Having problems with Google Places? Of course you are! Local Google is a minefield of bugs, glitches, often-murky “Quality Guidelines,” sudden algorithm changes, and possibly unethical competitors. Tiptoeing your way around all the hazards … [Continue reading] about Best Google Places Troubleshooting Posts (2011 – Early 2012)
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Cold Hard Numbers on How Third-Party Reviews Help Google Places Rankings
Customer reviews are crucial to your local rankings and overall success in Google Places, as you may know. You need reviews that customers write directly on your Google Places page, and you need customer reviews on third-party sites like … [Continue reading] about Cold Hard Numbers on How Third-Party Reviews Help Google Places Rankings
Top UK Local-Business Directories (AKA Citation Sources)
You chaps and dames in the UK may drive on the wrong side of the road and confuse beer with cocoa (only one of which should be served warm!), but at least the challenge of getting a business visible in Google Places is the same across the pond as it … [Continue reading] about Top UK Local-Business Directories (AKA Citation Sources)
Google Adds "At a glance" to Places Pages
One of my clients kindly pointed out to me a tiny new addition to Google Places pages: the words “At a glance” next to the “descriptor snippets”: Here’s how the “snippets” area looked before: The “At a glance” is new only to the Places page … [Continue reading] about Google Adds "At a glance" to Places Pages
Cleanup Time for Your Google Places Page and Site
I’m always telling you what you should add to your Google Places page and your website in order to rank visibly to local customers. But what about the stuff you shouldn’t include? What should not be on your Places page or website? As perhaps … [Continue reading] about Cleanup Time for Your Google Places Page and Site