Google now shows what its automated calls and chats learned about a business. Who has the tab, what Delete does, and the GDPR questions it raises in the EU.
A chart-by-chart reading of BrightLocal's 2026 review survey: the AI number is a net across six tools, and six figures disagree with the report's own prose.
Whether a business can remove a Google review: the policy grounds, how to report, what the statuses mean, the one-time appeal and the routes that lead nowhere.
How to run Google reviews as a routine: who gets access, how to ask neutrally, how to reply, how suppliers fit in and how to turn complaints into service fixes.
Check name, categories, address, hours, description, attributes, links and photos in order, then keep a log of which edits Google actually published.
Relevance, distance and prominence in plain terms, why a ranking checked from your own office misleads, and how to measure visibility apart from sales.
The verification methods Google offers, what the video must show, how long review and mailed codes take, and what to do after a rejection.
A listing exists and you cannot manage it: which of three routes applies (claim, request access or recover your account) and what Google answers.
Google My Business became Google Business Profile in 2021. Where to manage the listing today and which chat, reporting and Gemini features changed since.
Eight steps from eligibility to the public listing, with two businesses compared: what a home-based plumber and a street-front salon enter for location.
