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Does Google Look the Other Way When a Local Pack Advertiser Spams the Google Maps Results?http://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2019/04/22/does-google-look-the-other-way-when-a-local-pack-advertiser-spams-the-google-maps-results/By Phil on Apr 22, 2019 01:34 am For better or for worse, you can “buy” your way to the top of Google’s local 3-pack if you have a Google My Business page that already ranks OK, and if you use AdWords, enable location extensions, and meet a few other criteria. It appears that’s also how you can buy wiggle room to spam […]Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedGoogle Posts can now highlight customer testimonials in some countriesGoogle Turns on “Reserve” for Trip Advisor – Where’s the Effing Off Button?Google Expands “Suggested Review” Google My Business PostsGoogle adds short names and URLs to Google My Business listingsGoogle My Business Rolling Out Short Names7 Little Known Things About Google Local Guides & Editing Listings on Google MapsVideo: Last Week in Local April 15, 2019How to appear in local services listings in Google Assistant and Google HomeOne Good Reason to Offer Google My Business Post OffersJust 4% of U.S. businesses ‘voice search ready,’ finds analysis of nearly 75,000 companies