Category: Google Maps

Marc Zwygart posted a screen shot on Google+ of a Google Map embedded in Google Search that has a bunch of markers/icons but one of them is the letter P. I asked a bunch of local SEO experts what the letter P symbolizes and so far…

Google has quietly updated the process for uploading your spreadsheet to the Google My Business console. The main new thing is that you no longer have to review the changes after you upload your spreadsheet…

Elisabeth from Google posted in the Google My Business Help forums news that Google is now looking for “trusted testers” aka beta testers for new features within the Google My Business department including organic and ads…

In April 2014 Google began allowing webmasters to verify their Google My Business listings through the Google Search Console linkage. So if you had a verified web site in the Search Console…

Google added a new help page describing a new program called “Trusted Verifier.” It seems a Trusted Verifier is a volunteer vetted by Google as someone they trust to validate and verify, in person, if a business really exists…

Google has added letters, i.e. A, B & C to the local pack in the Google search results. This way you can quickly identify on the map…

First we have Google testing moving down the local pack and yesterday, for a few hours, the local pack went missing completely.

I saw complaints across Twitter, Google Business Help & Google+…

Google quietly announced on Google+ and in the Google Maps Help forum that the new version of Google Maps for Android now supports bringing over your custom My Maps into your app…

It seems like Google has moved the Google Map and local pack results below the fold when searching for local intent queries in the Google Search.

Linda Buquet posted about it yesterday on her Local Search Forum asking if this was just a test because s…

Many local experts took notice that Google has drastically cut back on the hours they offer phone support to businesses for managing their Google My Business (formerly Google Places) local listing in Google Maps…

Google has quietly pushed out an update to how you send edits in for businesses found in Google Maps.

Now when you click on a business within Google Maps there is a toggle at the top right to send in modifications to communicate if the place was close…

If you search for local keywords and some of the stores that come up happen to be in a local mall, Google now will show the mall name in the address section of the listings in the web search results…

If you search for local keywords and some of the stores that come up happen to be in a local mall, Google now will show the mall name in the address section of the listings in the web search results…

A couple months ago we reported on the topic of Google business verification fraud through the old fashion US postal service.

It is a common thing that scammers do to gain trusted listings in Google Maps through the Google My Business center…
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Google announced a significant update to how they enable business owners to manage the photos of their business within their Google+ Business Profiles.

Google said:

Starting today…

Google’s Aygul Zagidullina announced on Google+ that they have rebranded, renamed, the Google City Experts as Google Local Guides…

Did you know that there is a max character limit of 4,000 characters when leaving a review on a business or organization within the Google Maps local pages…

Linda Buquet posted in her Local Search Forums based on a Google Maps Maker Help thread that uncovered a law firm abusing the Google Maps business/local database by setting up virtual offices through UPS boxes and/or Regus offices…