Phil Rozek from Local Visibility System was generous enough to let me do a guest post on his highly regarded blog back in February. My guest post was actually inspired by a post that Phil called How Well Do You…
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According to Google, there are over 200 ranking factors that determine where your business shows up in local search results. Some factors are derived from the content of your website (On-Site Factors), some are derived from your G+ Local page…
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Last October, Google took a giant step in the right direction when they changed the messaging that displayed on a Google+ Local business that had moved or gone out of business. Well, it looks like Google has taken another step…
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Google has just released a couple additions to their existing review guidelines policy. I think they are rather obvious violations but it’s nice to finally have them officially documented and outlined for the general public. The announcement was made yesterday…
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This really makes me want to jump for joy. It looks as though Google has finally changed the message that they display on Google+ Local listings when a business moves to a new location. The proper procedure is to mark the old…
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Just like the calm before the storm, it is eerily quiet in the world of Google Places. Well, except for all the review issues, category bugs, and service area business listings being terminated as if The Governator were in town.…
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There has been a ton of talk about the new/updated review filter that Google+ Local has. We decided to take a look at the massive thread going on where business owners are posting that they have lost reviews. In this…
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I’m sure you have heard the expression, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Accidents can and will happen. Plan to have several baskets so when one breaks, you have several others from which you can still count on…
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There has been a lot of talk lately about the issue that businesses are facing on Google + Local with reviews. Business owners are enraged and are threatening lawsuits against Google and are starting to compare their platform to the…
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Update: It appears that the code doesn’t have to contain microformatting exactly. Mike Blumenthal has indicated “I have determined that it is an upgraded Plus Box display which doesn’t require rich snippets but any reliable web-based address info that Google trusts.”…
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