlight icons & price labels for hotel results Google is rolling out two new local search features in the search results. Have you seen them? - Search Engine Land

June, 23 2017

• Google Posts: Share Messages in Search Results From Google My Business Google has officially rolled out Google Posts to all small businesses with a Google My Business [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Posts Now Live In Google My Business For All Businesses Last night, as I covered at SEL, Google Posts went live to all businesses verified within Google My [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 22 2017

• Google Posts now live for all Google My Business users After much anticipation and waiting, Google is officially rolling out Google Posts to Google My [...] - Search Engine Land

June, 14 2017

• Google Local Guides Program Adds New Levels and New Perks Google has increased the level cap for Local Guides, while also adding new perks and new ways to [...] - Search Engine Journal

June, 9 2017

• Google Posts for small businesses moves to Google My Business Google has moved the management location of Google Posts and the company hopes to expand Posts to [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Posts Now Within Google My Business Maulik Panchal shared a screen shot on Twitter of the Google Posts feature, which enables [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 7 2017

• Google has officially rolled out a new tab-based local panel with quick access to reviews Users can toggle between a local listing's overview details and their reviews in the Google search [...] - Search Engine Land

May, 22 2017

• Stop overloading your Local SEO content! Developing content for your local business website is clearly important for search engine [...] - Search Engine Land

May, 18 2017

• 7 unannounced updates to Google My Business we’ve seen in 2017 Google has been quietly rolling out new features and updates to Google My Business over the last [...] - Search Engine Land

May, 4 2017

• Google shortcuts use personalization and rich content to build next-gen local discovery tool Machine learning-driven results entirely bypass the traditional search box. - Search Engine Land

May, 3 2017

• Updating Google Maps with Deep Learning and Street View Posted by Julian Ibarz, Staff Software Engineer, Google Brain Team and Sujoy Banerjee, Product [...] - Google Research

May, 1 2017

• Google Tests Reviews Tab On Local Knowledge Panel Our friend Sergey Alakov spotted yet another Google local test... - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 25 2017

• Local search update: ‘Best’ filter invading the local pack We all know good ratings and reviews are important for local businesses, and it seems they're [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 24 2017

• Google to Automatically Display Local Reviews in Your Native Language Going forward, Google will automatically translate local reviews into your native language. - Search Engine Journal

April, 20 2017

• Google My Business Now Reports on Returning Customers Two new reporting insights have been spotted in some users’ Google My Business dashboards. - Search Engine Journal

April, 18 2017

• Google Maps Timeline finally comes to iOS Feature available on Android and desktop since 2015 hits iOS; Google's main iOS search app also [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 17 2017

• Local search ranking factors: What’s working in 2017 [Podcast] In our new episode, we chat with Darren Shaw about the just-released Local Search Ranking Factors [...] - Search Engine Land
• [Reminder] Webinar — National Brands & Local Search: Use Insights to Drive Actions With nearly one third of all mobile searches now related to location, the competition for [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Search Ranking Factors From Moz Moz released their local search ranking factors study results for 2017. They do these studies every [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 13 2017

• 2017 Local Search Ranking Factors: Proximity to Searcher is Number One Here are the top local search ranking factors of 2017, according to dozens of local search experts. - Search Engine Journal
• Google My Business Lets You Enter URL Attributes For Other Business Information Google quietly added a feature to the Google My Business spreadsheet uploads to enter URL [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 11 2017

• Just released: 2017 Local Search Ranking Factors survey results After taking a year off, latest version of survey again features educated opinions from almost 40 [...] - Search Engine Land

April, 7 2017

• Google Continues to Crack Down on Fake Google Maps Listings Google has released new data which details its recent efforts to keep fake listings off Google Maps. - Search Engine Journal

April, 6 2017

• Google says it has reduced fake Google Maps listings by 70% since 2015 Company cites machine learning and new business verification techniques as main reasons for the [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Maps Now Lets You Review Continents and Oceans You can find virtually anything on Google, and it appears that now includes reviews for [...] - Search Engine Journal

April, 3 2017

• 5 easy ways to launch a local email marketing strategy If your company's email marketing campaign isn’t seeing success, you might want to rethink [...] - Search Engine Watch

March, 30 2017

• Google Maps ad traffic steadily growing Columnist Andy Taylor of Merkle shares data on the growth of ad traffic from Google Maps, including [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 27 2017

• Preparing for local reach in a ‘post-rank’ world: Get your data in line How might voice search impact local businesses? Columnist Megan Hannay shares her predictions and [...] - Search Engine Land

March, 25 2017

• Google My Business is Now Automating Ownership Conflict Resolution Google has launched a new feature which gives business owners the ability to streamline the process [...] - Search Engine Journal

March, 21 2017

• Google Display Ads to Show Location Extensions for Local Businesses Google has begun automatically appending location extensions to eligible Google Display Network ads. - Search Engine Journal

