Joy Hawkins
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Joy Hawkins
@joyhawkins.bsky.social
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Video Verification can be confusing - and it's not uncommon to have to resubmit.  Our workflow for video verification may help!

https://www.sterlingsky.ca/google-business-profile-video-verification/
Using virtual office space is going to make suspension and reinstatement of your GBP a nightmare. 

Even if you legitimately rent space full time, being associated with a virtual office space can bring your listing under extra scrutiny.
'There's a big difference between being able to pass a [GBP] verification, and being able to get your appeal approved when you're suspended [in GBP]....

~Elizabeth Rule
Did you miss the live suspension webinar I did last week with @ownyourserp? We went through all kinds of suspension cases and what we thought may have triggered them, and how we would fix (or did fix) them!

Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUMo6NPd5KE
AI Powered local packs are replacing traditional local packs.... From 1 to... none....
There IS a use case for having an answering service after hours

Google is rewarding businesses that are actually open when a query is made with better visibility....
The dreaded popup - yes - stupid annoying

Data doesn't care about my opinion

Popups CAN work.... Learn more tips to increase conversions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDOwBjlcQb8
Stop listening to the 61 characters or less Title Tag recommendations...

Colan has opinions.... 😆
Clean up your navigation - not every page needs a spot in your main menu.

By focusing the navigation on pages that actually convert - we're increasing traffic and conversions for clients

Learn how we did it 👇
Join my colleague GBP Platinum expert Stefan Somborac TOMORROW October 14th for a GBP AMA 

Get your Google Business Profile questions answered.

Visit https://www.reddit.com/r/localsearch/ on 10/14 at 10AM ET and bring your questions!
Pro Tip: If you have Spanish speaking clients - some Spanish content on your website can really improve lead generation!  Elizabeth and I talked about this in our live webinar this month!

Watch the entire webinar on demand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5476Sd7sLs
New Google Maps spamming tactic coming soon to a profile near you! 

Leave a positive review for a business (in this case it was a lawn care business) with a photo promoting something you wanna sell.

 🤦‍♀️
If you want to see the best of humanity, just start moderating communities on Reddit. 😐
If you're looking to piss me off 👿:

1. Call me bro
2. Try and sell me fake reviews after blasting my client with fake negative reviews.
Be sure to register for our October webinar - I sit down with Jeremy Vest from Creator Unlock and we talk about how even the smallest local business can find success on YouTube.

Join us on October 22nd at 12 Noon ET!

Register: https://localu.org/webinar-local-business-rank-google-youtube/
Not gonna lie, I'm pretty stoked about rank trackers not being able to give us garbage data in Search Console as much anymore. I had no doubt that all these impressions were not actual humans searching.
Yelp didn't allow Google to cite them in business knowledge panels. How long do we think it's gonna be before they tell Google not to include them in their AI Overviews?
I think this guy's SEO told him he needed photos with his reviews, but not sure this is what they had in mind 😂
Search results pages on Google showing up in the organic results? 

Reported by Barry at SERoundtable.com.

What do you think? As intended or a bug? 

(also - 👀 "near me" opti )

https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-indexing-ranking-google-maps-39885.html
Join us for the LocalU LIVE webinar today at 1PM as Elizabeth Rule and I share how Local Businesses can turn ChatGPT traffic into leads!

Register for a reminder - it's 100% free: https://localu.org/webinar-sept-live-2025/
We're so lucky to have Andy Crestodina here at LocalU Nashville today - but if you want more great content insights from him - his 12th Annual Blogger Survey: "What Content Works in 2025?" was published last week - be sure to check it out!

https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/blogging-statistics/
Excited to get started with a full day at LocalU in Nashville!  If you're here, be sure to come say"'HI!" to me!

Not here? follow the hashtag #localu on X for all the tweets being shared out!
Another tip from Kyle Roof and I - how to get your business ranking in ChatGPT and other LLMS?  Press Releases...

Yup, I'm 100% serious.

Also a bonus tip from Kyle - watch below 👇
Our September with Jason Hennessey is going to dive into the conversation we NEED to have about how to gain ROI from SEO

💪 Actionable SEO Strategies
🏆 Success Stories & Proven Methods
🏗️ Scaling Your SEO Efforts

Register: https://localu.org/webinar-mastering-seo-roi/