Wednesday, August 12Digital Marketing Journals

Tag: SpamReporting

Fresh Edits: a Hidden Advantage in Google Maps Spam-Reporting
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Fresh Edits: a Hidden Advantage in Google Maps Spam-Reporting

Like my post? Please share! When you’re trying to clean up a competitor’s dirty Google Business Profile page, it’s not enough just to be right: You also need to make your move at the right time. When’s the right time to send in a “suggest an edit”?  It’s (1) as soon as you notice a problem, (2) as soon as you know specifically what change(s) you’ll suggest to Google, and (3) after you’ve had a long pause from reporting other Google Maps spam. The first point is intuitive enough.  Don’t wait until a competitor is outranking you to send in your edit.  Report Google Maps spam that you outrank by a country mile.  Today it ranks #14 in the 3-pack, but tomorrow you may be stuck under its kilt, with nowhere to look but up. The second point might also be intuitive.  If you can tell Google exactly ...
Google Maps Spam-Reporting System: the Toilet That Flushes 60% of the Time (on a Good Day)
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Google Maps Spam-Reporting System: the Toilet That Flushes 60% of the Time (on a Good Day)

Like my post? Please share! In the past couple of years, I’ve heard many local SEOs and a few hands-on business owners make a comment to the effect of, “Google Maps doesn’t approve anti-spam edits anymore.”  There’s more than grain of truth to that. Google never has been good about policing the local map enough to show businesses that playing it straight is worth the restraint.  In recent years Google doesn’t seem to have gotten any better and may even have gotten worse, especially given its more-relaxed policies toward non-in-person businesses since 2020. You may already have an objection to the effect of, “I’m a ‘live and let live’ type” or “I don’t want to rat anyone out.”  My philosophy here is simple: if competitors are to outrank you, at least make them work for it.  If you want to l...