Google Business Profiles are a way for local businesses to add their business to Google and have it show up in local search and Google Maps. It also allows businesses to manage how their site shows up ...

Landon Murie is the CEO of Goodjuju Marketing, helping home service businesses with local SEO, stunning websites, and boosting close rates. How many Google reviews does your local business have? Does ...

Customer reviews are the most influential form of local business content. Surveys routinely reveal that upwards of 90% of consumers read reviews as they search for nearby goods and services. In this ...

Google launches QR code feature for Business Profiles, making it easier to send customers directly to the review page. Google now offers QR codes that direct customers straight to business review ...

Google will stop showing reviews and ratings on school listings in Google Search and Google Maps. Google Business Profiles said, "Starting April 30, 2025, your school's associated Business Profile ...

Google seems to be using the reviews on your Google Business Profile listings to give responses in its AI Overviews. If you search for your favorite doctor reviews, you may see Google cite reviews ...

You have the power to control the story Google tells about your business. Protecting your online image isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s an essential part of your success. Crafting a positive online ...

Movers, roofing companies and others are being bombarded with phony one-star reviews on Google Maps. Then they’re asked to pay up. By Stuart A. Thompson Stuart Thompson first wrote about the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Several Central Florida businesses were recently targeted by extortionists who threatened to damage the companies’ reputations with negative Google reviews unless the owners paid for ...