March, 16 2017

• Google launches location extension display ads for local businesses Some other display ads may be converted automatically to the new format when users are nearby. - Search Engine Land

March, 15 2017

• National retailers: Stop ignoring local SEO National retailers’ digital divisions often think of their websites as e-commerce sites first [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 27 2017

• Google Test Card Style Local Finder In Maps Results Mike Blumenthal spotted Google testing a new format for the local finder results in the map [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google local finder tests cards with horizontal scroll for map search results Google loves the swipe left and right motion, they are now testing it on the Google Maps local [...] - Search Engine Land
• Need to get with Google My Business support? Use Twitter! While phone support may no longer be accessible if you need help with Google My Business, columnist [...] - Search Engine Land
• 5 ways you can improve your new business’s visibility on Google Maps Columnist Wesley Young compares the online presence of several new businesses to find out what [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 24 2017

• New Google My Business Guidelines State Virtual Offices Not Allowed for Service-Area Businesses According to new Google My Business (GMB) guidelines, it is not acceptable for a service-area [...] - Search Engine Journal

February, 22 2017

• Google My Business Guidelines Updated For Service-Area & Virtual Offices Google has updated their Google My Business guidelines specifically to clarify how a business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Updated Google My Business guidelines disallows virtual offices as service-area businesses Recently updated Google guidelines clarifies how virtual offices are handled for Google My Business [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Showing AMP Carousels for Local Review Sites It appears that Google is now showing AMP carousels for local review sites in the Google search [...] - The SEM Post

February, 20 2017

• Google Local Pack Shows: "Near You X Minutes Ago" Sergey Alakov, the local pack watch man, has spotted more changes with the local pack and posted [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 17 2017

• Google iOS app gets new local search filters, more AMP support & Gboard access The latest update is part of version 23.0 for the Google iOS app. - Search Engine Land

February, 13 2017

• Google Maps new feature lets users create lists of saved places that can be shared & accessed offline Users can keep track of saved places and share lists with others via text, email and popular [...] - Search Engine Land
• Ranking Local Businesses Based Upon Quality Measures including Travel Time Can the amount of travel time someone might take to get to a place be a good indication of the [...] - SEO by the Sea
• Google Maps Update: Create and Share Lists of Favorite Places In an update to the Google Maps app for iOS and Android, you can now create lists of your favorite [...] - Search Engine Journal

February, 9 2017

• Local SEO in 2017: 5 simple ways to dominate local search New to local search? Wondering where to start? Columnist Sherry Bonelli offers five tactics to help [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 8 2017

• One Review Gets You Stars In The Google Local Pack Typically, Google will not show star reviews in your local listing in the Google search results [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 7 2017

• Google Maps App Adds One Tap For Real Time Traffic & Destinations Google updated the Android version of the Google Maps app to add one tap to your favorite [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 6 2017

• Google Maps updates Android app with real-time traffic info, nearby places & bus schedules Starting today, swiping up from the bottom of the Google Maps app home screen on Android displays a [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 3 2017

• Google Local 3-Pack Drops Organic Listing for Local Ad Google My Business is testing a bold new change.  Google is now testing their local 3-pack to [...] - The SEM Post
• Google Local Knowledge Panel Tests Showing Phone Number Sergey Alakov who watches the local space almost like no other, spotted a small but interesting [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Panel Business Owner Promotions Box Mike Blumenthal posted on Twitter that Google is showing a new feature for at least one business in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Update Hits, Mobile-Friendly Test API, AMP, Local & AdWords This week was fairly slow until today, when we reported on an algorithm update that seems to have [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• When should advertisers consider pausing Google Local Inventory Ads? Retailers that sell online and in-store need to balance where to send users in their paid search [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 2 2017

• Google My Business Shows Adds Temporary Closed Status Mike Blumenthal spotted a new status for businesses in the Google Local panel. Instead of open or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Moz Local now provides data from Google My Business The new info allows businesses to directly check what actions customers are taking after Google [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google local knowledge panel testing promotion box Google is testing a new Google local knowledge panel layout with owners promotions. - Search Engine Land

February, 1 2017

• Bing Testing Local Carousels With 50 Listings This is quite an interesting test from Bing.  They are testing a new carousel style for some [...] - The SEM Post

January, 31 2017

• New Design to Google Local Inventory Ads in Local Pack Google began showing local inventory ads earlier this month and it has already gone through a [...] - The SEM Post

January, 30 2017

• Google Becoming More Aggressive With “People Also Search” in Local Results Site owners have become used to Google suggesting other businesses when viewing the local results [...] - The SEM Post
• Google Tests More Carousel Features In Local Card As you saw from last week, Google tested showing the local pack in a carousel interface. Now, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 27 2017

