Local SEO and Marketing Q&A Session August 12, 2022

Each week, Greg and Ben answer your questions on digital marketing for local businesses … local search engine optimization (SEO), Google Business Profile, social media, email marketing, websites, online advertising and more.

Updates and Questions

LocalU conference highlights.
New terminology for discussing missing review bugs.
Duplicate content in posts now falls under spam.
Local Service Ad Spam issues.
My GBP has been disabled because of address issues - what should I do before requesting a reinstatement?
What should I do if a service appears under a different business’s name at another address?
How should I deal with spam locations when Google won’t do anything about it?
Should I have separate websites for different locations, when one location offers less services?
How do I block crawler sites and ghosts spam sites from messing up tracking dashboards?
What are some budgeting tips for link building?
Links to my website on GBP have disappeared - is this a bug?
What is the best practice for dealing with clients who only provide stock photos?
Since the GBP Dashboard is gone for accounts with only 1 business, when a 2nd business is verified, does the dashboard come back?
I want my homepage to target law firms, but I also do web-design for other verticals - how do I optimize for both?
Should I reply to 1 star reviews with no content that appear to be spam?
How do I set realistic expectations for a client who is expecting me to remove reviews that look like genuine grievances from their customers?
Why can some restaurants add "Products" and some can't?
I was a Google Local Guide who was recently banned. How do I get reinstated?
How do I deal with a competitor that has three companies at the same location in the same suite?