Friday, February 8, 2013

How do you get your business website to pop out with the large alphabetic marker on google?

Q. My website has been up for months on google places and adwords, but it shows up as a little dot hidden behind large markers of my competitors. How do I get it to have a large marker as well as show up on the left side of the map as text? Please help :(

A. Google Places Pages are ranked somewhat differently than regular web pages. The number of citations on other directory sites like Yellow pages, super pages or yelp and the number of reviews on the Places page are important factors, more established businesses with older listings probably have an edge. Be sure to use the exact same addres form in all listings to insure they are recognized as the same place.

Clicking "More results for..". under the 7 Places Pages labeled A-G on page 1, brings up a longer listing of pages, it pays off to be on page 1 and ideally the first result.

Be sure your have your places page fully developed, with all appropriate categories checked as well as added descriptive text to expand the number of searches it appears for.

How do you update Google places fast?
Q. I work for a marketing company - I need to do some work for a client and I need to get them on Google places asap - any help??

A. I haven't heard of any way to speed up Google, other than making sure you have set it up properly so there are no delays getting things corrected, Google says it takes up to 2 weeks.

https://support.google.com/places/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=142906

In the mean time you could also start getting citations on other online super/yellow type pages, you can also find paid services that trickle listings onto a bunch of directories, being very consistent in the information form is important. It seems citations and reviews don't have the power they once did, the ranking of the company site seems to be a big factor in ranking a place page as well.

why was Google's Places directory removed from the droid market?
Q. I used to have it on my HTC aria, and then i broke the screen on it, insurance sent me a new one, and now i cannot find the Google Places app ANYWHERE.. you cant buy it in the market or online and its definitely not already installed... HMMMM.. anyone know?

A. The most current version of Google Maps has a Places Directory built into it. If you have the most current version of Google Maps you should also have an app called Places.




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