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r/GoogleMyBusiness rules, stats, and what to post

A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/GoogleMyBusiness: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.

Members
40,480
Community age
Created Sep 2016, 10 years
To post
No minimum in the rules
To comment
No minimum in the rules
Self-promotion
Allowed with conditionsYou must message the mods first for approval so that your service can be vetted properly.
Links
Banned
Promo risk
HighFrom the rules, not from removal counts

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Rule summary

  • No Selling of Services or Self Promotion: Replies should be geared to provide helpful information. Posts that contain text like "contact/DM xyz for help" will be removed and the user banned. If you would like to promote your services, message the mods first for approval so that your service can be vetted properly.
  • No Duplicate Posting: Duplicate posts will be removed
  • No Generic/AI Content Type Articles: Posting of articles is not allowed.

Works well

  • A plain question about a Google Business Profile problem you actually have, like a suspension or a verification issue, with the details of what you tried
  • A detailed public answer to someone else's listing problem, with every step written out in the thread
  • A question about how a specific profile feature works, asked because you genuinely could not find the answer
  • A message to the moderators asking for approval before you ever mention your service
  • A summary of what worked when you fixed your own profile, written as help for others rather than a pitch

Avoid

  • Posting an article, even one you wrote yourself, because articles are not allowed here
  • Posting anything that reads like AI generated content, which is banned outright
  • Writing replies that say contact me or DM me for help, which gets the post removed and the account banned
  • Promoting your services without messaging the mods first for approval
  • Posting the same thing twice, because duplicate posts get removed
  • Treating this forum like an official Google support channel, because it is not one

What r/GoogleMyBusiness Is For

This community is for questions and discussion about Google Business Profiles, which used to be called Google My Business. The people here are business owners, local marketers, and volunteers who help others get their listings sorted. Some of the volunteer moderators are designated as official Google Profile Product Experts, so the advice in the room can be very good. One thing to understand before you post anything, the description says outright that this is not an official Google support channel. It is a peer help forum run by volunteers, not a Google property.

Rules That Matter Before Posting

Three rules decide everything here. The first is “No Selling of Services or Self Promotion”, which says replies should be geared to provide helpful information and that posts containing text like contact or DM someone for help will be removed and the user banned. The rule does leave a door open, you can message the mods first for approval so your service can be vetted properly. The second is “No Duplicate Posting”, which means you should check the feed before you post so you are not asking something that was just asked. The third is “No Generic/AI Content Type Articles”, which bans posting articles entirely. That last one matters for marketers, because the classic move of dropping a link to your own blog post is dead on arrival here.

What To Post

The safest and most welcome post here is a genuine question or a helpful answer about Google Business Profiles. If you run a business and something in your profile is broken, describe the problem plainly and ask for help. If you know the answer to someone else's problem, give the full answer in the thread with no strings attached. The rule says replies should be geared to provide helpful information, so the winning move is to be useful in public. If you want to promote a service, the only path is to message the mods first for approval so your service can be vetted properly, and that approval comes before you post, not after.

What To Avoid

The fastest way out of this community is self promotion. If your post or reply contains text like contact me or DM me for help, it gets removed and you get banned, no vetting, no warning described in the rule. Posting an article is also out, and that includes generic or AI content type articles. Duplicate posts get removed too, so search the feed before you start a new thread. And do not present this place as official Google support, because it is not.

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Common questions about r/GoogleMyBusiness

Can I promote my local SEO or listing service here?

Yes, but only after you message the moderators first so your service can be vetted properly. Posting it without approval breaks the rule against selling services and self promotion.

Can I share a blog post I wrote about Google Business Profiles?

No. The rules ban articles and AI content type articles, so a link to your blog post will get removed.

Can I offer to help someone in the DMs?

No. Replies that contain text like contact or DM someone for help get the post removed and the user banned.

Is this an official Google support channel?

No. The description says clearly that this is not an official Google support channel, even though some moderators are official Google Profile Product Experts.

What happens if I post something that was already posted?

Check the feed before you post to make sure nobody has already asked the same thing, because duplicate posts are removed.