Google My Business News: New Features, Updates and Tests from March-May
The midway point of the year isn’t far off, and it’s safe to say that a lot has gone on in local SEO already this year. So far in 2021, we’ve seen big changes to Google Posts , updates to review summaries in Google My Business (GMB), high scores from Local RankFlux , and 2-Packs showing on Google mobile results . But, in the past couple of months alone even more tests and updates have been impacting GMB. In this GMB news roundup, we take a look at the biggest headlines affecting local SEOs recently. Think we’ve left something out? Put it in the down below! Competitor quotes in GMB Messaging It’s often recommended that businesses make use of GMB’s Messaging feature to better communicate with customers. But you might want to hold your horses. LocalU shared that when searchers reached out via GMB Messaging, quotes from competitors were being shared. So, if you’ve got messaging switched on in your profile, you could be unwittingly sharing competitor information with your potent