Tom Waddington recently tweeted that Google is showing star ratings now in the review snippets section of the Knowledge Panel. First time I’ve seen the star rating appear with the review snippet here pic.twitter.com/gXoP0mG7hn — Tom Waddington (@tomwaddington8) February 3, 2021 Here is a before and after screenshot that shows how this compares with what…
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Recently I have spotted a test that Google is doing that prominently displays how long a business has been open: This is something I have only spotted a few times so it is something Google is testing and is not fully rolled out. Google is taking this from the opening date inside the GMB dashboard:…
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My colleague Zach Mallett just noticed that Google updated their options for flagging a review inside the Google My Business dashboard. This is what it looks like: What’s Changed? The descriptions below each option weren’t there before. This is new and extremely helpful as it makes it much easier for a business owner to see…
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Brodie Clark pointed out yesterday that Google is now displaying Google Posts in the Knowledge panel even if they were posted over 7 days ago. Nice one for Local SEOs to be aware of. Now seeing standard Posts appears from months back by default. Would show for 7 days previously, then “expire” and become hidden…
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Tom Waddington just alerted me that Google is now showing Google Guaranteed badges on Google Maps. You can see an example here for Simpson Air: We’ve only been able to spot this label on businesses that are a part of the Google Guaranteed program with Local Services Ads. Google Screened listings do not have it…
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In the last couple of months, we’re seeing a large increase in the number of Google My Business listings that are getting hijacked. A hijack is when a malevolent user gets a hold of a listing that they don’t own and changes the core information on it to something that they can benefit from. For…
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A week ago, Tom Waddington spotted a call button in the local knowledge panel. I wasn’t able to replicate it, and neither could most of the people we asked. However, as of this morning, I’m able to see it, along with all my colleagues which makes me think Google is rolling it out more widely.…
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A couple of weeks ago, Ben Fisher tweeted that Google My Business had added a new type of hours in the dashboard called “online operating hours”. Krystal Taing pointed out this week that these hours are finally showing up in the search results. Although this originally appears as a solution for businesses that answer phones…
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There was a change recently to the way Google displayed the Products section in Google My Business. At first glance, this was just a change to the layout but it also changed how Products are populated in the Knowledge Panel. Previously, you could control which products showed up in the Knowledge Panel (it only shows 3)…
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