A huge number of SMB listings have been deleted by Google for violating the "Hide your Address Rule."
Months later Google has been unable to bring many of the listings back EVEN ONES THAT WERE MISTAKENLY DELETED AND WERE IN COMPLIANCE.
I pushed Google again last week for an update due to a new situation that came to light. I also informed Google I was working on a big story and requested an official statement. (SEE UPDATE - LAST QUOTE)
But 1st I wanted to share the story of ONE of the many small business listings Google removed in error.
See it on Scoop.it, via Google Places Optimization & Local SEO News
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