Mike Blumenthal revealed on his blog yesterday that Google have started offering phone support for Google Places pin issues. I hope you were sitting down when you read that! Don’t get too excited yet… Here’s what Mike said over on his blog: To initiate a call in go to the Google Places for Business I’m […]
Important Service Area Business Google+ Local Change You Need To Know
It’s the 2nd January, and back to the keyboard as usual with a business head on! Just before the holidays, Google made this announcement on their Google and Your Business Forum Are you a Service Area Business (SAB) that has created and verified/merged a social local Google+ page for your business? Read on! If you […]
New Google Advice: Merging Google+ Local Page (Places) And Reviews With Google+ Local Business Page
That title is a mouthful and a half isn’t it! So, to clarify… You’ve claimed your Google+ Local Page (also known as Google Places) and have started collecting reviews. You’ve created a Google+ Local Business page via your Google Plus account. Now you have the option to merge the two for a full social experience […]
Google Maps Called Me: What To Say If Google Maps Call Your Business
If you keep up with the Google and Your Business Forum, rarely a day goes by when someone doesn’t post about a call from Google Maps and then their business disappearing from the listings. I had the unexpected pleasure of a call from Google Maps yesterday… Google Maps Called Me The call was from a […]
Why Small Businesses Hate Google+ Local [Comicgraphic]
The latest Google and Your Business Forum Wrap-up and the Skype roar of frustration about missing Google reviews earlier this week brought to mind this fab comicgraphic from Nifty Marketing. Business owners who have jumped through the hurdles and hoops trying to get reviews only to have them disappear will know just how close to […]
Have Your Google Reviews Disappeared? You’re Not Alone!
“I Can See the Future of Your Google Reviews”by Margaret Shulock is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at blumenthals.com Help! My Google Reviews Disappeared I had a quick question on Skype earlier this week… “I just popped into my local listing. What happened? Most of my Google […]
Updating Google+ Local Verified Social Pages
Updating Your Google+ Local Page Google have confirmed that edits to your business information on your Google+ Local verified social page should be done through the Google Plus dashboard – NOT the Google Places dashboard. The only exception would be editing details that are not available through Google Plus, such as the categories. Edits do […]