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The McKinney Creative Ventures Podcast

We turn our written guides into clear, practical audio for local service business owners. Short episodes on marketing systems, local SEO, AI search, reviews, and the platform changes that affect how your business gets found.

Episodes

Guide to Google's 2026 review policies showing what is allowed and banned for local businesses

Episode 1 13:40 · June 10, 2026

The 2026 Google Review Policy Updates

Episode 1 breaks down Google's April 2026 review policy changes in plain English: what is now banned, including review quotas, staff-name solicitation, on-site kiosks, incentives, gating, and insider reviews, plus the FTC angle and how to keep building reviews the compliant way. A companion to our written guide for local service business owners.

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