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1831                    How To Build Local Pages AI Systems Can Find And Trust                </a>
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1834                <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/author/lorenbaker/" title="Go to Author Page"   class="green-link">
1835                    By Loren Baker                </a>
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1838                AI ranks passages, reads alt text, and cites whatever numbers you publish. Practical rules for local service pages from SEJ Live.            </p>
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1918                    How To Connect AI Search Visibility To Local Leads                </a>
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1922                    By Loren Baker                </a>
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2062                width="384"
2063                height="202"
2064                alt="Google Adds Post View Counts To Business Profiles"
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2079                                        loading="lazy"
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2081                width="65"
2082                height="65"
2083                alt="Matt G. Southern"
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2091                <a  title="Read the Article" data-pos="4" href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-business-profile-post-view-counts/589128/" class="title-anchor  post-anchor-589128">
2092                    Google Adds Post View Counts To Business Profiles                </a>
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2095                <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/author/matt-southern/" title="Go to Author Page"   class="green-link">
2096                    By Matt G. Southern                </a>
2097            </p>
2098            <p class="sej-art-desc">
2099                Google says Business Profile post view counts are rolling out globally for posts published in the past 18 months, combining views from Search and Maps.            </p>
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2344                alt="Matt G. Southern"
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2353                    AI Assistants Are Choosing Local Businesses For Your Customers                </a>
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2356                <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/author/matt-southern/" title="Go to Author Page"   class="green-link">
2357                    By Matt G. Southern                </a>
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2360                AI assistants narrow local searches before customers reach a website. See how Google builds those answers and which local signals businesses can optimize.            </p>
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2440                    Reviews, Reputation &#038; Listings: The Local Signals AI Now Reads                </a>
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2444                    By Matt G. Southern                </a>
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2447                Listing inconsistencies, review language, and third-party citations now decide whether AI assistants name your business. Fix them in this order before chasing AI visibility tactics.            </p>
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2531                    By Loren Baker                </a>
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2534                GatherUp&#8217;s Annie Jackson and Jason Wertham show how to audit what ChatGPT and AI Overviews say about your locations, and which input
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2585                height="202"
2586                alt="AI Overviews Now Answer Most Local Searches – How To Get Your Business Cited"
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2603                width="65"
2604                height="65"
2605                alt="Adam Heitzman"
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2614                    AI Overviews Now Answer Most Local Searches – How To Get Your Business Cited                </a>
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2617                <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/author/adam-heitzman/" title="Go to Author Page"   class="green-link">
2618                    By Adam Heitzman                </a>
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2788                    Apple Maps Ads Ban Home Services, Crypto ATMs, Bail Bonds                </a>
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2792                    By Brooke Osmundson                </a>
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2795                Apple Maps ads ban home services, crypto ATMs, and bail bonds. Learn which businesses qualify and how advertisers can prepare for the rollout.            </p>
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2864                width="65"
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2875                    Google Business Profiles Showing Empty Review Dashboards                </a>
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2878                <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/author/matt-southern/" title="Go to Author Page"   class="green-link">
2879                    By Matt G. Southern                </a>
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2882                Some Google Business Profile dashboards show “no reviews yet” even though public review counts remain visible on the live listing.            </p>
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3310                    The Review Gap: Finding Client Opportunities In Competitor Feedback                </a>
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3314                    By Celeste Gonzalez                </a>
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3397                    Google Is Adding Business Profile Tools To The Gemini App                </a>
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3473                width="65"
3474                height="65"
3475                alt="Matt G. Southern"
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3488                    By Matt G. Southern                </a>
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3491                Google&#8217;s Ask Maps transforms local search by requiring complete business profiles to answer complex queries with multiple conditions.            </p>
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