• Google Maps for iOS Shows How Busy a Location is in Real-Time Google Maps has updated its iOS app with a real-time look at busy a location right now. - Search Engine Journal
• Google Maps on Android Now Shows How Difficult it is to Find Parking Google has released an update for the Maps app on Android with the unique ability to display [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Horizontal Scrollable Local Pack Ads Google seems to be testing yet another format for the local pack ads. @SilverbackStrat shared a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 26 2017

• Google Adds “Help Improve Accuracy” Box to Some Local Listings Google has added a new feature to some local panels, requesting user feedback to help keep [...] - The SEM Post
• Google Maps will tell you how hard it will be to find parking Now you can plan enough time not just for driving to your destination but also the time it takes to [...] - Search Engine Land

January, 25 2017

• Google My Business revamps photo management for Google Maps listings Google aims to make it easier for business owners to manage their photos within Google My Business. - Search Engine Land

January, 24 2017

• Google Maps Labels Today's Events On The Map Google Maps seems to now be labeling upcoming events in your local area with a "today" [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 20 2017

• Bing Testing “Send Directions to Phone” Test in Local Knowledge Panel Bing has added a new directions feature in their Google Places local knowledge panel directly in [...] - The SEM Post
• Google Testing Price Trends for Local Hotel Listings Google is testing a new feature that shows up in the local panel for a hotel listing.  Below [...] - The SEM Post

January, 18 2017

• New: Google Local Pack Showing Google Shopping Ads Mike Blumenthal posted a screen shot on Twitter showing Google shopping ads in the local pack [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google AdWords Testing Local Inventory Ads in Local Pack Google appears to be testing a hybrid of a local pack listing with shopping ads, where it is [...] - The SEM Post
• Google Testing Google My Business Web Site Builder Tool Mike Blumenthal reported on the Google My Business web site builder tool, to enable businesses to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local 4-Packs Showing 1 Ad & 3 Organic Local Listings We have seen local 4-packs from Google where Google will show 4 paid local listings in a local [...] - The SEM Post
• Google testing new look for local inventory ads in place of local pack The test is another effort to monetize local queries on mobile. - Search Engine Land

January, 17 2017

• Google Maps Highlights Robert E. Lee's Birthday Instead Of Martin Luther King Yesterday For Some Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States but in some states, instead of Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 13 2017

• Book an Uber Ride Directly in Google Maps on iOS and Android Google Maps is rolling out a global update to its ride services mode which brings a new design and [...] - Search Engine Journal

January, 12 2017

• Bing Places Testing New Local Listing Redesign; Adds Popular Times Bing Local is testing a major new look for their local listings in the Bing search results, and the [...] - The SEM Post

January, 6 2017

• Brand vs. local Knowledge Graph result: Which is better? Columnist Tony Edward explains which Knowledge Graph results are appropriate in different [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 27 2016

• Watch Out for Malicious Images in Google My Business Listings There is a new negative SEO tactic going around which involves photos being maliciously inserted [...] - Search Engine Journal

December, 19 2016

• Google Local Three Pack Filters Google has been testing filters in the for some time now and now it seems to be available on the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 16 2016

• Google Maps Promoted Places Gives Branded Pins & More To Brands Google announced Promoted Places in Google Maps... - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Insights For Google Maps Photos Google My Business is now showing a new metric in the insights section of your Google My Business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• New Google My Business Insights: Compare Photo Views Against Competitors As of December 15, insights are now available for photos in Google My Business. - Search Engine Journal

December, 15 2016

• Engage holiday shoppers with Promoted Places in Google Maps During the busy holiday season, on-the-go shoppers are using their smartphones to find the perfect [...] - Inside Adwords

December, 14 2016

• Google Offering Expedited Google My Business Verification for a Limited Time For a limited time Google is allowing businesses to fast track Google My Business verification. - Search Engine Journal

December, 13 2016

• Google My Business Offering Expedited Verification Until Thursday If you have a business that is based in the United States or Canada and it isn't verified on Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 12 2016

• Google Now Lets Business Owners Control Their Menu Links In Local Results Google has quietly announced on the features page that businesses can now "add your menu to a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 8 2016

• Google Maps Blue Pins Are For Locations You Searched Near; For Example... For a while, we've been wondering what the different colors for the map pins represent. We have [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 5 2016

• Google Maps Drops Outlining Local City Boundaries The folks in the Google Maps Help forums and Local Search Forums are not happy that Google is no [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google’s New Card Style News Drops Local 3-Pack Lower in Search Results Google is testing a new card style layout in the search results.  But those screenshots [...] - The SEM Post

December, 1 2016

• Google My Business Support Telling Businesses To Submit Reconsideration Requests? This is a weird one - according to Tim Capper in the Local Business Forums, official support [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 29 2016

• Quickly Connect With Local Businesses Via Bing’s New Chat Options Bing has introduced a feature to local business search results that allows searchers to chat [...] - Search Engine Journal
• New Google My Business Settings For Business Notifications Google quietly added a new features to Google My Business Settings at business.google.com/settings [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 28 2016

