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For local SEO, is it necessary to optimize every service page to include the city in the Title, H1, content and meta description? For example, Furnace repair boston ma, furnace installation bosto...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/question-about-optimizing-every-service-page-to-include-the-city-the-company-is-located-in.61363/

I'm attaching a screenshot from Facebook, this guy says Google Assistant Calls feature may direct customers to a virtual number that doesn't work. Is it true? Did any of you experience issues wit...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/should-i-turn-off-google-assistant-calls.61346/

Hi Everyone, our client has 3 locations under the same company. One location has the option for the AI chat and the other two have the call option. Messaging is turned on for every profile but we...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/ai-chat-on-gbp-causing-problems.61367/

So I'm going through the GBP help forum and seeing all of these businesses having a miserable time with verification. I figured I'd experience the same issues as everyone else in setting up my...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/what-do-you-think-instant-verification-through-search-console-requires.60874/

Hi Guys, Here we go again, the spam listings have moved from the map pack and now all over Google Guaranteed. Below is an example of 4 "businesses" that are all fake. Fake reviews, fake busi...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/now-the-spam-has-moved-to-google-guaranteed-section.61041/

Hello, We do not have the ability to Q&A through the agency dashboard anymore. Is anyone else facing this issue? Please advise. Thanks! Vijay

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/unable-to-add-q-a-through-gbp.61366/

I'm seeing this on every listing today so far that has messaging enabled on their Google Business Profile, with the exception of SABs (listings with the address hidden). Are you guys seeing it as...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/are-you-seeing-chat-with-a-live-agent-on-google-business-profiles.60673/

As usual, a practical concern in my work has given rise to a strategic, technical question, because I need to know how to proceed. The concern is that we maintain professional profiles and bios...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/do-professional-bio-summaries-on-business-directory-sites-matter-for-seo.61365/

I'm curious if any of you have compared the effect on SEO of using a subdomain instead of a subdirectory for a service-area business' Payments or Billing page? Wouldn't have to be a portal per se...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/would-putting-a-sabs-payments-or-billing-page-on-a-subdomain-help-seo.61241/

The title pretty much tells it all. A client had a single review that was not showing up, but we had a screenshot from the reviewer. I went through the usual "missing reviews" step. Filled out al...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/google-support-restored-1-missing-review-also-pushed-live-12-previously-removed-1-star-spam-reviews.61364/

Hello, all! First post to share some info and maybe get your insights about it. The other day I posted a tweet related to a user consult in the GBP Community, since I don't have many followe...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/gbp-agency-organization-account-deprecated.60632/

Is there an option to get phone support for Google Business Profile in regards to video verification.

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/phone-support-with-gbp-video-verification-in-april-2024.61362/

Has anybody else recently received an email from Google Ads regarding Customer Match suspension? See attached and below. BTW, none of our accounts have been suspended (yet) and the link in the em...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/email-notification-for-google-ads-customer-match-violation-and-suspension.61332/

Does the ranking of the GMB that’s linked to the LSA affect the ranking? Does google take in consideration local seo, website for the Lsa ranking?

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/does-the-gmb-ranking-affect-lsa-ranking.61361/

It's funny we are located IN Chicago, and our listing on mobile says Morton Grove, before that it was Lincolnwood. Is there a way to fix this? Or are we just at a loss as to controlling this issu...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/location-issue.60829/

Hello, We have a bogus listing up and we are trying to figure out how to get rid of it as it is taking away from our original true listing in Chicago. What do we need to do? Can anyone help wit...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/we-have-a-bogus-gbp-profile-up-and-trying-to-get-rid-of-it-battling-with-our-original-gbp-profile.60460/

Hi there, I have a dentist client in Georgia. They've selected a number of areas under the "Service Area" section that they want to attract patients from. Is it best practice to have various ...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/is-it-best-practice-to-include-the-business-city-in-the-service-area-section.61357/

For the past 6 months or even a bit longer my LSA are going crazy from 12 call in one day to 0 calls for the following days and just basically the call volume goes up and down like crazy... do yo...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/lsa-calls-ranking-fluctuate-like-crazy.61360/

I am curious as to what type of Knoweldge Graph this is (if there is a term for it) and how it populates? Does anyone know where the information comes from (Wikidata, Press Releases or news sto...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/what-type-of-knowledge-graph-is-this-and-how-is-it-populated.61355/

According to Google Merchant Help Center: > AUTOMATED CONTENT: We don’t allow reviews that are primarily > generated by an automated program or artificial intelligence > app...

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/helping-customers-write-a-review-using-chatgpt.61352/