Google’s Local Services Ads will now charge you for leads even if you don’t answer your phone.

iFreelancer · Aug 25, 2026

33. · Sep 7, 2026

This was expected, in fact google given the highlights about this before the policy was in place, and there is more to come, and more things will be applied which will ruin our budget and business.

suidoken · Sep 8, 2026

this is pretty frustrating for local businesses.missing call already bad enough but getting charged for the lead too makes it worse.

iFreelancer · Sep 11, 2026

33. said:
This was expected, in fact google given the highlights about this before the policy was in place, and there is more to come, and more things will be applied which will ruin our budget and business.

Next, they are going to charge a monthly subscription for a Google Business Profile.

suidoken said:
this is pretty frustrating for local businesses.missing call already bad enough but getting charged for the lead too makes it worse.

It is! More frustrating updates are expected in 2027. Be ready!

Ares Marketing Agency · Sep 11, 2026

yeah they changed it now you get charged even for missed calls pretty annoying

Horse88 · Sep 14, 2026

that could get expensive fast, especially for businesses that miss calls because of spam or after-hours traffic.

gabiditullio · Sep 14, 2026

not surprised if google starts charging a monthly fee for business profiles next lol

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