3 Free Ways to Increase Your Business’s Local Google Maps Ranking and Exposure Today

An actionable guide for small business owners on three powerful, free ways to boost their Google Maps ranking and local ...
Search Engine Land

The current state of Google local justifications

Local justifications are bonus textual snippets Google can use to enhance your listings in their local pack, local finder, and Maps results. Not all listings in a given set of results will feature ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Maps Local Listings Are Now "Photo-First" Results

Google is now showing, in some regions, "photo-first" search results within the Google Maps search result listings. Google said this is to help search "find inspiration" a different way. So now the ...
Android Authority

Dedicated Google Maps Local Guides have a chance at a free Google Fi plan (Update: It's fake)

Select contributors to Google Maps’ Local Guides program have received a free three-month Google Fi Unlimited plan (worth up to $195). As has been the case for a few years now, the offer is limited to ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Maps/Local Tests Third Party Reviews Again

Google Maps and Google Local are testing showing third-party reviews for Google Business Profile listings. It has been over a decade since Google Maps showed third-party reviews, reviews not left ...
Forbes

Google Maps Gets New AI-Powered Search Tool

Google is working on a new AI-powered discovery tool that makes it easier to find places, the company announced Friday. The introduction of AI into Maps will make discovery easier by letting users ...