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I forget this part in my blog post, but it goes like this. Once the website is accepted as the official website of the business, you can claim ownership by prov
by yvoschaap 6y ago
I forget this part in my blog post, but it goes like this. Once the website is accepted as the official website of the business, you can claim ownership by proving ownership of that website.
Given Slice owns the (fake official) website, it is instantly verified.
See: https://support.google.com/business/answer/7107242?hl=en https://support.google.com/business/answer/7107242?hl=en
> If you’ve already verified your business’s website with Google Search Console, you may be able to verify your listing instantly.
- hef19898 6y agoAnd all of a sudden Slice is almost guaranteed to get the online orders for any restaurant. Pretty slick. Also pretty disgusting. Sounds like something Google should fix, and have every interest to fix.
- edmundsauto 6y agoHow does Google verify the official website piece? That seems to be the bootstrapping moment that enables this whole --scam-- growth hack.
- mobilio 6y agoHoly caw! I didn't know that GMB can be verified only with SearchConsole ownership!