• Google My Business Chat With Customers Test Google is now testing a new feature in the Google My Business area that lets customers initiate a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Testing New Local Finder With Better Graphics Google is testing a new look for the local finder, one that is way more graphical. This was [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 25 2016

• Bing to Begin Displaying Holiday Hours for Local Businesses Bing will be displaying holiday hours in real time for all holidays going forward. - Search Engine Journal

November, 23 2016

• Search Bing to Find Holiday Hours for Local Businesses Don’t show up to find the doors locked this season. Bing displays holiday hours for retail [...] - Bing Search

November, 22 2016

• Google Adds Live Busy Status to Local Businesses in Search Results Google will now show how busy a business in in the local business knowledge panel within the Google [...] - The SEM Post
• Google Rich Cards For Local Restaurants & Online Courses Google announced last night that they now support rich cards for local restaurants and online [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps to Show Live Views of Locations During Peak Hours Google Maps is adding a real-time look at locations during their busiest times of the day. - Search Engine Journal

November, 21 2016

• Google Rich Cards expand to local restaurants and online courses Google updated their structured data documents to support new rich cards and their suggestions [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Pack Testing Showing Query Above Map Over the past week or so two different people shared with me on Twitter that Google is showing the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 18 2016

• Google Maps Reviews Now With Photo Or Video Uploads Now when you leave a review using Google Maps or Google Local results, you can add a photo or video [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 17 2016

• Google Local Restaurant Lists Rich Cards Markup Aaron Bradley posted on Google+ a new beta feature around structured markup Google is now testing [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 9 2016

• Google Kills Off Google Map Maker By Adding Some Features To Google Maps Google has killed off their Google Map Maker product and has told people the features have [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google to Retire Map Maker, Migrate Features to Google Maps Google has announced plans to retire its standalone Map Maker product in March 2017. - Search Engine Journal

November, 8 2016

• Google My Business Editor Improved For Location Editing The Google My Business features page say Google updated the Google My Business editor yesterday. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 1 2016

• Google Maps Tests See Web Results Link In Local Results Our maps sleuth spotted yet another test with Google Maps, Sergey Alakov posted on Twitter Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Issue Didn't Show Store Hours For Some Businesses A Google My Business Help thread has a business complaining that their store hours are not coming [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Pack: Three Red Pins & One Blue Pin We've seen the blue pins in the Google Maps results before but now Google is able to display three [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 28 2016

• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Rankings, SEO, Penalties, HTTPS, AMP, AdWords, Maps & Bing Ads This week in search... - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 27 2016

• Google Maps Tests Showing Local Businesses Names Florent Abaziou posted screen shots on Twitter of Google Maps showing the local version of the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Manage Your Business Attributes In Google My Business Google My Business posted an update that says you can now manage your business attributes in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Bulk Edit Attributes for Google My Business Listings A new feature added to Google My Business allows Google users to edit attributes for businesses. - Search Engine Journal

October, 25 2016

• Google Tests Map Toggle Expansion Button In Local Pack Here is a small but interesting change Google is testing for the local pack map in the search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• 3rd Party Google My Business Guidelines Validator Tool The folks over at Synup created a Google My Business Guidelines checker tool. Now, this is not a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 24 2016

• Google Maps Updates The Search User Interface It looks like Google has updated the search results interface within Google Maps. The most [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 14 2016

• Add Home Screen Shortcuts to Google Maps Directions I'm not sure if this is a new feature, but it must be pretty recent. Google Maps for Android lets [...] - Google Operating System

October, 5 2016

• Google Maps Tests Blue Pins & Gray Map Icon Google is testing showing blue map pins and gray map icons in the search listings. Sergey posted [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

October, 3 2016

• Google Showing Blue Pins in Local 3-Pack to Mark Higher Relevancy Google is testing a new colored pin within the map that displays in Google’s local [...] - The SEM Post

September, 30 2016

• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Penguin 4.0 Recoveries, AMP over Apps, Local & AdWords This week in search I covered a lot more around the Google Penguin 4.0 launch. The impact five [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Calendar Events in Google Maps The latest version of the Google Maps app for Android adds more integration with Google Calendar . [...] - Google Operating System

September, 29 2016

• Google Local Pack Testing Nearby Large City Sergey Alakov shared a screen shot on Twitter the other day and of the local pack describing that [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Maximizes Voice Search Capabilities in Latest Update Google Maps has updated its mobile app with new voice search capabilities. - Search Engine Journal

September, 28 2016

• Google My Business API Version 3.1 Live Google has launched version 3.1 of the Google My Business API... - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Adds Recommendations For Working With Local SEOs The Google My Business help section added a new page for working with third parties - it aims at [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 27 2016

• Google Testing “Near City” in Local 3-Pack Google is testing a new style of their local 3-pack, this one to show businesses that are near a [...] - The SEM Post

