Fine, so maybe it’s not yet a book of Google Places slang. But “book” just sounds better than “compendium.” Whatever you want to call it, I’ve written it for two purposes: Purpose 1: To show that we Google Places visibility specialists aren’t … [Continue reading] about The 2011 Google Places Slangbook
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Google Places Descriptions Are Back, Baby
I know I sound like George Costanza when I say that, but I’m excited to announce the return of the Places “Descriptions” that went missing from everybody’s Places page a few weeks ago. Here are a few of my clients whose Descriptions are back in … [Continue reading] about Google Places Descriptions Are Back, Baby
How to Score Google Places Sitelinks
What’s are “Google Places sitelinks”? They’re these: Little links in the search result for your website--links that lead to several specific pages in your site. Sitelinks have appeared in Adwords ads and some organic search results for a long … [Continue reading] about How to Score Google Places Sitelinks
How to Divide up Your Time for Maximum Local Visibility in Google Places
The problem: you’re not visible in Google Places and are considering one of two things: rolling up your sleeves to try to get visible yourself, or paying someone else to help you do it. In the first case, I assume you’d like to know how much time … [Continue reading] about How to Divide up Your Time for Maximum Local Visibility in Google Places
The Real Character Limit of Your Google Places Business Name
Ready for your daily Google Places pop-quiz? 1st question: do you know the maximum number of characters you’re allowed to use in the “business name” of your Google Places page? 80 characters, you say? Bingo! The business name (AKA the … [Continue reading] about The Real Character Limit of Your Google Places Business Name