New Google Update - Paid GMB's ? Can Anyone Verify?

homeriscool

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• Sep 25, 2019

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Hi all, I was just reading in another seo forum that the new Google update will include PAID Google map listings with features to bump your listing to the top?

Here is quote from forum -

"New Google Update.... GMBs are going to be paid features and a lot of features will be pushing them to top... Part of the Core update..."


Can anyone verify?

 

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99SEOPRIME

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• Oct 5, 2019

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We too read this but we have not been able to get any confirmation from google on this so far. Tried to message in google local support as well but nothing substantial we could get for now.

 

BusinessMachine

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• Oct 10, 2019

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I haven't found anything official on paid listings yet, but several sources I trust are talking about it.

 

Last edited: Oct 10, 2019

Poople

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• Oct 10, 2019

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Well, there goes that offering for my IM biz.

 

nightflower

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• Oct 14, 2019

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well they did roll out map pack ad placements

Paid GMB's aren't the bane of it all though and google is focused heavily on organic results for queries so likely there would be some demarkation to mark them as sponsored. Who knows, it's their platform and they can do whatever they want...

 

LeioneSEO

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• Oct 15, 2019

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Woah didnt know about this ? Did they indicate when this may happen