September, 26 2016

• Google Maps Local Pack & Map Listings Testing Light Blue Color Just about a month ago Google launched a newish look for the local pack but now it seems Google is [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 24 2016

• Local Search Advantage: SEO, Linkbuilding, Voice Search, Mobile Wallets & More SMX East workshop on Monday takes a deep dive into all things local search. - Search Engine Land

September, 21 2016

• Google Testing Local 3-Pack Near Bottom of Search Results Page Many are used to seeing Google’s local 3-pack appearing near the top of the search results [...] - The SEM Post

September, 16 2016

• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Shifts, Penguin, Schema, AdWords, Maps & More This week in search, we saw even more signals of a massive Google update, both seem not to be [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 15 2016

• Google May Show Local Pack & Map At Bottom Of Web Listings Daniel Thomason posted in the Local Search Forums a screen shot of Google showing a local pack with [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 14 2016

• Trip Planning Comes to Google Maps on Desktop Google has now launched trip planning for desktop devices. Until now, Maps on desktop provided [...] - Search Engine Journal

September, 12 2016

• Google Maps Now Hiding Addresses From Listings When you do a search in Google Maps for a local business, let's say [dentist nyc] or something like [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 9 2016

• Google Reviews From The Web Now Live On Local Knowledge Panels On Wednesday Google announced that they are bringing "reviews from the web" to the local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 5 2016

• Local SEOs Feel Google My Business May Be Killing Off Phone Support A Local Search Forums thread has some Local SEO experts nervous and anxious about Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Maps Showing Two Packs Again? Jennifer Sleg reported a case or two of Google showing a two-pack of local results as compared to a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

September, 2 2016

• Google Local Pack Results Algorithm & Ranking Update Looks like we got a big update going on, this one in the Google local pack results. The local SEO [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google My Business Adds Ability To Add/Remove Owners & Managers Google quietly added the ability to add multiple owners to individual locations or business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Web & Local Algorithm Updates, Real Time Index & AdWords Changes This week in search got off to a slow start but ended with a bang. We are seeing early signs of a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Add Multiple Owners to Manage a Google My Business Listing Owners of a listing can now invite others to manage the listing with them without having to share [...] - Search Engine Journal

September, 1 2016

• New Google My Business New Access Map View Google My Business quietly pushed out a new feature named "access map view." It is [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Testing Mobile Local Knowledge Panel on Desktop Google is testing a new style of the local knowledge panel on desktop, which is actually the mobile [...] - The SEM Post

August, 31 2016

• Local citations are dead; long live local citations! Local citations are often thought to be the bread and butter of local SEO, but are we placing too [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 29 2016

• Google updates local reviews schema guidelines Now only reviews "directly produced by your site" can have local reviews markup according [...] - Search Engine Land
• New Google Local Pack Design Now Live A couple weeks ago we reported that Google was testing a new local pack design. Well, it seems [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 26 2016

• Google My Business Enables Accept OR Discard Updates For Individual Fields Google quietly posted on the release notes for Google My Business that you can now accept or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 23 2016

• Hidden Google Command: Search “**” For a List of Local Business Websites Users have discovered that searching for "**" (without quotation marks) pulls up a list [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google ** To Find Local Web Sites In Google? A Reddit thread has one person who spotted that if you search for [**] in Google, Google will [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 19 2016

• Google Local Business Cards or Posts about to roll out to ‘thousands’ of SMBs Search feature will soon be broadly accessible to local businesses and their agencies. - Search Engine Land

August, 16 2016

• Google Local Pack Tests New Design Sergey Alakov posted screen shots on Twitter of Google testing a new design for the local pack. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 12 2016

• Promote your local businesses reviews with schema.org markup Since the launch of critic reviews last year, we have been focused on supporting more types of [...] - Google Webmaster Central

August, 9 2016

• New Google My Business Insights Show How You’re Being Found Google has rolled out enhanced insights for Google My Business pages which provide greater detail [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Maps Updates: Wi-Fi Only Mode, Save to SD Card, + More A series of updates were rolled out to Google Maps for Android this week, including a Wi-fi only [...] - Search Engine Journal

August, 8 2016

• Google My Business Updates User Interface For Editing Business Details Google My Business, the place businesses can go to update their business details as they are listed [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Pack Ad Seen For The First Time Since June, we've been waiting to see the first in the wild example of a Google Local pack ad. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 3 2016

• Google My Business drops ability to edit business description field Your Google local profile description field can now only be edited on Google+. You can no longer [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 1 2016

• Google Maps for iOS Now Supports Multiple Location Trip Planning An exact month after adding multiple trips to Google Maps on Android, the feature has now come to [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 29 2016

• Google Adds Social Icons To The Local Knowledge Graph Google has added social profiles and icons to the local knowledge graph. This was discovered by [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 25 2016

