1ST QUESTION: Hey guys! Been researching good FB groups to join near me. Looking for the "local" groups. I know we are searching for where locals are at, without diving into a "business group" or "marketing" or "contractors" group. Are these types of local groups good options? These were less clear to me. -"buy, sell, trade/ marketplace" -" farming" / "gardening" -"Who's hiring?" / "Job postings" / "Help wanted". -"local politics" -"local classifieds" -"events happening in [city]". -"rant and rave" groups -"news/crime" groups 2ND QUESTION: When joining groups, a lot of them require "No promotion" and "no advertising" or you'll be kicked out. And I feel like a lot of my posts are gonna be a "soft" version of that: "Hey I'm looking to help a local business get customers, who do you know?". I feel like I am promoting myself or advertising my services, sort of. I just wanna be honest. Things dont go well when I start business relationships dishonestly (ask me how I know! haha). Am I off here? I'd love the input. 3RD QUESTION: After you post a Curiosity or Recommendation post in a FB group, and they start tagging people, is it standard process to just DM whatever business is tagged? Thank you!

Call Screening. Wow this stuff is driving me crazy! Is there a work around????? Vent/details: I guess some Google Pixel and Iphones will auto screen calls with AI. I try to call local business owners in my area that I was referred to and I get: "Let me try to connect you, tell me why you are calling". I tell them even a simple "I'm Tyler, I was referred to you for your [service] in [city name]." "I'm sorry, I cannot connect you right now, but you can leave a message after the beep." So it sucks when I'm trying to cold call people, or even a local business, because I cannot get through. I get hung up on. And no one calls me back. Isnt that gonna be horrible for local businesses responsiveness? One of my new FB ads clients is running into the same issue. People see his FB ad, they request a call (they even SMS verify), so he calls, gets the Call Screening block, and never hears back from people. He even calls multiple times, multiple days. This Call Screening is driving me nuts! 1. Is there a way around it for me as a marketer? 2. Is there a way around it for my clients trying to call their leads? Ok venting paused... haah I'd love the help/advice! Tyler

@Brandon Olson How do we handle citations for an organization without a physical address, is verified on GBP, but is a service based business. Company Name City, State ZIp Code (Service area) (555) 555-5555 Do we just enter that?

@Brandon Olson My client recently changed their business name. I ordered citations and they are currently in the "working" phase. How long should I wait before I change the business name, website URL and short name in Google Business Profile Manager?