Level 7 Google Local Guide. I manage more than 2,300 Google Business Profiles and teach local business owners the Local Guide Method, where your customers do your SEO for you.
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Nov 3, 2026
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2 min read
A Google policy update, a reviews change worth watching, and the cheapest marketing you own.
Local Guide Method
+2
Oct 27, 2026
Plus the spam update wrapping up, and a reported rules change on listings and posts
Oct 22, 2026
Plus a WhatsApp button showing up on local panels, and a second wave of ranking movement
Oct 20, 2026
Hand-check your AI copy, keep your posts inside the rules, and make your next ask specific.
Google Maps
+3
Oct 16, 2026
Plus a Google spam update that finished running, and reported new rules for what goes in your listing
Sep 25, 2026
3 min read
Twelve is the target. A review system is how you actually hit it.
AI
Sep 21, 2026
A photo scam to check for, missing September numbers, and a smaller way to use AI this week.
Sep 18, 2026
A new Collected Info tab, a test that puts AI on top of local results, and the twenty second video that beats an ad budget.