• Google Maps Updated for Android: Wi-Fi Only Mode, Mass Transit Delay Notifications An update to Google Maps is rolling out to select Android users. New features involve a wi-fi only [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 21 2016

• New Ways to Edit and Add Information to Google Maps Today the company has announced new ways that make it even easier to add places to Google Maps or [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 19 2016

• Google Maps Showing Fewer Business Listings In Map Results On Friday, I reported about the compression and hyper localization of the google Maps results. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 18 2016

• Google Maps Business Verification Via Email Address? Google Maps recently tested the ability to verify your business using video verification but Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 15 2016

• Google Local Map Results Getting More Hyperlocal? Over the past couple weeks, I've been seeing sporadic reports from some local SEO experts that the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Local Algorithm & Updates, Penguin Status, SEO & AdWords Changes This week in search, we saw changes to the Google local algorithm and results. We also reported on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 14 2016

• Now You Can Browse Local Store Inventory in Google Search Google has updated its Local Inventory Ads with a feature that allows searchers to browse in-stock [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 13 2016

• Google Maps Tests Search Store Local Inventory With Ikea Nicolai Helling posted on Google+ a new shopping and maps feature that Google seems to be testing [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 12 2016

• Will Pokémon GO become a marketing platform for local businesses? Nintendo's Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality (AR) mobile game, is on fire. - Search Engine Watch
• Google Maps Brings Back Reviews From "A Google User" In 2012, Google did away with anonymous Google Maps reviews from "A Google User" or at [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 11 2016

• Google Cuts Back on Incentives for Local Guides Local Guides are being alerted that Google is now cutting back on one of its most generous offers. - Search Engine Journal

July, 1 2016

• Google My Business New Navigation Experience Google has added a new view to edit your business information in the Google My Business login area. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 30 2016

• Google Maps Testing Video Verification For Businesses As you know, you need to verify your business on Google My Business to be listed as a verified [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Add Multiple Locations to Your Trip on Google Maps on Mobile The ability to plot multiple destinations on Google Maps has come to Android. - Search Engine Journal

June, 27 2016

• New Study Reveals Top Local SEO Ranking Factors for 2016 A new study reveals information about the factors behind high ranking Google My Business (GMB) [...] - Search Engine Journal

June, 24 2016

• Google Launches New Local Ads-Pack for Local Businesses, Above 3-Pack At SMX earlier local this week, Google shared that they would begin showing ads within the local [...] - The SEM Post
• Google’s Local 3-Pack Now Includes Paid Listings Google’s local 3-pack of organic listings may begin to show ads for certain searches, [...] - Search Engine Journal

June, 22 2016

• AdWords Ads Coming To Google Local Pack At SMX Advanced yesterday, Google announced that ads are coming to the local pack. That means one [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

June, 16 2016

• Google Starts Asking People to Verify Edits to Google Maps Over the past few weeks users have been noticing a slight change to Google Maps. - Search Engine Journal

June, 9 2016

• Google Contacts Web App Now Shows Verified Information From Maps The Google Contacts web app, first introduced over a year ago, is rolling out new a feature despite [...] - Search Engine Journal
• When Will Your Local Business Show Up In Google's One Box? Joy Hawkins asked another excellent local SEO question in the Local Search Forums the other day. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 27 2016

• Bing Local Listings Adds Web Verification Bing Local now allows you to verify your business listing over the web by answering 5 questions [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 26 2016

• Google Showing Third Party Reviews in Local Map Results Google is displaying reviews from select third party review sites in their local knowledge panels [...] - The SEM Post

May, 23 2016

• Google Testing Shadow Effect On Star For Local Reviews Brian Barwig spotted a subtle test in the Google search results where Google was adding a shaded... - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 10 2016

• Google Search Console updated the Search Analytics report & adds knowledge graph, local & rich snippets Google updated the Search Analytics report in the Search Console, added an update line and [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Search Analytics Report Update: Now Includes Knowledge Panel, Rich Snippets & Local If you login to your Google Search Console account and click on the Search Analytics, you will [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

May, 9 2016

• Local News Sources Are Being Highlighted in Google News Google is giving local news sources an opportunity to shine in its News section with a new tag [...] - Search Engine Journal

April, 29 2016

• Now Control Google Maps With Your Keyboard Google announced on Google+ that you can now control and navigate around Google Maps with your [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 25 2016

• Old Inside Street Views On Google Maps Are Not Easy To Remove I recently found two threads in the Google Maps Help forums asking about how one can delete their [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 21 2016

• Google To AdWords Advertisers: Google Maps Is Now Part Of Core Search Google sent an email to many of their AdWords advertisers yesterday telling them changes are coming [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 19 2016

• Google Maps Testing Local Finder Ads Seems Google is now testing ads in the Google Maps local finder search results. There are several [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 15 2016

