Comments on: Google Places Mobile Option to Only Show Open Businesses http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/02/25/google-places-mobile-option-to-only-show-open-businesses/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Fri, 24 May 2013 07:47:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: earlpearl http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/02/25/google-places-mobile-option-to-only-show-open-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-546215 earlpearl Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:41:11 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=9383#comment-546215 Dear Lior (from Google)

This is the big mouth (what is the blog commentator equivalent of a big mouth? ie someone with hundreds of comments in Mike’s blog :D )

I copied the above article and gave it to an SMB owner of a restaurant. I’ve been bugging/nagging/suggesting he claim his listing in Google Places for months and months.

He has been reluctant to do so. Ultimately he doesn’t have great trust in Google (big brotherish….don’t know). (btw–that didn’t come from me) ;)

After he read the above article he claimed the listing in about 15 minutes. It was easy. Google instantly confirmed by phone.

So, Lior; chalk one up for me, helping you guys get one nervous SMB to claim a google places listing.

Now why don’t you do something for us…..maybe fix something…toote suite!!!

]]> By: Gina http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/02/25/google-places-mobile-option-to-only-show-open-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-546061 Gina Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:03:15 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=9383#comment-546061 Hopefully this will help motivate business owners to start claiming and optimizing their listings.

]]> By: James http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/02/25/google-places-mobile-option-to-only-show-open-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-546043 James Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:36:46 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=9383#comment-546043 It’s little subtle distinctions like this that belie the ease of use of Google products. At first glance you just enter some info into a form and that should be it. But if a business isn’t paying close attention to these fine points then they will pay dearly.

]]> By: Trish http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/02/25/google-places-mobile-option-to-only-show-open-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-545972 Trish Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:46:11 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=9383#comment-545972 Great info to be aware of and add to knowledge box. Thanks a Million
for sharing.

]]> By: Mike http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/02/25/google-places-mobile-option-to-only-show-open-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-545971 Mike Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:09:03 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=9383#comment-545971 @Dennis

That’s one way to deal with the hours… although with local being so immediate and the user likely to be in close proximity that seems a risky strategy…unless of course you are a locksmith :)

Review management and monitoring is becoming more important every second, eh?

]]> By: Andy kuiper http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/02/25/google-places-mobile-option-to-only-show-open-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-545970 Andy kuiper Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:08:15 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=9383#comment-545970 Neat find Mike – …pays to fill in the hours of operation. Thanks

]]> By: Dennis http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/02/25/google-places-mobile-option-to-only-show-open-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-545968 Dennis Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:35:36 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=9383#comment-545968 Oh, and it must suck to be Mizuna above Had they been closed, we would not see that review.

]]> By: Dennis http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/02/25/google-places-mobile-option-to-only-show-open-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-545967 Dennis Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:28:36 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=9383#comment-545967 So I guess this means that everybody is going to be open 24/7…

]]> By: SKOM http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/02/25/google-places-mobile-option-to-only-show-open-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-545966 SKOM Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:47:28 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=9383#comment-545966 Great feature if it’s obvious that it’s turned on. Nice to see where you can actually go for a meal after a movie.

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