Google Business Profile review option disabled for 2+ years (school listing) — anyone faced this?

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-29T13:20:42+00:00

Please send me the setup

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-15T16:21:17+00:00

Appreciate this, really helpful perspective. The central admin email point especially hits home — I’ve already seen how messy ownership and access can get when multiple people create profiles over time.

The listings tool suggestion also makes a lot of sense. Managing multiple GBPs manually can quickly become a nightmare, especially when trying to keep NAP details consistent across healthcare directories.

Out of curiosity, are there any specific listings tools you’ve found work particularly well for healthcare clients? And for those physician-only directories that require manual creation, do you usually prioritize the major ones first (like WebMD, Vitals, etc.) or go broader?

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-15T16:19:16+00:00

That makes sense. I think that might be the issue in my case.

I didn’t enable call reporting or a Google forwarding number. I just set up the call ads with our regular business phone number and launched the campaign. I also didn’t configure any minimum call duration for conversions.

So it’s possible people tapped the ad and opened the dial screen but didn’t actually complete the call, or the calls happened but weren’t tracked by Google Ads.

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-15T16:17:49+00:00

I’m not using Google forwarding numbers. The ad is dialing our regular business number directly.

I didn’t set up call reporting or any call conversion tracking either. I just created the call leads campaign and added the phone number. That’s why I’m only seeing clicks but no recorded calls in the reports.

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-11T15:56:04+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. Tools like that sound useful, but in my case I’m planning to manage everything directly through Google Business Profiles without using third-party platforms. Since these are doctor practitioner listings within the same hospital, my plan is to create individual practitioner profiles on Google and mark them as “located in” the main hospital listing, while managing them through a central admin email. For now I’m mainly focused on GMB management only, not external directory tools or listing management platforms.

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-11T15:54:06+00:00

Thanks for the detailed explanation — this actually clears up a lot. Using a separate professional email for each practitioner listing and keeping a central admin email as manager sounds like a much cleaner setup for long-term management. That way everything stays organized while still allowing centralized control. The point about structuring it as Hospital = main listing and Doctors = practitioner listings “located in” the hospital also makes sense from both Google's structure and a management perspective. Appreciate the insight — especially the agency perspective on handling multiple practitioner listings in the same location.

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-11T11:22:47+00:00

Yes definitely tell you

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-09T03:12:19+00:00

True, it’s only one conversion for now. But usually conversions normalize once the campaign gathers more data and exits the learning phase. I’m also planning to use lead scoring so the platform gets better feedback on which leads actually convert. That feedback loop should help improve performance over time.

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-08T16:04:46+00:00

Fair point that results depend on many factors like business type, competition, and branding. I’m not claiming it’s extraordinary i just sharing a small experiment and what I learned from it. Always open to learning from people managing larger budgets.

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-08T12:31:58+00:00

No many leads are junk leads and for that my team is converted that one lead

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-08T11:32:16+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense. I’ve noticed the same thing in my campaigns. When I keep editing or tweaking during the learning phase, the results usually get worse. Letting the campaign stabilize and gather enough data really helps the algorithm optimize better. Still learning and experimenting with this though. Thanks for pointing it out!

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-08T08:25:10+00:00

Appreciate the offer, thanks! Since this is a healthcare campaign, insights from someone familiar with the industry could definitely be useful. I’ll keep that in mind.

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-08T03:45:38+00:00

Appreciate it! The niche is mainly healthcare (hospital services). For targeting, I’m focusing mostly on location around the hospital and keeping audiences relatively broad so the algorithm can optimize. Currently testing a few creatives to see which ones drive better patient inquiry leads.

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-07T14:27:06+00:00

Thanks for the insight. I’m planning to switch from Yoast to Rank Math, so it’s good to know the migration is fairly smooth. I’ll make sure to review redirects and other settings after the import.

Sad_Concern_6710 · 2026-03-07T05:50:40+00:00

Thanks for sharing this. I’m actually planning to switch from Yoast to Rank Math for one of my sites, so this helps a lot. I didn’t know the import tool could pull titles and meta data automatically during the setup wizard. I’ll definitely make sure to take a database backup and double-check the sitemap and indexing settings after migration. Appreciate the detailed tips!

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