Category: Google Maps

In June we reported Google began testing in search mini Google My Business dashboards that let business owners see their business profile and edit a lot of their local information right in the search results…

There is a new thread at the Local Search Forums discussing ranking changes in the local pack that started happening mid-June. I did not see much or any discussion around this a month ago but now some local SEO experts are discussing it in the forum……

Sergey Alakov who must be included in every single Google tests bucket found another Google test where they are showing a floating button in the local listings that let you toggle between a map view or list view…

Sergey Alakov spotted yet another test, this one is where Google is testing showing a questions and answers box in the local panel.

Gary Illyes, one of our favorite Googlers, has revealed on Twitter which are his favorite Google offices. If you know Gary, he travels a lot for both business and pleasure – both on land…

Google is testing a new call to action within the Google local panels to encourage searchers to rate and review local businesses. Sergey Alakov spotted this one, of course, and posted it on Twitter…

As many of you know, when you search for a local place, the local panel will come up with information on that place. This is also the case with searching in Google Maps…

Since 2015, Google My Business has been sending analytics emails to businesses registered with Google My Business. This way, the business owners can see how well their business listing is performing within Google and Google Maps…

Google has officially launched the messaging feature for Google My Business users based in the US. This allows Google My Business businesses to go to their dashboard and turn on messaging…

A week ago, Mike Blumenthal covered a new Google test around the Google My Business platform. In short, it appears Google is trying hard to get business owners to update their Google My Business listings…

Sergey Alakov posted a screen shot on Twitter of the local panel showing other locations available for a specific restaurant. Often…

Google announced in the Google Maps Help forums that they have finally released Google Earth Pro 7.3.0 for Mac, Windows and Linux. With this release…

Sergey Alakbov spotted yet another new tab being added to the local panel box. This one is for restaurants showing a “menu” tab where you can quickly load the menu.

Google recently added the tabs to the local panel and expanded it to hotels and now…

I don’t see the information currently in the help documents but it appears the Google Posts you make in Google My Business expires around seven days later…

Google Posts went live a couple weeks ago, which lets businesses with Google My Business listings post content directly into their local box in the search results…

Last week, Google launched Google Posts to all Google My Business customers worldwide. The issue is, it isn’t available for all business categories, including hotel categories…

Sergey Alakov spotted and posted on Twitter yet another local hotel test, where Google is testing showing large swipeable images for the hotel results…

Last night, as I covered at SEL, Google Posts went live to all businesses verified within Google My Business. Google Posts are an instant way to post a message to your customers and prospects…

So after some time testing both hotel pricing labels and local panel highlights, Google seems to have rolled out both features to searchers. Our man Sergey Alakov reported on both going live this week…

Earlier this year, Google was beta testing a website builder for Google My Business customers. Well…