List of Banned Terms in Google Places in 2011

Posted by Upright Team

Are you a small business owner who’s seen this ominous message in Google Places?

Eeek, it’s scary looking right?! The Google Places forum is full of posts from people who have received this error after using correct, official business data in their listing. They do not understand which terms within their listing are banned. We may never know why certain terms are banned, but we now have a pretty definitive list of banned terms.

All thanks to our friend, Local Search guru Mike Blumenthal…we present:

The Comprehensive List of Banned Terms on Google Places

Enjoy, and avoid using any of the banned terms in your Google Places listing. If you find any others not on the list, please comment below.

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