Increasing reports of Merged Records in Google Maps

In recent days, there has been an increasing number of reports in the Google Maps for Business Group complaining about two completely different business records being conflated. In just today’s postings there were 5 reports: •Google Maps Hijacked! •My business information appearing on another business listing •Web Pages of other sites? •Incorrect URL Associated with …

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Making Reviews customer friendly for better Local Search Rank

Reviews add credibility to a business and play a critical role in ranking in Google Maps. However getting customers to actually write them is another story. For a client to actually find your business record within one of the large directories, identify the review link and often times register prior to leaving a review is …

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Local (Mobile) Links of Interest

Smartphones Now Ringing for Women – Laura M. Holson, NY Times If recent history is any guide, roughly a third of the people snapping up Apple’s new iPhone are likely to tote it in a purse. In a big shift for the phone industry, women have emerged as eager buyers of not just iPhones but …

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