• Google Local Pack Gets Search Filters For Map Results It seems Google is now showing, at least I think it is new, search filters in the local pack you [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 14 2016

• Google Search to Display Gas Prices in Local Pack Gas prices are starting to show up in the local three pack as well as in the local finder and the [...] - Search Engine Journal

April, 11 2016

• Google Submitted A Fix To Apple Over Google My Business App Bug Last week we reported that Google's update for the Google My Business iOS app caused a serious bug [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Local Guides App Add Name Bug Slows Local Reviews The Local Guides, Google's most trusted and frequent users of the Google Maps/local business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 8 2016

• Google Removes My Business iOS App From App Store After Serious Bug Yesterday, Google pushed out an update to the iOS version of the Google My Business app. But as I [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 5 2016

• Google tests displaying review snippets in the local 3-pack Google now may show a single review in the 3-pack. This was caught being tested in the wild. - Search Engine Land
• New: Google Review Snippets In Local Pack Pete Meyers posted on Twitter a new test Google is conducting in the local pack. Google is showing [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 4 2016

• Google Changes Local Reviews - Removes Google+ Page & Simplifies Adding Reviews There was a lot I wanted to cover on Friday but was afraid some of that news would get looked over [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

April, 1 2016

• Google Documents Google My Business Local Ranking Factors Google's document on ranking in the local search results has been expanded to include factors like [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Reveals New Local Ranking Signals Google has updated its document on local ranking signals to include more traditional ranking [...] - Search Engine Journal
• Google Expands Local Ranking Help Document Yesterday, so this doesn't seem like an April Fools prank, Google posted in their features updates [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 31 2016

• Google Testing Removing Reviews From Local Map Results? Typically when you do a search that brings up local results in the web search results, the local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 24 2016

• One Local SEO Got His 60 Clients Penalized In One Night A Google My Business Help thread has a local SEO who is furious with Google that over 60 of his [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 14 2016

• Google Local Guides Can Add Photos In Their Reviews Did you know that starting a few weeks ago, the Google Local Guides unlocked a special feature in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 10 2016

• Google Experiments With “Call/Text Google” to Find Local Service Providers Google has been seen testing its latest experimental feature; ads that encourage searchers to call [...] - Search Engine Journal

March, 7 2016

• Test: Google Local Business Cards With Animated GIFs In Search Results Mike Blumenthal first spotted this new social sharing feature which Greg Sterling named local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 4 2016

• Google My Business Adds Bulk Spreadsheets Photo Uploads Google announced that you can now update your Google My Business listings photos directly with the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

March, 3 2016

• Google Maps Adds Quick Way To Confirm Unverifed Locations The Google Maps team posted on the what's new page that there is now a new feature to help you [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 29 2016

• Google Maps for iOS Receives ’Add a Pitstop’ Feature Google announced the ‘Add a Pitstop’ feature within Google Maps is now available on iOS [...] - Search Engine Journal

February, 25 2016

• Setting Local SEO Expectations: 3 Points To Hit Early And Often When it comes to providing SEO for local businesses, it's crucial to set realistic expectations. [...] - Search Engine Land

February, 17 2016

• Google My Business Spreadsheet Upload Process Updated Google has quietly updated the process for uploading your spreadsheet to the Google My Business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 16 2016

• Google Adds One Click Verify For My Business Listings Through Search Console In April 2014 Google began allowing webmasters to verify their Google My Business listings through [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 3 2016

• Google: Local Reviews Are Not A Web Search Ranking Factor In the hangout from last week on Google+ at the 17:27 minute mark Google's John Mueller said he [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Adds Letter Pointers To Local Pack Results Google has added letters, i.e. A, B & C to the local pack in the Google search results. This [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

February, 2 2016

• Google Maps Groundhog Pegman On Groundhog Day - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 14 2016

• Google Maps On Android To Predict Where You Want to Go Next Google is rolling out a new feature for Android users that will have Google Maps attempting to [...] - Search Engine Journal

January, 7 2016

• Google Maps Now Shows 10 Search Results A post in the Local Search Forum notes that earlier this week, the Google Maps search results [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

January, 5 2016

• Google Brings Back Web Designers, Developers & SEOs To Local Pack Yesterday, when I was playing around researching my Google Inside Street View experience, I [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 21 2015

• Google Tests Markup For Managing Local Business Data For Knowledge Panel Check out the new schema to markup your local business data so Google can update their local [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 15 2015

• Google Maps For iOS Upgraded with Offline Navigation, Local Gas Prices, and More Google is finally bringing some useful features from its Android app to iOS users. - Search Engine Journal

December, 14 2015

• Google Adds “Located in” for Local Businesses in Malls, Buildings & Hotels Sometimes if you search for a business, and you know the address is by a shopping mall, it is hard [...] - The SEM Post

