Episode 33: Fighting Spam

Not everything you see on Google Maps belongs there. Quite a few entries are in fact spam, often added on purpose for malicious or at least deceptive reasons. In this episode I discuss that topic with Jason Brown, an absolute specialist in fighting such spam entries. Jason is a Platinum Google My Business (GMB) Product Expert. He’s also a Local SEO specialist and – the main reason why we have him here – a dedicated GMB spam fighter. On Twitter he even calls himself the “Unofficial Sheriff of Google”.

SHOWNOTES

• • • Email: letsguidepodcast@gmail.com
    • Reach out to me on Twitter: LocalGuidesGuru
    • My personal blog: janvanhaver.com
    • The local guides section on my blog
    • Find me on Connect
    • The main Local Guides Clean The Map (#LGCTM) post on Connect
    • Jason Brown’s website https://reviewfraud.org/
    • Find Jason on Twitter: keyserholiday
    • Google’s Business Redressal Complaint Form (to report spam listings, one by one or in bulk by uploading a file)
    • My Connect post on new healthcare categories
    • The Verge’s article on the announced new navigation features
    • My Connect post on how to add roads
    • Sign up to become a local guide yourself
    • Local Guides Connect – the official forum for Local Guides