A couple of weeks ago a client sent me a dm with a screenshot of the review she'd written for me. After 24hr the review still wasn't visible on my GBP and I thought perhaps she'd done something wrong and asked her to please try post again. To date her review still isn't visible, which is a bugger because it was a really nice review!

However I've noticed the same thing has now happened to 2 additional clients of mine, (one of them was actually a review I wrote for the client because we stayed at their accommodation.)
If I go back to check reviews I've written, their review is still there, with option to 'post' it even though i've done it already and if this is happening to me when I check my reviews I'm wondering if the same applies to the other reviews that haven't posted?

Has anyone else had this issue, seems to me that user writes post and publishes, however the review isn't actually published on GBP?
@Tim Kahlert any ideas?

I have a small business and was wondering if my social media helps with ranking on google. is there something i need to do to make sure they are linked? I have FB and Insta.

Hey there! I was wondering what do you include in a monthly GBP maintenance and how much should you charge? I am a bit lost and don't know where to start. Thanks a lot for your help in advance. Great forum btw!

I'm working on optimizing a multi-location plumbing business for local SEO, and I’m considering using my location pages as main pillar pages. My goal is to create a comprehensive resource for each service area that includes detailed service information, customer testimonials, and links to related blog posts.

Does anyone have experience with this approach? What’s the best way to structure these location pages to enhance user experience and improve local SEO? Should I even make our location page a pillar page?

Any tips on content organization, internal linking, and optimizing for local search would be greatly appreciated! I want to avoid duplicating similar content around the internet. For example, two towns that are right next to each other really wouldn't have that different content. The things you'd write about and the answers to people's questions in those two neighboring towns would be the same. The only difference is the name of the city. So this would lead to a lot of what would feel like duplicated content on your site with the only difference being the name of the city.

How do you find clients?

Local GBP in a very competitive and dense city, how would you go about it?

I understand that Local SEO takes time so what kind of results that I can show to my pro-bono client say for example, after 2 weeks?

My Client is in the UK. Their primary category in the Google Business Profile is 'Loss Adjuster' and they have an additional category for 'Plumber'.

My problem: They provide Leak Detection as a service, but we cannot get 'Plumbing Leak Detection' added to the Plumbing category (see screenshot).
When I try to add 'Plumbing Leak Detection' to the profile, Google either rejects the change or adds it under the main category (even though it is an option - see screenshot).

If I do a search for 'leak detection', all of their competitors show up for leak detection in the plumbing category in the map pack (even if 'plumbing' is not their core offering); and we think this is affecting our ranking and CRO.

The website has leak detection service pages and related blog post content. The profile is active and there are many Google Posts about the leak detection service and Reviews discussing the service. Our citations in directory listings include the service 'leak detection' and are consistent (NAP etc).

What I would like is to have a sub category for 'Plumber' and then have Plumbing Leak Detection, Plumbing Leak Repair, and Plumbing Pipe Repair.

Can anyone share some tips on how I can make these changes to my profile? Is this something I should contact a Google rep for?
Thanks

Hi all, my clients businesses gmb calls and interactions are constantly decreasing since last 2 month, after core update started to roll out. Even ranking in map pack. Not for one project i am noticing it for multiple projects. Do you know any reason for it

do you do backlinks to your GBP assets? Is this effective at all? I saw someone was offering high authority SAPE links to backup the GBP profile, not sure if that's worth it

When I create location pages do I also include those pages in the menu?

New here 👋 What is the easiest way to find relevant keywords for my business? What is usually your strategy?

HI! How to use YouTube video to rank local service businesses? Thank you

how many days are required to see results, after optimization of GMB

It's possible to rank high without a physical adress? For a business with area defined for 2 cities.

Is there a way to remove a url permanently that does not index rather then temporarily? Hope I’m making sense

Hey guys, I've made a Free Google Review Link Generator that generates a shortlink for your Google Reviews, a QR code, and a free QR code template to use for your marketing campaigns.

If you have a small business or help others manage their Google Business profiles, I’d love for you to check it out and give me some feedback.

🔗 Here’s the tool: Google Review Link Generator

It’s completely free, and if you find it helpful, a review or suggestions would mean a lot! 🙌
Thanks in advance, and I’d be happy to answer any questions you have! 😊

Hey one question

How do I know what locations to target when creating location pages? Thank you! 😊

hey how much do you charge for GMB optimization and management?

what are map citations and how can I use the to rank?

Hello I need help regarding local citations as my customer is having business in New York and wants to rank there. What sort of citation i need to make? Should I need to go with USA general citation and then move specific New York local citation or USA local are just enough?

Tim Kahlert​

My business is in Nepal for creating citations i need to list in directories so can we also list our business jn in otber countries directories? Like in USA?

Are there any free tools available to audit local businesses? I'm trying to learn but many of the tools are expensive and most don't offer a trial either.

Do videos uploaded in GBP help your GBP rank?