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Why do we offer Google My Business Listing Protection? Great Question!

Malicious edits on Google My Business Listings are a real problem and has been for while. 

When a listing receives a malicious edit(s) it affects users who find the misinformation on the listing but it also affects the business owner because ultimately they could lose potential leads/clients and could cause a suspension of the listing.

The user is confused and the business owner is frustrated, neither of which is a user friendly experience for either party.

There is a growing trend that I've observed over the last 3 years for law firms, attorneys, doctors, car dealerships and large industries where malicious edits run rampant.

Here are several articles by highly respected resources regarding this subject:

SEJ, Watch Out For Malicious Images Google My Business Listings

MOZ, Yes, Competitors Can Edit Your Listing

There are many more articles covering the same topic, just Google it.

 

During a recent trip to Google, I asked several Googlers and Google Product Experts if there was a way to lock a listing to prevent these malicious edits and the resounding answer was "no."

My reasoning why Google has it set this way is because they want users and advanced users called Google Local Guides to have the ability to update legitimate information.

Earlier this year I was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal regarding this issue and what was being done to correct it, so far the answer is nothing, (View the story here, if you don't subscribe to WSJ.)

Until now.

 Now You Can Finally Protect Your Google My Business Listing From Malicious Edits.

 We are dedicated to help claim, verify, manage, reinstate, reverse malicious edits and provide statistics about your Google My Business Listing. 

Molly Youngblood who is a Google Product Expert has a solution to make sure your Google My Business listing is protected. Learn more about Molly's Google Titles, Credentials, Accomplishments and Story.