{"id":5355,"date":"2023-06-27T07:04:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T07:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/myths-and-beliefs-about-google-my-business-rankings\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T09:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:15:39","slug":"myths-and-beliefs-about-google-my-business-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/myths-and-beliefs-about-google-my-business-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Myths and beliefs about Google My Business rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Sometimes customers tell me they&#8217;ve found the miracle recipe with their GMB file, but my expertise is based on thousands of customer files from all over the world&#8230; and given the multi-factor nature of the business, you need to have done a lot of testing to be able to conclude that.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Even I&#8217;ve had a few beliefs or deep-seated feelings in the past, like keywords in GMB posts for example&#8230; but the real belief is whether it&#8217;s useful to the customer or not&#8230;;-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note that these elements may not be useful to Google, but they do have an impact on your customers when they read them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Summary and contents of the page<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/myths-and-beliefs-about-google-my-business-rankings\/#Heres_the_top30_list_of_myths_and_legends_about_Google_My_Business_that_would_%E2%80%9Cboost%E2%80%9D_your_visibility_and_traffic_but_dont\" >Here&#8217;s the top30 list of myths and legends about Google My Business that would &#8220;boost&#8221; your visibility and traffic (but don&#8217;t):<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/myths-and-beliefs-about-google-my-business-rankings\/#If_youre_having_trouble_making_your_listing_stand_out_or_getting_positive_reviews_dont_hesitate_to_contact_me\" >If you&#8217;re having trouble making your listing stand out or getting positive reviews, don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_the_top30_list_of_myths_and_legends_about_Google_My_Business_that_would_%E2%80%9Cboost%E2%80%9D_your_visibility_and_traffic_but_dont\"><\/span>Here&#8217;s the top30 list of myths and legends about Google My Business that would &#8220;boost&#8221; your visibility and traffic (but don&#8217;t):<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Geotagged photos uploaded to GBP<\/li>\n<li>Keywords in the GBP description (that doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t write a nice text for the customer!)<\/li>\n<li>Keywords in owner&#8217;s responses to comments (this doesn&#8217;t mean that your response isn&#8217;t read by other customers!)<\/li>\n<li>Sum of transactions identified by credit card partners<\/li>\n<li>The GBP messaging function is activated<\/li>\n<li>Keywords in Google Q&amp;A<\/li>\n<li>Number of questions asked in Google Q&amp;A<\/li>\n<li>The GMB reservation function is activated<\/li>\n<li>Number of transactions identified through credit card partners<\/li>\n<li>Number of Google posts<\/li>\n<li>Trusted photographer \/ Google Business View photography<\/li>\n<li>Participation in Adwords, Adwords Express, Hotel Finder or other paid Google products<\/li>\n<li>Keywords in Google messages<\/li>\n<li>Number of videos on GMB<\/li>\n<li>Keywords in image file names throughout the website<\/li>\n<li>Presence of appointment URL<\/li>\n<li>Google post frequency<\/li>\n<li>Number of bookings via the GMB booking function<\/li>\n<li>Google article justifications in local search results<\/li>\n<li>Quantity of products on the GMB site<\/li>\n<li>Keywords in meta descriptions across the entire website<\/li>\n<li>Defining GMB service areas<\/li>\n<li>Number of messages sent via Google My Business messaging system<\/li>\n<li>Keywords in image file names on GMB landing page<\/li>\n<li>Match between Google account domain and GBP homepage domain<\/li>\n<li>Complete Google Q&amp;A section with owner-generated FAQs<\/li>\n<li>XML site map<\/li>\n<li>Keywords in GMB products<\/li>\n<li>In-store visits tracked by third-party beacons or location detection technology.<\/li>\n<li>Number of bookings through Google Booking partners<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_youre_having_trouble_making_your_listing_stand_out_or_getting_positive_reviews_dont_hesitate_to_contact_me\"><\/span>If you&#8217;re having trouble making your listing stand out or getting positive reviews, don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through testing and perseverance, we learn what works and what doesn&#8217;t&#8230; for Google&#8230; Or for your customers&#8230;. 2 different things&#8230; 2 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