Understanding Google My Business & Local Search
Google Spam Hall of Shame
It’s beem a while since I have posted to the Google Spam Hall of Shame. It’s not that there is any less of it or that it is less obvious, its just that I have been busy on other projects.
But I couldn’t resist this example of systemic name abuse occurring in the jewelry business in Toronto. As well as every other vertical and in every other market. This example shows the degree of degradation that occurs in some search results:
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So Mike is there any recourse for this. What can be done?
Yes can someone do something about this??!! How has this become so commonplace? It’s as if suddenly all business owners have been informed of this tactic. Beyond suggesting edits as a local guide, what else can be done? And what happened to the character limit to business names?
These are some of my favorite posts 🙂
BUSINESS NAME: Starbucks Coffee & Caffè Americano & Caffè Latte & Caffè Mocha & Cappuccino & Caramel Macchiato & Cinnamon Dolce Latte & Espresso & Espresso Con Panna – South Your Town Location *20% off all Grande prchases bewteen 2pm and 3pm today only.
The sad news is that every time I’m reporting such a business it’s automatically denied (not applied). This keyword stuffing should stop. I’m sick of company names like this one: https://goo.gl/maps/dCJb27WMKHC2
Kate – let me know if you are still seeing
We are losing out in Maryland to lawyers that are doing exactly this. What I can’t understand is that will all of the sophistication of the algorithm how it drives past something so basic.
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