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
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Google Places Visibility as a Decathlon
I apologize in advance if sports metaphors annoy you. But if you can tolerate them, I’ve got a good one: Getting your business visible in Google Places is like the Olympic decathlon. (You know, that 10-event track-and-field challenge that’s as … [Continue reading] about Google Places Visibility as a Decathlon
What To Do While Google Screws with Your Places Listing
The Google Places page layout has gone through big changes recently, as you may have seen. These changes include not showing snippets of reviews written through third-party sites (like Yelp), and removing the “Details” area from the Places … [Continue reading] about What To Do While Google Screws with Your Places Listing
Google Places Disappearing Details
I thought I’d noticed all the changes to the Google Places layout yesterday, when Google rolled out the changes. But I didn’t. Susan Walsh of elsue.com has kindly pointed out to me that the “Additional Details” area is missing from all Google … [Continue reading] about Google Places Disappearing Details
Google Places Review Change: Test or Takeover?
If you’ve looked up any business in Google Places today, you’d have noticed two BIG changes to the layout. One change screams at users to write a review through their Google account—and not through a third-party site like Yelp or InsiderPages. … [Continue reading] about Google Places Review Change: Test or Takeover?