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Google Posts Rolling Out WorldWide
Google is formally announcing the world wide availability of Google Posts today. The product allows a business to micro-blog directly to their Knowledge Panel result, create Posts of up to 300 words in length and include a photo. The Post can be further defined as an event with a date range or a call to …
Google Adds Product & Service Menu Links to the Knowledge Panel
Google is now displaying a Product/Page Link in the Knowledge Panel and providing direct entry of the link via the Google My Business dashboard. Last week Google added the ability for individual restaurants to add their menu links to the GMB dashboard and have them show in their branded KP result. At the time it appeared to support service …
Google Finally Adds Menu Link Option for Smaller Restaurants to GMB
The Google My Business Dashboard now allows restaurants to add menu URL. Last December, Google updated the GMB API to allow for a menu URL attribute to be added. Yesterday they announced that the feature is now available to regular dashboard users via the Google My Business New Features Page. Many restaurants use PDF file formats …
Google Continues Testing of ‘Posts’ As Worldwide Use Expands
The product that was originally called Podium and is often referred to as Posts, continues to be tested as a small business tool that allows a business owner to post directly to their branded search result. We saw the “Posts” like test in late January that included a call to action and posting on the right. Recently, …
Google Upgrades Mobile Restaurant Display with New Features
Google has recently rolled out a number of upgrades to their mobile restaurant search results: Speedier Menu Data in an AMP like form More visual card like Local Finder results Addition of Happy Hours Speedier Menu Data in an AMP like form With the rollout of the updated Google search app, Google is starting to …
Google Pack Adds Ability To Segment Results by Rating & Hours
Sergey Alakov, an active local SEO from Toronto, just noted on Twitter that Google has finally rolled out the ability to segment all local rpack esults on both the desktop and mobile by ratings and by hours. The feature had been first spotted in tests in early September and the tests have recurred since then. It has been available for …
Menu Attributes – Why Your Services Page Just Got More Important
It’s time for every business to take a second look at their services page and be sure that it is a great page that converts your local customers. Last week Google added Attributes to the Google My Business Dashboard. Earlier this week they added the ability to add menus via the Google My Business API. …
Google My Business Rolling Out Attributes to Single Listings
In May Google added the ability to add yes/no attributes via API in May and allowed API users to add non binary attributes like menu links in September. Joy Hawkins has reported that the GMB now has the ability to add attributes to single listings. It is interesting that: Attributes are not available to all business types (lawyers and doctors do …
Google Adding More GMB Notifications?
Barry Schwartz reported on a new feature that allows configuration of your Google My Business settings to send notifications on a wider range of tasks than was previously permitted. The new feature will allow the account (as opposed to each location) to set email and mobile app notifications for the following activities: Important updates Google …
Why is Yelp Failing at the iMessage App Game? Because They are Choosing To
As a consumer I like and use Yelp. I don’t like their business practices but as a consumer it’s my goto restaurant resource these days when traveling. I also like messaging, particularly iMessage, as my way of communicating with the 15 or so people I love and work with and often travel to see. So I was baffled …
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