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June Local SEO AMA Recap: Google My Business Updates, Spam Concerns & Review Attributes

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GatherUp's local SEO webinar covered new GMB service hours and attributes, Google's spam problem in local listings, and review attribute expansions.

GatherUp hosted an AMA webinar in June 2020 featuring local SEO experts discussing Google My Business changes, including the rollout of service-specific hours and updated attributes designed around COVID-19 service models. The discussion also addressed persistent spam in GMB listings—particularly fake medical and rehab listings—and highlighted Google's expansion of review attributes that let users add context to ratings with a single click, now extending beyond home services into most service categories.
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