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Pushpender Sodlan — Founder & CEO, GMB Guru
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FOUNDER & CEO  ·  GMB GURU

Pushpender
Sodlan

Google Business Profile specialist with 13+ years in digital marketing and local SEO. Founder of GMB Guru — personally involved in helping 500+ US businesses optimize their Google presence, recover from suspensions, and dominate local search.

500+

US Businesses Served

5.0/5

Client Rating

13+

Years in SEO

98%

Recovery Success

Google Partner

Why Trust Us

Credentials & Recognition

Google Partner Certified

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13+ Years Experience

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500+ Businesses Served

5.0/5 Client Rating

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USA & Canada Markets

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STPI Certified (India)

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98% First-Attempt Recovery

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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

The Origin

Why I Built GMB Guru

In 2016, I was managing Google Business Profiles for several US-based clients when I noticed a pattern that most business owners didn't understand. Profiles that were set up correctly were still underperforming — not because of anything the business did wrong, but because GBP optimization was being treated as a one-time setup task rather than an ongoing strategy.

The businesses behind those listings were real — plumbers, contractors, dental practices, restaurants — with real customers actively searching for them every day. But their Google profiles were either half-complete, using the wrong categories, missing key attributes, or simply neglected after the initial setup.

What frustrated me most was the gap in specialized expertise. General digital marketing agencies didn't understand GBP deeply enough. Business owners were filing reinstatement appeals without knowing the real reason they'd been suspended, or leaving critical profile features unused that could have doubled their visibility on Google Maps overnight.

I knew from my years in local SEO that the right strategy — the right primary category, service attributes, photo cadence, Q&A management, and review approach — was the difference between page one visibility and being invisible. It wasn't luck. It was knowledge and process.

So I built that knowledge into a service. GMB Guru launched in 2020 focused entirely on Google Business Profile optimization and management. Within a year we'd optimized 100+ profiles. By 2024, it was 500+ US businesses — with a 98% suspension recovery success rate and a 30-day money-back guarantee on optimization packages.

Every business that comes through GMB Guru gets reviewed personally. If you reach out, there's a real chance you'll speak with someone who has managed a profile in exactly your industry before.

Career Journey

13 Years in Local SEO & GBP

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2012

Entered digital marketing — local SEO and Google Ads for Indian SMEs.

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2016

Started managing Google Business Profiles for US-based clients as demand grew across the border.

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2019

Identified a clear market gap: businesses losing revenue daily due to GBP suspensions and poor optimization, with no specialized expert help available.

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2020 — GMB Guru Founded

Founded GMB Guru under Sodlan Tech. First 100 GBP optimizations completed within 12 months.

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2022

Achieved Google Partner certification. Expanded service coverage to Canada.

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2024

500+ US businesses served. 98% suspension recovery success rate. 5.0/5 client rating from verified business owners.

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2026 — Today

Launched gmb-guru.com with full GBP management platform, free tools, and AI-assisted review response generation.

Areas of Expertise

Specialisations

Every GBP problem has a specific solution. These are the areas where deep expertise makes the real difference.

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GBP Optimization

Complete profile optimization — primary category, attributes, Q&A, photo strategy, NAP consistency, and service menu setup for maximum local ranking.

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Suspension Recovery

Identifying the exact suspension reason and building the correct reinstatement package — standard form, redressal complaint, or direct escalation.

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Video Verification

Preparing businesses for Google's live video call. Clients know exactly what the reviewer will check — most pass on the first attempt.

Review Management

Professional review response strategy, fake review removal, and building a consistent, trustworthy review profile that converts searchers into customers.

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Multi-Location Management

Managing GBP across franchises and multi-location businesses with a systematic approach — not one-at-a-time profile work.

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Reinstatement Denials

"Permanent" doesn't always mean permanent. We've overturned denials returned three, four, even five times — by identifying where previous appeals went wrong.

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Beyond the Work

When not working GBP cases, Pushpender rides motorcycles and runs ridingmoto.com — a motorcycle lifestyle and touring community for riders across India. It's where the digital marketing obsession started: building an audience around something you care about, and understanding how search and local discovery actually work from the inside.

That curiosity about how Google actually works — not how people assume it works — is what led to GBP specialisation in the first place. After 500+ businesses helped, the learning hasn't stopped.

Ready to Get Started?

Work With the Expert Directly

Every case that comes through GMB Guru is reviewed personally. Get a free audit and find out exactly what it will take to optimize or recover your Google Business Profile.

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