Comments on: More Local Results = Google Maps FTW

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:20:50 +0000

Google maps definitely get more attention than I previously thought and that goes for local listings also. Sometimes, a site gets more traffic from being in the A or B position than being #1 organically…, sometimes. BUT, Google sometimes takes the maps away for certain search phrases.

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By: SDS

SDS — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:16:26 +0000

Here’s a question. Lets say you want to list your business in google for an area you don’t live, but use a valid city address though its not yours.

What is the draw back & potential risk?

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:53:19 +0000

Thanks for the great information. Good stuff.

By: David

David — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:43:48 +0000

I was surprised to see that Google decided to wheel this one out world-wide at the same time. They usually test changes on google.com first before deciding if they want to implement the changes globally. I guess they just thought that this would be to beneficial to themselves; its going to increase clicks on sponsored listings for one.

By: B. Chandra

B. Chandra — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:05:12 +0000

Nice analysis. Google is going about this in an incremental and thoughtful way, but it still is concerning to local destination sites. The trend is clear- Google searchers will increasingly find information on Google directly so long as that information is adequately served up by Google (ie: business directory listings that are nearly identifical from one local site to the next).

-Bob