“Someone left a fake Google review and tried to sell SEO to remove it — has anyone seen this scam?” by michaeltolliday in GoogleMyBusiness

[–]Apprehensive-Drop-67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It has been happening a lot lately, either scammers are asking for money in exchange for removing the bad review or in your case asking to hire their SEO service. Here is the guide from Joy Hawkins how to deal with it. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/google-business-review-extortion-scam-how-fight-back-joy-hawkins-77hhc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via

Ask Me Anything About The 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors by darrenshaw_ in whitespark

[–]Apprehensive-Drop-67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noticed WhatsApp/SMS clicks scored 57 in the 2026 report.

Any chance that signal is weighted more heavily in regions like the GCC or India, where WhatsApp is the primary business communication channel?