A restaurant owner in Dubai signs with an agency promising “guaranteed page one rankings within 30 days,” pays upfront for six months, and watches traffic barely move while the invoices keep arriving on schedule. By month four, a call to…
Google has started inserting a redirect layer into its organic search results, and the change is called Google.com Instead of sending a searcher directly from the results page to a website’s URL, Google now routes that click through a google.com/goto?url=…
A clinic in Dubai adds “#1 Rated” and “Best in Dubai” to its Google Business Profile description, phrases nobody at the clinic actually verified against any real ranking. Weeks later, the listing disappears from search entirely, no warning beyond a…
A property developer in Business Bay watches a competitor’s listings dominate the first page of Google for terms like “apartments for sale in Dubai Marina,” despite offering comparable units at a similar price point. The developer’s own site, freshly redesigned…
A business owner in Dubai checks their phone one morning, notices calls have gone unusually quiet, and searches their own business name only to find their Google listing has vanished entirely, no map pin, no reviews, no way for customers…
Open up any Dubai shopper’s phone and watch how they actually find a product. It’s rarely a straight line from Google to checkout anymore. They compare on Instagram, check reviews on Google Maps, ask an AI assistant for recommendations, and…
Ever searched for a business nearby and noticed the same handful of names keep showing up first, no matter what you’re looking for? That’s not luck, and it’s definitely not an accident. Those businesses have figured out how to show…
Dubai’s online shopping scene has exploded over the past few years and honestly, the competition has grown right alongside it. New stores pop up almost weekly, all chasing the attention of shoppers who already have dozens of options open in…
Open Google on any phone in Dubai right now and search for something like “best interior designer in Business Bay.” Chances are, before a single blue link even loads, an AI-generated summary answers the question first, complete with recommendations, comparisons,…
Picture this: someone in your neighborhood searches for a business exactly like yours, and your competitor’s name pops up first. Not because they’re better. Just because their local SEO is effective does not mean yours is. That gap between “we…