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From WhatsApp Thank-You to Google Review: Building Trust in Lagos and Abuja
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From WhatsApp Thank-You to Google Review: Building Trust in Lagos and Abuja
If a customer trusts you enough to recommend you on WhatsApp, why does that recommendation never show up on Google?...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 24 Oct 2026
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Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Utrecht: how to read where your Google profile really shows up
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Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Utrecht: how to read where your Google profile really shows up
A physiotherapist in Utrecht searches for her own practice from her desk and sees it near the top. A patient...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 23 Oct 2026
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No website in Lagos: what your Google profile can do alone, and where it stops
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No website in Lagos: what your Google profile can do alone, and where it stops
A caterer in Surulere, a barber in Wuse or a tailor in Ikeja often has no website, and for many...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 23 Oct 2026
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Two listings for one business: how to find the duplicate and deal with it
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Two listings for one business: how to find the duplicate and deal with it
A customer calls to say your shop was closed when they arrived. You check your Google profile and the hours...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 21 Oct 2026
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Lagos, Abuja or Nairobi: what it takes to be the Google Maps profile people choose
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Lagos, Abuja or Nairobi: what it takes to be the Google Maps profile people choose
Someone in Lagos searches for a mechanic from Lekki, and a colleague types the same words from Ikeja. They see...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 19 Oct 2026
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NHS or private: why your Google profile may be sending patients to the wrong door
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NHS or private: why your Google profile may be sending patients to the wrong door
Would a patient reading your Google profile know whether you treat NHS patients, private patients or both, and how to...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 18 Oct 2026
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Near me searches are not won by the nearest gym: what your Google profile must show
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Near me searches are not won by the nearest gym: what your Google profile must show
A common belief among gym owners is that near me searches go to whoever is closest to the person searching....
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 18 Oct 2026
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Free GBP tool Leeds 2026: why a good star rating does not mean a healthy Google listing
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Free GBP tool Leeds 2026: why a good star rating does not mean a healthy Google listing
Ask a Leeds business owner how their Google listing is doing and most will quote the star rating. 4.7, perhaps,...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 16 Oct 2026
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GBP photos in 2026: what the 520% figure really shows, and how to build visual trust without chasing a count
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GBP photos in 2026: what the 520% figure really shows, and how to build visual trust without chasing a count
In 2019, BrightLocal analyzed more than 45,000 businesses across 36 industries in four countries and found that businesses with more...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 16 Oct 2026
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Free GBP tool Dar es Salaam 2026: check your Google listing in under a minute
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Free GBP tool Dar es Salaam 2026: check your Google listing in under a minute
A customer in Mikocheni searches for a hair salon on her phone during her lunch break. She opens Google Maps,...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 15 Oct 2026
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Google review score below 4 stars: why it stalls and a recovery plan that does not rely on deleting reviews
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Google review score below 4 stars: why it stalls and a recovery plan that does not rely on deleting reviews
A cafΓ© owner opens her listing on a Monday morning: 3.8 stars across 61 reviews, the latest from five weeks...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 15 Oct 2026
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Ask Maps in 2026: how to prepare your Google Maps listing for natural language questions
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Ask Maps in 2026: how to prepare your Google Maps listing for natural language questions
Google has not published how Ask Maps decides which businesses to recommend, so there is no documented new ranking system...
Anthony Verrons Anthony Verrons 14 Oct 2026
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