Using Your Google My Business Profile Q&A Section Like A Pro
What is the Google Question & Answer Section?
The Google My Business Question and Answer section is found in the Knowledge Panel of your listing.
Here are the official guidelines about Q&A from Google:
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/7421661
The
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Using Your Google My Business Profile Q&A Section Like A Pro
What is the Google Question & Answer Section?
The Google My Business Question and Answer section is found in the Knowledge Panel of your listing.
Here are the official guidelines about Q&A from Google:
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/7421661
The
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Relevance
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Prominence
See Google’s description of relevance, distance, and prominence:
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The managers of the locations you optimize judge their local SEO reports in broad strokes.
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Relevance
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Prominence
See Google’s description of relevance, distance, and prominence:
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Using Your Google My Business Profile Q&A Section Like A Pro
What is the Google Question & Answer Section?
The Google My Business Question and Answer section is found in the Knowledge Panel of your listing.
Here are the official guidelines about Q&A from
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Removal of Fake Google My Business Profile Listings aka Spam Fighting in Google Maps
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Fake listings on Google Maps are business listings that are breaking Google guidelines. Guidelines can be broken in a number of ways that give an
How To Calculate ROI for Local SEO
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