Competitor Spoofed Google Business Page Age Somehow

[tigger286]

Any ideas how this was done? I know they started in 2007 and now it says it's been in business 20+ years.

 

[PHPInjected]

Any ideas how this was done? I know they started in 2007 and now it says it's been in business 20+ years.

Isn't this a label for business listings that was done some time ago? You just add the date to the "opening" section, if I'm not mistaken?

They probably just changed the date.

 

[gagarin122]

Oh, I'm quite interested in it too

 

[tigger286]

Isn't this a label for business listings that was done some time ago? You just add the date to the "opening" section, if I'm not mistaken?

They probably just changed the date.

yep that was it. thanks.

does changing your hours to open 24 hours a day instead of normal hours affect ranking of GMBs? some rando popped up at the number 1 spot out of nowhere. hes not even on SERPs.

 

[PHPInjected]

yep that was it. thanks.

does changing your hours to open 24 hours a day instead of normal hours affect ranking of GMBs? some rando popped up at the number 1 spot out of nowhere. hes not even on SERPs.

I've found that this is often rectified within 1-2 weeks time.

I have no experience with that specific concept but it's worth a shot. I don't see why they'd put an exception in for 24hr businesses but with Google, anything is possible.

 

[tigger286]

I've found that this is often rectified within 1-2 weeks time.

I have no experience with that specific concept but it's worth a shot. I don't see why they'd put an exception in for 24hr businesses but with Google, anything is possible.

sorry what's rectified within 1-2 weeks?

 

[PHPInjected]

sorry what's rectified within 1-2 weeks?

When new sites or listings just jump to the #1-3 spots out of nowhere with little to no SEO, they're usually knocked back down to their appropriate ranking within a short-ish time.

 

[tigger286]

When new sites or listings just jump to the #1-3 spots out of nowhere with little to no SEO, they're usually knocked back down to their appropriate ranking within a short-ish time.

well i hope you're right but i can never bank on that. they have like 20 reviews, which is far less than everyone else (50-70). it's got me panicking though because i got bumped but only during the evening and my closed hours. that's why i asked about the 24 hours thing.

 

[Google Ads Elevate Agency]

Interested in knowing the answer as well