Posts tagged google business profile
15 articles tagged "google business profile".
Google Business Profile Confirm button not working? The workarounds
The Confirm button on your Business Profile dashboard doesn't save your edits. It's a known Google bug. Here are the workarounds that actually get changes through.
Your review responses disappeared after reverification? What you can do
Google reverified your Business Profile, and now your replies to customer reviews are gone. The reviews themselves are still there. Here's why this happens and how to recover.
Review button missing on your new Google Business Profile? Here's why
Customers can't leave reviews on your fresh Business Profile because Google paused them. Here's the cause (usually the opening date) and how to get reviews unlocked.
Competitor ranking from a fake address? How to report Google Business Profile address violations
The vacant trailer in the parking lot. The UPS mailbox listed as a storefront. The home-based contractor showing a public address. Here's how to get policy-violating competitors taken down.
Remove a Google review that contains personal information (fast track)
Reviews exposing medical details, home addresses, phone numbers, or ID information get removed within 3 business days. Here's the exact process and what counts as 'personal information'.
Video verification rejected? Here's what Google actually needs to see
Your video verification keeps getting rejected. Or the screen now says 'no more ways to verify.' Here's the kind of recording Google looks for and the support route to try when standard verification keeps failing.
Google Business Profile suspension appeal stuck or rejected? Here's the next step
You filed an appeal more than 5 business days ago and nothing's happened. Or it came back denied with no explanation. Here are the escalation paths that actually move the case.
Google Business Profile verification stuck for more than 5 days? What to do
Google says verification takes up to 5 business days. If you're past that and still waiting, here are the specific steps to get the process moving.
Lost access to your Google Business Profile? How to get ownership back
The ex-spouse, former employee, or old agency owns your Google Business Profile. Here's the exact process to request and reclaim ownership.
Google Business Profile disappeared from Maps? Here's how to get it back
No suspension banner, no email, the profile is just gone. This is usually an account-level or identity-mismatch problem with a different recovery path than a standard suspension.
Why your Google reviews are disappearing (and how to get them back)
Real customers leave reviews you can see from their phone, but they never appear on your public profile. Here's why Google's spam filter hides legitimate reviews and what you can do.
Med spa SEO audit: the 60-minute self-check to rank
How to run a med spa SEO audit in 60 minutes: a prioritized, local-first self-check of your Google Business Profile, reviews, treatment pages, and rankings.
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.
How to remove a fake Google review (the actual process in 2026)
How to remove fake Google reviews: report them, request manual review, escalate to a Product Expert, and appeal a denial. With every official link.
Google Business Profile suspended? Fixes for 16 common GBP issues
Fixes for the 16 most common Google Business Profile problems: suspensions, fake reviews, stuck verification, lost access, and more, with official links.