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.
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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.