You already know citation-gathering is crucial to your local ranking in Google Places, and you know at least the basics of how to get citations for your business. That’s not the problem. The problem is that getting dozens of citations is about as … [Continue reading] about 9 Secrets for Easier and Faster Local Citation Gathering
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New XL Google Places Pins under “Maps” Tab
Today I noticed a neat new feature in Google Places: extra-large pins for each business when you hover over that business in the “Maps” tab. You can see what I mean right now: 1. Type in a local-search term. Let’s say “pizza.” 2. Click on … [Continue reading] about New XL Google Places Pins under “Maps” Tab
The 2011 Google Places Slangbook
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
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