{"id":11330,"date":"2011-10-07T14:51:23","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T18:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=11330"},"modified":"2011-10-07T14:52:38","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T18:52:38","slug":"google-places-alert-another-ugly-bug-that-could-nuke-your-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/07\/google-places-alert-another-ugly-bug-that-could-nuke-your-listing\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Places Alert: Another Ugly Bug That Could Nuke Your Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a reported service area bug<\/a> in the Google Places Dashboard that has an easy work around but terrible results if you aren’t aware of it. (Thanks to Steve King of Simpartners<\/a> for also highlighting the issue to me.)<\/p>\n

When a business selects service area the “Do not show my business address on my Maps listing” check defaults to checked EVERY time you go in an edit your record. Thus it is necessary to deselect the check box or you will suffer<\/a> the outcome associated with hiding your address. YOUR LISTING WILL DROP OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH (As defined by Maps).<\/p>\n

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There is a reported service area bug in the Google Places Dashboard that has an easy work around but terrible results if you aren’t aware of it. (Thanks to Steve King of Simpartners for also highlighting the issue to me.) When a business selects service area the “Do not show my business address on my …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-google-maps-google-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t