{"id":11847,"date":"2011-12-03T09:46:37","date_gmt":"2011-12-03T13:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=11847"},"modified":"2011-12-03T15:27:44","modified_gmt":"2011-12-03T19:27:44","slug":"google-places-non-compliant-offers-being-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/03\/google-places-non-compliant-offers-being-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Places: Non-compliant Offers Being Rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has started rejecting Offers from Google Places for quality and policy<\/a> violations. Business owners that have had Offers rejected will receive an email with a clear indication of which guideline was not satisfied. Offers that do not provide actual % discounts or dollar value off will be suspended. Google has upgraded their Google Help with a Troubleshooter Your Offers Form<\/a> if an a business owner feels that an offer was rejected inappropriately. Here is a recently sent rejection email:<\/p>\n

From: googleplaces-noreply@google.com
\nDate: December 2, 2011 5:27:40 AM EST
\nTo: xxxx@xxx.com
\nSubject: Important: Some of your offers on Google have been marked as suspended<\/p>\n

Hello,<\/p>\n

Thank you for creating an offer for your Google Places page. We’ve found that one or more of your offers does not meet our guidelines. These offers have been suspended and are listed below. Your Google Places listing is not otherwise changed and remains active.<\/p>\n

Offer with summary: Free Consult w\/ Attorney, created: Dec 11, 2009.<\/p>\n

Reasons for suspension:
\nOffer does not include a monetary discount or an additional good or service that is not normally included.<\/p>\n

You can review the Offers Guidelines in the Places for Business Help Center here.<\/p>\n

To create a new offer, visit Places for Business.<\/p>\n

Offers that violate policy will be suspended. Please ensure that your new offer follows the offers policies listed in the Help Center. You cannot edit an offer once it has been suspended.<\/p>\n

This message was sent from a notification-only email address so email responses will not be seen. If you have any questions, please review the Google Places for Business Help Center.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nThe Google Places Team<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

From the guidelines<\/a>:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Your offer must be a deal.<\/p>\n

Offers should provide a monetary discount or an additional good or service not normally included. We do not allow offers that are only promotional text or sweepstakes. We also do not allow free offers for products or services that are normally offered for free, this includes but is not limited to, free quotes, consultations, and inspections. Unacceptable Offer models include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n

\u201dBest offers in the area. Call to receive your quote.\u201d
\n\u201cDiscounted savings in all departments.\u201d
\n\u201cEnter now to win.\u201d
\n\u201cCall now for a free quote.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Google has started rejecting Offers from Google Places for quality and policy violations. Business owners that have had Offers rejected will receive an email with a clear indication of which guideline was not satisfied. Offers that do not provide actual % discounts or dollar value off will be suspended. Google has upgraded their Google Help …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-google-coupons","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