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Hi Local Search Forum Hivemind,

This forum has been invaluable to me over the years as I’ve built my tiny one-person business into something that can pay the bills.

I am needing some feedback and suggestions on my current situation. I have scoured multiple local/GBP forums for solutions and need to decide on the best course of action.

I’ll...

I'm seeing Google returning SERPS with a single result followed by the normal links to page 2,3, etc:



I know this search isn't local but is this something Google is trialing (at least here in the UK)?

So I got a call from this barbershop, and they've been struggling to rank. When I audited their GMB & site, everything looked phenomenal. They had great on seo and even better off page with amazing backlinks, citations, 250+ reviews, and over 200 photos. They posted daily and even hosted events.

Their business was "Located In" a building whose GMB was marked as ...

My client has an old GBP (3-4 years approx) and it was suspended suddenly. There were 20+ reviews. Before suspension we posted updated 1/week and photo 1/week. Yesterday we got 2 new reviews (and we replied for sure) and I added missing Services+Descriptions in the Primary Business Category. In the end of the day GBP was suspended.
Please note: in the January 2026 we rest...

Has anyone else experienced products remaining in “Pending” status?

We recently added several products, and they are normally approved within a few minutes. However, it has now been over a week, and they are still showing as pending.

We submitted a support ticket and were initially told to wait 24–48 hours. After that timeframe passed, we were advised t...