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Fixes for suspended, restricted and unverified Google Business Profiles, plus the local SEO playbooks we run for clients behind each one.
Common Google Business Profile problems, and the fix for each
A saved-reply playbook for the most common Google Business Profile problems: suspensions, fake reviews, stuck verification, lost access, missing reviews and more, with the exact Google form for each.
Google Business Profile marked as duplicate by mistake? How to fix it
Google marked your real, separate business as a duplicate and it left Search and Maps. How to appeal the Duplicate status and what proof Google asks for.
Google Business Profile phone number stuck on Pending in India? What Google needs
In India, a new phone number on your Google Business Profile gets an extra review and can sit on Pending. What the number must meet and how to file the appeal.
Closing a business? How to mark a Google Business Profile permanently closed (the right way)
Removing a profile from your Google account doesn't remove it from Maps. Here's the correct sequence for closing a business profile so it stops showing up in Search and Maps.
How to remove user-contributed photos that don't belong on your Google profile
A customer uploaded photos that don't represent your business. You can't delete them directly, but here's the reporting flow to get them taken down.
SEO for hair salons: how to get more bookings from Google Maps
A practical hair salon SEO guide: the Google Business Profile settings, services, booking link, reviews and photos that decide which salons show up when someone nearby searches, and what to skip.
How to transfer ownership of a Google Business Profile (and when to request access instead)
Access to a Google Business Profile follows the Google account, not the business. Here is the People and access path to transfer primary ownership, the roughly one-week waiting period nobody plans for, how to add and remove managers, and when to file a request for access instead.
Coordinated fake review attack on Google? How to remove the wave
A burst of 1-star reviews from new accounts in one window signals a coordinated attack. Here's Google's exact reporting and escalation path, with links.
Google Business Profile suspended? The complete reinstatement guide
Step-by-step recovery for a suspended Google Business Profile: the documents Google accepts, the exact appeal flow, and what to do if the appeal is denied.
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