Co-hosts: Mike Milas + Sophie Allen + Bucky Helms

Highlights From This Episode:

• Weekend deals:

– (Friday) 20% off Mastermind tickets using code: LMM20

– (Saturday & Sunday) 20% off Custom signals and Infographics services using code: CSInfo20

• Google Pushing Business Profile Verification Over Video
• Google Maps May Remove Selfies, Blurry, Or Poor Quality Images
• Google Products Carousel Displays Product Reviews Under Appears On These Lists
• Unique IP Addresses Do Not Give You A Google Ranking Advantage, Google Says Again

What’s Going on With Our SEO Brands

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Web 2.0 Ranker Weekly Update

3:40 Brand updates, deals, promotions, and news.

• Sign up now if you’re not signed up for the Web 2.0 Ranker weekend update!
• The Local Marketing Mastermind and the Monday roundtable are coming up from September 16th to 18th. All 11 speakers and topics have been confirmed. Grab your ticket.
• We have limited discounted rooms at the Hilton hotel Bayfront for the Mastermind.

• Weekend deals:

– 20% off Mastermind tickets using code: LMM20

– 20% off Custom signals and Infographics services using code: CSInfo20

• We have a new blog up about the importance of review management in an SEO agency.

SEO News For The Past Week

21:49 Catch up on the latest industry and algorithm updates.

• July 2022 Google Product Reviews Update Rolling Out – Everything We See So Far
• Google Pushing Business Profile Verification Over Video
• Google Local Service Ads Seeing A Lot Of Fake Reviews
• Google Maps May Remove Selfies, Blurry, Or Poor Quality Images

SERP Changes We’re Seeing

• Google Maps Tests Infinite Scroll For Search Results
• Google Products Carousel Displays Product Reviews Under Appears On These Lists
• RankRanger: Google Things To Know No Longer Showing In Desktop Search
• Google Now Showing Three Local Service Ads Listings
• Google Tests Search Bar With Refinements Mixed With Vertical Navigation
• Google Tests Explore More Search Refinement For Product Queries

“Google Says”

• Unique IP Addresses Do Not Give You A Google Ranking Advantage, Google Says Again
• Google: There Is No Objective Way To Count Links
• Google Super Basic Video On SEO (Google says to keyword optimize titles and content)

SEO Discussion

7:32 Getting instant GBP verification.

SEO Mad Scientist Update

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50:39 GBP Verification Tests – Why Did Last Week’s Test Listings Get Suspended?

SEO Q&A

46:09 How to do unsuspension for locations that are banned because of association with one owner