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Google Business Profile: improve local SEO & reviews
Tips and methods for optimising your E-reputation and the ratings and reviews left by your customers on Google My Business
Tips and methods for optimising your E-reputation and the ratings and reviews left by your customers on Google My Business
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Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) is one of the most powerful tools for boosting your local visibility and attracting nearby customers. Your profile often appears before your website — making it your digital storefront in local search results.

In this section, we help you get the most out of your Google listing. From claiming and optimising your profile to managing reviews, choosing the right categories, publishing posts, and analysing performance data — we cover everything you need to know to stand out locally.

A well-managed Google profile improves SEO, builds trust, and increases traffic — both online and in-store. But if neglected, it can hurt your visibility and damage your reputation.

Our articles provide step-by-step advice, real examples, and expert insights to help you take full control. Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur, a franchise, or managing multiple locations, you’ll find practical strategies to make your Google profile a true business asset.

Don’t just show up in search results — stand out.

Welcome to the section dedicated to local SEO and reputation via Google Business Profile.

Optimizing digital content for artificial intelligence (AI & LLM): the new era of online visibility

By |02/13/2026|E-reputation, Google My Business, SEO Expert|

For a long time, SEO was based on a stable principle: structure a page around relevant keywords, obtain inbound links, improve its authority, then hope to appear in the first positions of the results. This model has not disappeared. But it's no longer sufficient.

Copied Google My Business listings: how to spot scammers stealing your reputation and protect yourself

By |01/22/2026|E-reputation, Google My Business, Retailer / Merchant, SEO Expert|

Some unscrupulous sites don't hesitate to scrape information directly from your Google My Business profiles and use it for malicious purposes. Behind these fake profiles are hidden traps.

How to close a real estate sale: 7 closing techniques that work in 2026

By |01/17/2026|E-reputation, Google My Business, Sales force / Closing|

A good reputation sells: but to get it, you have to... SELL... convince and satisfy your customers right up to the Grail where they leave a review. So I've decided to do a series of articles on sales force and closing (the buzzword of 2026). And we're going to start with real estate.

Google Business Profile suspended: the complete guide to recovering your visibility

By |01/08/2026|E-reputation, Google My Business, SEO Expert|

Your Google Business Profile has just been suspended. It's a shock, and a serious problem for any local business. One minute you're visible on Google Maps, the next you're gone. The phone stops ringing, new customers can't find you.

How to rank in several cities with a single Google Business Profile (ex GMB) entry

By |12/20/2025|E-reputation, Google My Business, Retailer / Merchant, SEO Expert|

geographic proximity is a major factor in Google Maps ranking. This bias has a name. The Proximity Bias. The closer an establishment is to the surfer, the more likely it is to appear in the Local Pack. In practice, this means that a company located in city A becomes virtually invisible for searches carried out in cities B, C or D, even if it actually operates in these areas.

Google My Business in 2026: what’s really changing (and how to prepare)

By |12/18/2025|E-reputation, Google My Business, Retailer / Merchant, SEO Expert|

The real topic of 2026 is two operational shifts that affect your reputation, your processes and your local SEO: "pseudonymous" reviews (posted with a nickname and photo) and owner responses now reviewed by Google before publication.

Local SEO 2026: the factors that really matter to be visible on Google, Maps and in AI search

By |12/03/2025|E-reputation, Google My Business, SEO Expert, Tripadvisor|

Every year, Whitespark's excellent Local Search Ranking Factors study serves as a compass for local SEO. Here's a summary and a "between the lines" reading, to turn this data into concrete action for your local visibility in 2026.

When should you ask your customers for a Google review?

By |11/16/2025|E-reputation, Google My Business, Retailer / Merchant, SEO Expert|

Can you imagine getting several times as many Google reviews without harassing your customers? The key is not only in the message... but in the moment you ask for it. It's in the optimum context that you get the best reviews, and that's what I present in the 17 review-gathering scenarios in my guide. Here are a few facts to get you thinking about the best time to ask for a review.

New in Google Business Profile – multi-fiche articles and posts: real time savings

By |10/24/2025|E-reputation, Google My Business, Retailer / Merchant, SEO Expert|

Google has introduced an enhancement eagerly awaited by all multi-location networks: after publishing a Post on a Google Business Profile, the interface offers to copy this update to other profiles you manage, with a selection of the locations concerned.

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