I see the world as a grid of spatial truths. The smell of wet concrete reminds me of a rainy Tuesday in Chicago when I stood on a sidewalk taking photos of a storefront that Google claimed did not exist. I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was … Read more
The street photographer knows that a city is built on its glitches. I see them everywhere, the mismatched signage, the storefronts that exist only in a digital layer, and the smell of wet concrete after a heavy rain that seems to wash away the digital dust of the local algorithm. I spent three months fighting … Read more
I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google did not want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact GPS pin. I stood on that sidewalk, smelling the … Read more
The smell of wet concrete always reminds me of a plumbing client in Chicago who lost everything because of a suite number. I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for this merchant whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google did not want proof of … Read more
The Specific Actions That Get Business Profiles Reinstated I smell the exhaust fumes of idling service vans and the metallic tang of cold coffee every morning. To me, a city is not a collection of buildings. It is a massive grid of proximity pings and dispatch logs. I spent three months fighting a hard suspension … Read more
I view a business map pin as a logistical terminal in a vast spatial motherboard. To most owners, it is a profile, but to me, it is a Proximity Beacon emitting signals that must survive the noise of a city. I smell the diesel and cold coffee of a 4 a.m. dispatch room every time … Read more
I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google did not want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact GPS pin. The client had tried three different automated … Read more
The air in the suburbs often smells like laundry detergent and the faint metallic tang of wet concrete after a rain. I know that smell well. I also know the smell of a fraudulent Google Business Profile from three zip codes away. It smells like desperation and poor proxy management. For twenty years, I have … Read more
I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact GPS pin. Standing on the sidewalk in the rain, I … Read more
The high cost of choosing the wrong local search software I spent three months fighting a hard suspension for a plumbing client whose listing was nuked simply because they shared a suite number with a defunct law firm. Google didn’t want proof of a van; they wanted proof of a utility bill under the exact … Read more
