Google Local Services Ads COVID-19 Services Selections

Apr 21, 2020 - 7:44 am 0 by
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Google has added options for some local businesses to highlight the types of services they are offering during the COVID-19 outbreak. This is within the Google Local Services Ads and you can select, depending on your business type, what levels and types of services you offer.

Tom Waddington shared a screen shot of this, where a plumber can select if they offer video appointments, if they are doing on-site jobs, emergency visits only, if they have high wait times for calls, if they use protective gear and much more.

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This is useful for both the business and the searchers - for obvious reasons.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

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