Comments on: How to Fix “Place Closed” in Google Maps

By: karim

karim — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:16:23 +0000

Hey gyes i need some help to optimize google local listing

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By: karim iraqi

karim iraqi — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:02:31 +0000

I was in first page for a long time all the soudin the moved me to page #3,pls what did i do rong

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:23:46 +0000

That record is open to a community edit. So you can change the title of the record to that of the church or change the address to that of the business. Go to this link and select edit in the bubble (you may have to select edit twice) and then you will be presented with the option to either "Edit details" or "Remove place". I would choose edit details and have at it.

By: Paul Nelson

Paul Nelson — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:13:08 +0000

How might we correct something like the situation (http://www.google.com/maps?q=5371+Amboy+Rd+Staten%20Island+NY+10312+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title) in which a construction company has identified itself with the address of a local church rectory, for which church it is apparently doing some work?

The address is actually for the Our Lady Star of the Sea R. C. Church rectory, not ‘Caldwell & Walsh Construction Corporation? by any means.

By: Getting Closed Status Removed From Google Maps - Small Business Update - Small Business Ideas

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:32:28 +0000

[...] of business owners are frustrated these days. Reason being that their businesses in Google Maps are labeled as closed, while they are still working in a perfect [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:09:12 +0000

@Kate

This relates to the question PanzerMike asked above…
1)How long will “place closed” listings continue to show up if they are in fact closed and your question:
2)Is there a way to remove them or suspend them if you don’t control them?

The answer to 1) is no one except Google knows the answer and they have yet to say. Google has said that obsolete listings will fall out of the index at some point as the signals accumulate that it is closed. But it is possible that the “Place Closed” designation might speed that up…we don’t really know.

The answer to 2) is that if you can’t verify by post card or phone it is very difficult to suspend the bad listing.

In your case, the correct listing is showing in Maps but not on the main results page, right? I can see where the “place closed” designation might leave the wrong impression. Not optimal.

Sooner or later the “place closed” listing will drop from prominence and then from Maps but the timeframe is not clear.

I realize that I have not been much real help at all, I am afraid. That being said, please provide the specifics of the name and place and we will take a closer look.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:20:12 +0000

I’m having a problem where my school is listed in maps as ‘place closed’, but the address shown is not the actual school address. The real address of the school is also listed separately, but for some reason the ‘place closed’ listing is showing up first for searches on the school’s name, while the real school shows up third in the ‘see more results like this’ area. Also the incorrect address shows up when I search on any keyword where our site appears. I’ve tried to claim the incorrect listing, but I cannot verify it because I can’t receive a postcard at that address (it’s the wrong address).

Any suggestions most appreciated

By: panzermike

panzermike — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:43:09 +0000

@Mike:

Yes they are open to community edits and marked closed.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:50:32 +0000

@Mike If businesses are incorrectly labeled as Place Closed unless the business itself takes steps to correct it, couldn’t the same thing happen to invalid spam entries? (But that would be a good thing.)