Usability Consultancy, Website Reviews, Website Optimisation

Google Maps and Local Business Centre

Here's a few helpful hints about your Google Maps and Google Local Business Centre listings.

Google has developed the Local Business Centre into a very helpful resource for businesses and should be included as part of your website marketing strategy.

I do hope these few tips are of great help to you. However, sometimes it is difficult to know what to recommend without actually seeing the listings in your account so excuse me if some of these tips are not quite as helpful as I would like them to be.

Business Listing is Flagged

Quick SEO Tips - Google Maps and Local Business Centre

Although it is not a common issue, I do see many people hitting the same barrier when adding their business to the Google Maps / Google Local Business Centre. So, despair no longer, here is a very easy to follow guide to getting you Google Local Business Centre listing out of 'Flagged' status, and make it 'Active'.

Last Updated (Saturday, 07 February 2009 12:18)

Verifying Business Listing

Quick SEO Tips - Google Maps and Local Business Centre

There seems to be an alarming number of people who struggle with 'verifying' their business listing on Google Local Business Centre. It's not that difficult to do - but can get a little confusing at times - but try again, it does work.

Last Updated (Wednesday, 05 August 2009 07:59)

Claim Your Business Listing

Quick SEO Tips - Google Maps and Local Business Centre

Many businesses are listed on Google Maps that were not put there by the business owners. Many were inherited by Google when the integrate data from 'acquired' data sources and, althought IMO it is wrong to use unverified data, the listings go out as search results.

Last Updated (Saturday, 07 February 2009 14:53)

Usability Consultancy, Website Reviews, Website Optimisation

Google Maps and Local Business Centre

Business Listing is Flagged

Verifying Business Listing

Claim Your Business Listing

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