Comments on: Ranking Factors in Google Maps – Cracking the Code SMX Local http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:38:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: daniel http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/comment-page-1/#comment-451022 daniel Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:02:26 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=756#comment-451022 Thank you for such helpful research. It is an eyeopener. Thank you for such helpful research. It is an eyeopener.

]]> By: Great Search Marketing Reading I HAD To Share | Search Engine Journal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/comment-page-1/#comment-450814 Great Search Marketing Reading I HAD To Share | Search Engine Journal Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:54:44 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=756#comment-450814 [...] Ranking Factors in Google Maps – Cracking the Code @ SMX Local [...] [...] Ranking Factors in Google Maps – Cracking the Code @ SMX Local [...]

]]> By: Pratish http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/comment-page-1/#comment-450503 Pratish Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:27:55 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=756#comment-450503 You have presented an awesome research as a simple beautiful slides. Goals of the research like Quantify the critical factors in ranking, Understand what we know for sure, Understand what we think we know and what we need to learn, Establish protocol and questions for additional research, So that we can develop best practice marketing that is honest AND cost effective based on facts were good. I'd seen the link to this post in many other blogs and thereby it sure your research was a very successful one. Congrats Mike, you have done a great thing :) You have presented an awesome research as a simple beautiful slides.
Goals of the research like Quantify the critical factors in ranking, Understand what we know for sure, Understand what we think we know and what we need to learn, Establish protocol and questions for additional research, So that we can develop best practice marketing that is honest AND cost effective based on facts were good. I’d seen the link to this post in many other blogs and thereby it sure your research was a very successful one. Congrats Mike, you have done a great thing :)

]]> By: LocalTail http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/comment-page-1/#comment-447472 LocalTail Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:26:31 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=756#comment-447472 This is a great document, and according to experience is still highly relevant even a year and a half later. Love it, thanks! This is a great document, and according to experience is still highly relevant even a year and a half later. Love it, thanks!

]]> By: Aidan http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/comment-page-1/#comment-447098 Aidan Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:15:17 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=756#comment-447098 Thank you for this - I've been looking for a neat little summary on local search to refer to, this is now it! Thank you for this – I’ve been looking for a neat little summary on local search to refer to, this is now it!

]]> By: The “Other 20%” Of Local SEO: Advanced Ranking Factors http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/comment-page-1/#comment-447035 The “Other 20%” Of Local SEO: Advanced Ranking Factors Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:38:10 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=756#comment-447035 [...] concept was born out in Mike Blumenthal’s excellent “Cracking the Code” study last year, the most comprehensive quantitative study of ranking in Google Maps to date. We found [...] [...] concept was born out in Mike Blumenthal’s excellent “Cracking the Code” study last year, the most comprehensive quantitative study of ranking in Google Maps to date. We found [...]

]]> By: Mihm Counterpoint on Call Tracking « Screenwerk http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/comment-page-1/#comment-437758 Mihm Counterpoint on Call Tracking « Screenwerk Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:50:39 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=756#comment-437758 [...] help with ranking in Google Maps, according to Google Maps’ patent, local search experts, and a quantitative study of Google Maps they [...] [...] help with ranking in Google Maps, according to Google Maps’ patent, local search experts, and a quantitative study of Google Maps they [...]

]]> By: Richard http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/comment-page-1/#comment-430342 Richard Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:08:40 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=756#comment-430342 Hello Mike, I enjoyed looking at the presentation you included here, but it would be more helpful if you could include the audio of your presentation so that the concepts could be understood better. I didn't notice any way to listen to the presentation you gave. Is that available? Thanks, Richard Hello Mike,
I enjoyed looking at the presentation you included here, but it would be more helpful if you could include the audio of your presentation so that the concepts could be understood better. I didn’t notice any way to listen to the presentation you gave. Is that available?
Thanks,
Richard

]]> By: M.Preston http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/comment-page-1/#comment-428675 M.Preston Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:49:57 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=756#comment-428675 Really great research Mike, I think that the key factors that I have seen over the years and more recently are: -organic position -distance from the centroid -citations -pages mentioning your location -telephone number -physical address It probably also helps to be linked to local sites... I also read a thread sometime ago and someone was asking about influence being given to the other search sevices that Google has relationships with, i.e. CitySearch, Restaurant Row, SuperPages etc... Was wondering if this may be influential? Really great research Mike, I think that the key factors that I have seen over the years and more recently are:

-organic position
-distance from the centroid
-citations
-pages mentioning your location
-telephone number
-physical address

It probably also helps to be linked to local sites…

I also read a thread sometime ago and someone was asking about influence being given to the other search sevices that Google has relationships with, i.e. CitySearch, Restaurant Row, SuperPages etc… Was wondering if this may be influential?

]]> By: Merchant Circle Hijacking Local Business Listings | The Musings of Nicholas Reese http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/08/04/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local/comment-page-1/#comment-405354 Merchant Circle Hijacking Local Business Listings | The Musings of Nicholas Reese Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:40:55 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=756#comment-405354 [...] For more information on how Local Business Citations Work visit David Mihm’s Blog or Mike Blumenthal’s blog. They both are local Search experts and explain how citations work very [...] [...] For more information on how Local Business Citations Work visit David Mihm’s Blog or Mike Blumenthal’s blog. They both are local Search experts and explain how citations work very [...]

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