The ghost in the GPS coordinates Fixing incorrect directions requires adjusting the access point marker in your Google Business Profile. This differs from the location marker. You must place the navigation pin at the exact street entry point where a car would turn into your lot to prevent users from being sent to back alleys … Read more
The ghost in the GPS coordinates I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact GPS pin. This was … Read more
The ghost in the GPS coordinates I see the glitch. It is a flicker on the screen where a vibrant storefront should be. The wet concrete of Washington Street reflects the neon of a sign that has not been lit in three years. Yet, in the digital ether, that ghost address is still screaming. It … Read more
I see the city through a 35mm lens, watching how the morning light hits the cracked sidewalks and the faded awnings of local shops. I smell the wet concrete after a rain in Indianapolis. I notice the digital glitches too. The storefront that says it is open but has a ‘For Lease’ sign. The business … Read more
I see the glitches in the Indianapolis storefronts before I even check the rankings. Walking past a shuttered office in Fountain Square that still claims to be an active law firm on Google Maps smells like wet concrete and missed opportunities. The local algorithm is not a static list; it is a living spatial database. … Read more
A Cleaner Way to Handle Local Citations for Indianapolis Businesses I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact … Read more
My office smells like peppermint and old paper today, a scent that usually precedes a long night of digging through spatial databases. I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of … Read more
I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact GPS pin. This is the reality of the hyper-local layer. … Read more
The Citation Cleanup Strategy for Better Indiana Search Rankings I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google did not want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact … Read more
The secret to keeping map rankings steady after opening a second office I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under … Read more
