Understanding Google My Business & Local Search
Category Archive For "Google Places (Maps & Local)"
Google and the PlusBox Blues
The Google Maps for Business Group has had countless requests for help with erroneous Plus Boxes like this one: ================================================= TOPIC: “+” Sign shows Wrong Address & Phone # in Google Search Results! HELP! ================================================= Date: Mon, Mar 3 2008 12:10 pm From: rjfny Hi Jen, Here is the link to our search results page …
Google Maps: The cacophony of complaints continue, links to the dead?
I have in the past noted the number and similarity of complaints to the Google Maps For Business Group. I have also noted the need for more more staff support for the group. The other day the summary of the daily conversations seemed to embody all of that and then some. Many of the complaints …
Google Maps:The Authoritative SpamBox?
Update: 03/04/08 1:30 pm This listing no longer shows on the search. The Authoritative Onebox when returned on general search phrases is very powerful. The result dominates the page. Google assumes that they know exactly what the searcher wants. We saw last December the impact that this had on a florist in Denver. What happens …
Local Links of Interest
The No. 1 Thing I Learned at SMX West (about Local Search) Matt McGee, Small Business SEM Brian Gill was talking about the Yahoo “Local Shortcut†— when they show three local business listings in the regular Yahoo SERPs. Here’s what he said:”Reviews and ratings have no impact on reaching those top three spots in …
Review Sites in the Restaurant World – Dallas vs. Buffalo
Last week I looked at which review sites were considered by Google in the ranking of the Top 10 Restaurants in Buffalo, NY. Here is a similar analysis of the review sites for Dallas compared to Buffalo: Directory 2008 February Buffalo 2008 February Dallas 10best.com 1 2 AOL.Com 7 ChefMoz.org 8 2 Citysearch.com 70 80 …
How many Reviews does a Top 10 Restaurant need?
Buffalo, NY has a population of 276, 059. Dallas Texas has 1,232,940 folks and San Francisco has 744,041 people. Yet the number of reviews bears no correlation to their populations in the Google Local 10-Pack results: Rank Buffalo Rest. Web Site Rev.Totals Buff. Dallas Rest. Web Site Review Totals Dallas S.F. Rest. Web Site Review …
Google Maps Business Record: A journey in search of accuracy
Earlier today EarlPearl asked the question: Where is the information turning up erroneously? in the comments section of my write-up of the business record in Maps that contained so many errors. While EarlPearl intended the question in its simplest form it triggered a thought experiment for me. Where could it be wrong? I came up …
Google Maps Record Failures – Can they handle my personal medical records?
I have recently noted examples (here & here) of merged business records in Google Maps. It appears that this phenomena and the rogue hospital phone number issues of Duke University and other medical centers are related. Roughly two weeks ago I edited a record in Google Maps for a new web design customer and as …
Review Sites in the Restaurant World – Updated Feb 2008
Updated 2/26/08 In the past I examined which review sites were being used by Google in Maps for Restaurants in Buffalo, NY. While the research is not scientific in the sense that I do not look at the same restaurants each time but look at the top 10, it doesn’t provide a complete list of …
Local Links of Interest
Google Local Maps Is Not Yellow Pages – Miriam Ellis, SEO Igloo An insightful piece on the conflict between SMB expecations and reality in Google Maps and what Google can do to help improve the situation. In the “not every Map Idea is a Good Map Idea” Category: My Neighbors are Nucking Futs – Jerrold, …
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