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Google Business Profile Services, Products and Posts
The services, products, posts and photos sections are where a stranger decides whether you do what they need. Here is how to…
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Website & WordPress Tips for Small Business Owners · Page 7
Practical articles about website maintenance, WordPress support, speed, security, and growing your business online — written for Indian small business owners, not developers.
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Suggested Edits: When Others Change Your Google Listing
Customers and Google itself can change the hours, phone number or even the open status on your Google listing. Here is how…
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Service-Area Businesses on Google Maps (No Shop Address)
If you visit customers rather than having them visit you, Google lets you hide your address and list service areas instead. Here…
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Name, Address and Phone Consistency Across the Web
Old phone numbers and past addresses linger on directories, maps and your own website. Here is how to write one master record,…
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Duplicate Google Business Profile Listings: Merge or Remove
Two listings for one business split your reviews and confuse customers. Here is how duplicates appear, how to decide which one to…
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Google Business Profile Verification Problems: What to Try
Most verification failures come down to Google not being able to confirm where the business is and that you run it. Here…
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Fake or Unfair Google Reviews: What You Can and Cannot Do
Google removes reviews that break its policies, not reviews that are simply negative. Here is how to tell the difference, report the…
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How to Ask Customers for Google Reviews Within the Rules
What Google's review rules allow and forbid, when to ask, and how to make leaving a review one tap away with your…
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Replying to Google Reviews, Including the Bad Ones
A reply to a review is written for your next customer. Principles for answering good, mixed and angry Google reviews calmly, without…
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Google Business Profile Suspended: Why and How to Fix It
Common reasons a Google Business Profile is suspended, what to correct before you ask for reinstatement, the evidence to have ready, and…
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