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Why you're top of Google Maps at your door and gone 10 km away

You search for your business on Google Maps from the shop floor and you're first. Your customer searches from home or from their hotel and can't find you: it isn't a glitch, it's how Google decides who to show.

October 9, 2026·8 min

Google Business Profile

Google reviews: what can be removed, what can't, and what to do about the bad ones

A one-star review doesn't come down just because it feels unfair, but you don't have to sit back and take it either. What Google removes, what Spain's new fake-review law changes and how to reply without making things worse.

October 2, 2026·5 min

SEP 2026

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Why you're top of Google Maps at your door and gone 10 km away

Google reviews: what can be removed, what can't, and what to do about the bad ones

What to prepare before a fair

How to keep your menu current on Google without looking abandoned

The ad that recognises you: Meta's patent for putting your face in advertising

Branding for local businesses: the half you draw and the half people feel

When a Website Redesign Is Worth It (and When It Isn't)

What WhatsApp Business is and how to use it in your business

How to make the most of the romería without losing the neighbourhood feel

Which category to choose on Google Business Profile

How to get ChatGPT to recommend your local business

WordPress or a custom-built website? How to choose without getting lost

Multilingual websites for businesses in the Canaries

What to post on Instagram if you run a restaurant

QR digital menus for restaurants: when they help and when they put people off