Top 10 Ways to Increase Google Visibility in 2026
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By Katrina Puranik - Founder of Ranking Australia, Australia's Leading Google SEO Expert
If you are searching for “fix my Google Business Profile,” chances are something has gone wrong recently. Maybe your listing was suspended. Maybe your edits keep getting rejected. Or maybe your business has quietly dropped out of Maps and local search.
You are not imagining it. Google has made significant changes to how Google Business Profiles are managed, verified, and enforced. Many legitimate Australian businesses are being caught out, even if their profile was set up correctly in the past.
This article explains what has changed, why profiles are breaking more often, and when it is time to stop guessing and get proper recovery support.
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It usually starts the same way.
A business owner logs into their Google Business Profile to update a phone number, change opening hours, or confirm an address. Google prompts them to verify the profile again. No problem, they think. They follow the steps, request the code, and wait.
And wait, and wait.
The code never arrives. Or it arrives, gets entered, and nothing happens. The profile stays unverified. Visibility drops. Calls slow down. Maps traffic disappears.
So they try again.
They request another verification. Upload documents. Take photos of signage. Submit a video walkthrough. Google responds with a generic message saying the verification is still under review.
Days turn into weeks.
Each time they log in, the same message appears. Verification required. Limited edits allowed. Profile visibility restricted.
At this point, frustration sets in. The business is real. The address is correct. The signage is clear. Yet Google keeps them stuck in a loop with no explanation and no timeline.
This is what we call the never-ending verification cycle.
Google’s systems are now heavily automated. If one trust signal does not align perfectly, the system keeps asking for verification without clearly stating what is wrong.
Common causes include minor address inconsistencies, past edits by third parties, category conflicts, or previous failed verifications that quietly flagged the profile. Repeating the same verification steps does not fix the root issue. It often reinforces it.
From Google’s side, everything looks unresolved. From the business owner’s side, nothing makes sense.
This is usually the point where Ranking Australia gets involved.
Instead of requesting verification again, we stop the loop.
Our team audits the entire profile, its history, and its trust signals. We identify what Google is actually reacting to, not what the dashboard is showing. Then we prepare the correct documentation, evidence, and explanations aligned to Google’s internal policies.
Most importantly, we escalate the support request properly.
This is not submitting another generic form. It is a structured escalation with context, evidence, and clarity that forces the issue out of automation and into review.
Once escalated correctly, the response changes. The verification clears. The profile regains full access. Visibility returns.
For many clients, it is the first time in weeks or months that something actually moves forward.
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The key difference is knowing when to stop repeating steps and start escalating.
Google Business Profile issues are no longer solved by persistence alone. They are solved by understanding how Google evaluates trust and knowing how to communicate that clearly when the system gets stuck.
That is what Ranking Australia does.
If you are trapped in a verification loop that never resolves, you are not doing anything wrong. You are just stuck in a system that needs experienced intervention.
And once it is escalated properly, the cycle finally ends.
Over the past year, Google has tightened the rules around Google Business Profiles. The goal is to remove fake listings and spam, but the side effect is that real businesses are now under much heavier scrutiny.
Some of the key changes include:
This means what used to work no longer does. Profiles that were stable for years are now being flagged without warning.
We hear this phrase every week. Business owners come to us frustrated and confused, especially when Google provides very little explanation.
The most common issues we see are:
For most businesses, this happens while they are busy running day-to-day operations. They simply do not have time to fight Google systems that feel impossible to navigate.
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Before anything can be fixed, the real cause needs to be identified. Guessing or repeatedly changing details often makes things worse.
Common triggers include:
Many guides online still suggest quick fixes. Reverify the listing. Change the address back. Create a new profile. Appeal again.
Unfortunately, Google Business Profiles no longer work that way.
Google now relies heavily on automated systems with limited human review. This means:
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If your profile is suspended, disabled, or locked, you are no longer dealing with basic optimisation. You are dealing with recovery.
Ranking Australia provides Google Business Listing Recovery Services for businesses that need their profile fixed properly, not patched temporarily.
Our recovery services cover:
View our Google Business Recovery Services page here: Google Business Listing Recovery Services
We do not apply generic fixes or guess what Google wants. Every recovery starts with understanding what triggered the issue in the first place.
Our process includes:
The goal is not just to get the profile back online, but to keep it stable.
Once your Google Business Profile is fixed, protecting it is just as important.
We recommend:
Google now values stability, accuracy, and real-world signals far more than aggressive optimisation.
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If your Google Business Profile is broken, suspended, or invisible, the solution is no longer trial and error. Google’s systems are stricter, quieter, and far less forgiving than they used to be.
Ranking Australia helps businesses recover and protect their Google Business Profiles with clarity, experience, and accountability.
If recent Google updates have affected your listing, professional recovery support can save you weeks of lost visibility and missed enquiries.
Your success is our success. We speak Google.
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If you are stuck trying to make edits, this guide may help: Common
Issues With Editing Your Google Business Profile
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