Comments on: Google Places: Another Reason to Move to Canada; Duplicate Listing Removal

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:11:35 +0000

If it is a duplicate then the best thing is to get it to merge with the main listing. This can be done in one of three ways:
1)Report a problem and reference the main listing in the comment
2)MapMaker and delete as a duplicate
3)Claim in your Places Dashboard, make it exactly the same NAP as the main listing, add NO enhanced information and wait for the stats to be the same. When the are delete from the account

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:15 +0000

Hi Mike
I have just noticed a client has a duplicate listing – that hasn’t been owner verified. I can edit this listing with the owner verified login and password, suspend or this isn’t my listing options. Can I suspend this listing? What will happen? Or should I edit and try to claim it then delete? What’s the best thing to do here – Oh and this is a Canadian listing
cheers

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:48:44 +0000

Yes it is the same as clicking on “delete -> Remove this listing from my Google Places account.
Select this option if you mistakenly associated the listing with your account. This listing may continue to display on Google Maps if provided by other sources.”?

By: chris

chris — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:06:00 +0000

Hi Mike:

Thanks for the help. I believe my listings have merged. To “release the least important one back into the index”, is that the same as clicking on “delete -> Remove this listing from my Google Places account.
Select this option if you mistakenly associated the listing with your account. This listing may continue to display on Google Maps if provided by other sources.”?

I believe they have merged, but it is odd… both accounts “show” as exactly the same, and have for a week. But once I log into the second account, and click “edit”, it is the same bare stripped example that i created pursuant to your suggestion… I assume I am in business, and can remove the bare bones one?

Thanks again for all your help. I have a law firm with multiple lawyers. I tried to create a separate listing for one lawyer, and it screwed everything up.. I have seen people posting that Google allows that sort of thing, but it is not worth it.. I have been paying the piper for months because of that..

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By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:42:55 +0000

@Chris

It is unlikely, since both are claimed that the Report a Problem will work. But having both claimed they will still merge. I would make all of the primary information (name, address, phone, web) identical and strip the least important listing of any enhanced information (everything not required like photos etc) and then wait for the two stats to become the same. That indicates a merge. Once that is done, immediately release the least important back in to the index.

It should take about 4 weeks.

By: Chris Denmon

Chris Denmon — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:49:30 +0000

I have a unique situation that google does not address, and I am not sure if I can report and wait, or if I need to merge an delete, but:

I have two places for the same business that are both claimed.. but on different google accounts. At this moment, while they are the same business, they have different titles and different websites, but the same phone number. My citations have been split up relatively even between the two places. They are both verified.

I have done the report and wait approach, and have waited for a few weeks. My concern is that google will ignore my requests because both listings are claimed, but they are in different google accounts… At the same time, I am hesitant to delete, because I do not want to lose the citations unless I have to.

So I am sitting and waiting in a holding pattern, not wanting to screw anything up! Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks
Christian

By: Andy Kuiper

Andy Kuiper — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:30:22 +0000

Interesting – was just about to ‘claim and delete’ only to see the dup is now gone… for how long, who knows. Thanks Mike

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:01:32 +0000

New client today with 2 listings, old address & new address of 2+ years, same phone # in both old & new.

I’ve phone verified both and each show statistics with the newer showing a few more. I’ve optimized the newer and minimized the older one. Old listing did not contain Inc, new one does and left both names as is.

Any guesses? or Beer bets?

–Dennis