December, 4 2015

• Google Posts That Local Results Are Influenced By Clicks, Then Deletes That Does Google use click data for local rankings? A new post by a Googler said so, but it was then [...] - Search Engine Land
• Google Local One Box Details Removed From Web Search Listings Was it a bug or a feature change? Google no longer shows local data in the main search results [...] - Search Engine Land

December, 3 2015

• Google Changes Statement On Clicks Impact Google My Business Rankings Yesterday I reported that Google said clicks impact Google My Business rankings. Well... - Search Engine Roundtable

December, 2 2015

• Google Admits Clicks Impact Your Google My Business Listing Rankings I believe this is common knowledge in the local SEO world but I don't think I've seen Google come [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

November, 24 2015

• Big Offline Google Maps I don't know about you, but my Google Maps for Android has just enabled the new offline features . [...] - Google Operating System
• Show Zoom Slider in Google Maps Are you missing the zoom controls from the old Google Maps interface for the desktop? Mouse over [...] - Google Operating System

November, 16 2015

• Google Search Quality Raters Handbook Updated With Mobile Guidelines, Local Queries & Know Queries It's been a year since we have seen coverage of a new Google Search Quality Rater’s Guide, [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 10 2015

• Full-Featured Offline Google Maps Google Maps has a really cool mobile app for Android and iOS, but most of its features aren't [...] - Google Operating System

November, 5 2015

• BrightLocal Opens Its 2015 Local SEO Industry Survey The poll aims to gain a better understanding of the local SEO community, offering insight into [...] - Search Engine Land
• Moving Your Office Without Losing Rankings: The Local Business Owner’s Guide Is your business moving to a new location? If so, check out columnist Joy Hawkins' guide to [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 4 2015

• Google Maps App Lets Users Add A New Business To The Map Google integrates Google Map Maker directly into the Google Maps iOS App. This allows any user to [...] - Search Engine Land

November, 3 2015

• Google Expands Holiday Hours to All Google My Business Listings Google is launching a brand new feature to all local businesses, a feature we first saw being [...] - The SEM Post

November, 2 2015

• Google Testing New Store Hours AdWords Extension for Local Businesses Google is testing a brand new AdWords ad extension, this one an expandable extension that displays [...] - The SEM Post

October, 12 2015

• Google Launches New Maps Search Results Interface Google has quietly launched a new maps search results interface. What do you think of it? - Search Engine Land

October, 10 2015

• Yahoo Small Business Turns Over Local Listings Management To Yext Following in the footsteps of MapQuest last year, Yahoo Small Business is outsourcing local [...] - Search Engine Land

October, 1 2015

• Google My Business Portal Gets A Facelift & Design Update Google streamlines the Google My Business dashboard making it easier for businesses to get the [...] - Search Engine Land

September, 24 2015

• Local Search Ranking Factors 2015 The 2015 Local Search Ranking Factors report is out and it’s a must read for anyone in the [...] - Search Engine Land

September, 11 2015

• The Google My Business App Gets An Update Check out the updated Google My Business App for Android, iOS version coming soon. - Search Engine Land
• Baidu Upgrades Mobile Virtual Assistant With Local Commerce Services Baidu has upgraded its mobile virtual assistant to incorporate voice-powered local transactions. [...] - Search Engine Land

September, 2 2015

• Google Maps “Explore” Adds Curated Recommendations, New Features Google is adding more content, filters and personalization to the “Explore” feature in [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 31 2015

• Yahoo Follows Google In Building Out Local Search-Marketing Reseller Program As Yahoo has turned Gemini into a more expansive search-marketing platform, it has also expanded [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 26 2015

• Study: Google’s New Local Pack Shows In The Number One Spot 93% Of The Time With the new 3-pack local results box, you are way more likely to see them in the number one [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 7 2015

• Google Updates The “Local Pack” Showing 3 Instead Of 7 Local Results Google's local pack now has fewer businesses listed. The 7-pack is now the 3-pack. - Search Engine Land
• Google Local Pack Down to 3 Listings, Address & Phone Number Removed Local searches conduced in Google will now return a more limited local pack. - Search Engine Journal

August, 3 2015

• HERE Maps Sale Confirmed, German Car Makers Will Continue To License Platform Consistent with previous reports of a sale of its HERE mapping unit to a consortium of German [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 28 2015

• Google to Display Busiest Store Hours of Local Businesses Google introduced a new search feature today which will show when local stores are at their busiest. - Search Engine Journal

July, 27 2015

• Named Places in Google Maps The latest version of the Google Maps app for Android lets you add private names for places . [...] - Google Operating System

July, 22 2015

• Google Maps Timeline: User Friendly Location History Google keeps a log of where you've travelled in the new Google Maps Timeline feature. - Search Engine Land

July, 21 2015

• Report: Nokia’s Sells HERE Maps For $2.7B To BMW, Mercedes, Audi Group According to Bloomberg and CNBC Nokia has found a buyer for its HERE mapping unit. The company had [...] - Search Engine Land