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Google Business Profile category errors hide local businesses

Small business owners misconfigure their Google Business Profile primary category, causing them to be invisible in local searches for their actual services. Most SMB owners do not understand that Google relies entirely on what the business tells it, so stale or incorrect categories result in appearing for wrong queries or not at all.

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