Darren Shaw 
Don't you just love it when Google updates your Google Business Profile and doesn't even tell you?
Ralf Weber, MS, CPDT 
@darrenshaw it annoys the heck out of me too! I am regularly offering new services I wasn't aware of. 😂
Bartek Krzemień@darrenshaw I'd love to read a shred of logical explanation on why are they trust random users rather than businesses, especially these having 20+ locations. There is nobody more motivated to keep info updated than such business...
@bartek i think it’s because there are millions of google business profiles, but only 5 to 10 percent are actually managed by the owners (I’m just guessing at the number here). They have to rely on community edits to keep them up to date.
@darrenshaw Ok, I completely understand the ghosted listings, but why not tweak algo to trust these profile owners that put effort into maintaining correct information? It's horrible how it works now and it has been like this for years.
Melanie Funderburk@darrenshaw @bartek how often are you reviewing suggestions and approving or denying them? Daily? Weekly? Monthly?
@melanie_funderburk @bartek we do it weekly for our clients because we can’t afford the resources to do it daily. It’s a nightmare situation. This is why we’re developing a tool to monitor, alert, and revert these changes google is pushing all the time. If you want to get notified when we launch, you can get on the notification list here: https://whitespark.ca/early-access
