Google My Business Recent Functionality Update in list Format from July up to September 2021
September 2021
-Google is now showing notices to let users know they can manage their profile directly on Google Search & Map
Google Releases New Local Search Trends
-Google searches for “open now near me” have grown globally by more than 200% year over year.
In the U.S., searches for “local gift shops near me” have increased 440% in just the past month as people switch between online and offline shopping – more than ever before. If your physical stores are open for in-store shopping, it’s crucial to make sure your customers can easily find you online.”
-New Beta Google Reviews Questions Flow for Restaurants
Users are seeing new questions when leaving a review on restaurants. If it was Take out/Delivery/Dine in, under the same key insert box- it will ask "what did you get""- this refers to Breakfast ,Brunch , Lunch or Dinner
and they will like to show - "how much spent per person "from $1 -20 to 50 -100 in 5 ( insert box for custome's selection ) - (interesting)
GMB Site Manager confirms deprecation and upgrade to “Manager” role ( Option )
Google My Business Provide Category Changes
Update in August 2021
-New Label in Local Search Pack
Local search pack is showing a “Updated today” label on listings. The only doubt is the label referring to the stock data or updates on the profile information.
-3rd Party Reviews Label on the GMB Public Profile
Google appears to be testing new review label/text for reviews on other websites. The new labels are underneath Google Reviews score. The ones that have been seen are “Reviews on independent sites” and “Reviews from the web”
-New GMB Language Attributes
Google released New GMB attribute that lets providers indicate support for non-English languages for a wide range of language assistance - like cantonese ,hindi , filipino ,russian , spanish , korean - vietnamese etc
-August Google My Business Category Changes
Google My Business Products Review
Google is now showing “your product is being reviewed.” Google adds that “it may take up to 30 minutes. Product will be visible to customers once approved.”
Google My Business Posts can appear in third party Sites
Google now has a notice when you add Google Posts in Google My Business that those posts can appear not just on Google service across the web like Maps , Search and on third party sites -it also mentioned that it must comply to Google's policies
Google Local SERPs Without Call To Action Buttons
Google is fuirther testing Google Local SERPs via Local 3 pack.
GMB Call History Enabling From “Info”
Google is allowing those businesses selected for the beta testing of Call History to enable this feature on the “Phone number” field.
Google showing “Call History” Track Number -If you have opted into Call History, you can check what phone number that Google is using as the track number in your profile, of course, you have to be login into your GMB account.
Google My Business Posts is Working For Hotels & Hospitality
users are able to create posts for Accommodation related categories, as the businesses in this categories, like hotels, are not allowed to post…
Google My Business Locations Dashboard New Edit Experience
For those users that have more one location/agency, if you go to “Businesses” section and click on the edit button in front of a location, it will now pop up a quick info section
New Detailed Google Reviews for Restaurants
Now users when leaving a Google Reviews can review as well price range, the type of meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.) and whether they got take out, delivery or dined in, just by taping.
This feature is now fully live for all restaurants in the U.S. on Android and is rolling out to iOS, with more categories and countries on the way.
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