I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van;…
Why Your Map Profile Is Visible in Search But Not on Maps I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number…
The Mobile Metadata Trick for Better Local Map Visibility The air smells like wet concrete and ozone as I stand outside a shuttered storefront in the rain. Most people see a locked door; I see…
The local search battlefield and the geometry of proximity I sit in my office with the scent of peppermint tea and yellowing ledger paper, looking out over a town square that Google thinks is a…
The Best Way to Showcase Products on Your Map Listing The morning air in the industrial district always smells like wet concrete and ozone. I was standing outside a plumbing warehouse last year when their…
I remember the scent of peppermint and old paper in my office the day the call came. I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because…
How to Use Local Events to Boost Your Map Presence Temporarily The air in the dispatch office smells like diesel exhaust and lukewarm coffee. I stare at the digital grid; every pin represents a driver…
The physics of proximity and the voice search revolution The smell of wet concrete always reminds me of the three months I spent fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client. Their listing was nuked…
The photo transparency trick that boosts map interactions I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law…
How to Use Google Posts to Dominate Seasonal Search Spikes I view Google Maps as a dispatch board. It is not a social network; it is a spatial logistics engine. Every time a business fails…