Why Google Suspended Your Business Profile (And What Actually Gets It Back)
Your phone stopped ringing and you don’t know why. Then you check Google Maps and your business isn’t there anymore. If that’s how you found this page, you’re not alone, and you’re not stuck. Here’s what’s actually happening and what to do about it, verified against Google’s own current documentation as of August 2026. What […]
The Gorham Bypass Problem: Why Your Trucks Get Seen and Your Business Doesn’t
Gorham trades lose work to contractors nobody in town has heard of. How Google Maps decides who gets called in South Gorham, White Rock, and the Village.
Local SEO Success Story: Thomas M. Peluso Painting and Carpentry (Sebago Lake, ME)
A brand new Google Business Profile with no website ranked number one for painter near me at 20 of 49 grid points across Sebago Lake in four months.
Local SEO Success Story: Tibbetts Family Farm (Lyman, ME)
The Challenge: Overcoming Digital Invisibility Tibbetts Family Farm is a cornerstone of the Lyman community, but their online presence didn’t reflect their local reputation. When we started, they were facing three major roadblocks: The “Wix Template” Trap: Their website was cluttered with “placeholder” products and generic data that confused Google’s search crawlers. Invisible Rankings: Despite […]
Are You Handing Your Standish Customers to the Competition?
Full Disclosure: This guide contains affiliate links for some of the tools I use and recommend. If you sign up through one of these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only vouch for platforms I’ve actually put to work for Southern Maine Marketing, Hazel’s Homestead, or Tibbetts […]
The Ultimate Guide to Google Business Profile Optimization (2026)
I’ll let you in on the most common mistake I see business owners make when they bring me in to fix their local search visibility. They treat their Google Business Profile like a static digital phonebook. They claim the listing, add their business hours, upload a pixelated logo, and then completely forget about it. In […]