Gemini can now turn your photos and videos into Business Profile posts, restaurants control ordering links, and several pilots and tests are under way. Here is what is confirmed.
Local SEO
Google Business Profile, reviews, Maps rankings and local landing pages for businesses that serve customers nearby.
Voice assistants pick one or two businesses to name. Here's which data each one reads, what I'd fix on Google, Apple and Bing, and how to track results.
Google ranks local results on relevance, distance and prominence. Here is what each one means for your Business Profile, what I'd avoid and how to measure progress.
Every field, policy and tactic I'd use to rank and win customers in Google's map pack in 2026, plus a one-page audit checklist.
How chains and franchises can set up, verify and run dozens of Google Business Profiles without duplicates, suspensions or review policy problems, branch by branch.
A practical, rule-safe playbook for asking customers for Google reviews in 2026. It covers templates, timing, in-store prompts and what to do about fake reviews.
Google isn't against location pages, only against pages that differ by a town name. Here's how I build branch pages with real substance, and when to skip them.
Lost your listing on Google Maps? I show you how to tell suspended from disabled, find the real cause, and send an appeal Google can actually approve.
Plumbers, cleaners and electricians can rank without a public address, but Google still measures distance from your base. Here's how I'd set up properly and grow your reach.
WhatsApp chat, AI-built menus, review reactions, checked replies and Ask Maps are all live now. I explain what each one does and how to set it up.
Google now bans staff review quotas and requests for reviews that name staff or include set content. I explain what changed and how to stay inside the rules.
Citations are now about trust and accuracy, not volume. Here is which listings I'd keep, how to fix errors, and what to skip.