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8 articles tagged "google maps".

Hands holding a smartphone with a map open, checking whether a verified Google Business Profile shows up
Verification

Verified, but your Google Business Profile isn’t visible? When the status tool and dashboard disagree

Your Google Business Profile is verified but not showing? Compare the status tool, your dashboard and Maps. Where they disagree tells you which fix you need.

Shubham Kakkad
Created November 5, 20265 min
A row of shopfronts seen from across the street, the kind of view Google attaches to a listing as its See outside Street View image
Reporting

Wrong Street View or “See outside” photo on your Google listing? How to get it changed

Google showing the wrong Street View or See outside photo on your Business Profile? Move your map pin first, add your own imagery, then escalate if it sticks.

Shubham Kakkad
Created October 29, 20266 min
Packed moving boxes stacked in a room with houseplants on top, the moment a business owner needs to change their Google Business Profile address
Profile lifecycle

Moving your business? How to change your Google Business Profile address without losing reviews

Moving your business? Change your Google Business Profile address the safe way for your kind of move, keep your reviews, and avoid the service-area pin trap.

Shubham Kakkad
Created October 23, 20267 min
A busy cafe with a counter, plants and a customer working on a laptop, the kind of place Google Maps sums up in Know before you go
Reviews

Wrong “Know before you go” on Google Maps? How to fix it

Google Maps’ Know before you go summary says something wrong about your business and there’s no edit button. What it pulls from and how to fix it.

Shubham Kakkad
Created October 16, 20266 min
Two neighbouring front doors, one red and one yellow, side by side in the same brick building
Profile lifecycle

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.

Shubham Kakkad
Created September 29, 20267 min
An open shop with customers inside, seen through the front window
Profile lifecycle

Google says your business is permanently closed, but you’re open? How to fix it in 10 minutes

A red “Permanently closed” label on an open business is a data edit, not a penalty, and you can reverse it from your own profile in about 10 minutes. Here’s the exact path, what to do if Google flips it back, and how long calls take to return.

Shubham Kakkad
Updated September 21, 202611 min
Two nearly identical shopfront listings side by side on a laptop screen
Profile lifecycle

Duplicate Google Business Profile? How to find it, merge it, and keep the reviews

A second listing splits your reviews, and Google may show it instead of the one you manage. Here’s how to find every duplicate Google Business Profile, pick the one to keep, and get the other merged or removed without losing reviews.

Shubham Kakkad
Created September 2, 202612 min
Owner searching for their own business on Google Maps and finding nothing
Profile lifecycle

Why is my business not showing up on Google? The 20-minute diagnostic

Eight reasons a Google Business Profile does not appear on Search or Maps, ordered by how often each one is the cause. In our cases the large majority are unverified, suspended, or silently removed. About 20 minutes to check.

Shubham Kakkad
Created September 2, 202613 min

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