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Local Search Forum - Google+ Local http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/ en Tue, 21 May 2013 20:25:19 GMT vBulletin 15 http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/images/5Star/misc/rss.png Local Search Forum - Google+ Local http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/ How do you track and measure for your clients? http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7170-how-do-you-track-measure-your-clients.html Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:44 GMT ---Quote (Originally by dorothea)--- Just as Linda already mentioned, results in terms of local SEO are starting to be a lot more difficult to...

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Just as Linda already mentioned, results in terms of local SEO are starting to be a lot more difficult to track.

3. Monitor SERP Results - this is just as difficult as the other two options, SERP results are no longer clearly fixed positions, they vary by country, city, and even neighborhood, device, browser, browsing history a.o. criteria. It's almost impossible to create a measurement of all these things. In additional to that, local SEO will soon no longer be merely SERP focused, with the new Google Maps we will have to develop ways of tracking business visibility on a map (for example, few months from here we might be telling our clients something like: "your business is visible when zooming out up to a scale of X").

Hope my answer will serve as a good starting point. :)

You NAILED it with #3. Totally nailed it!
I may quote you or use those lines. So well stated and so true! ]]> Google+ Local Linda Buquet http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7170-how-do-you-track-measure-your-clients.html SAB at the top http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7236-sab-top.html Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:32 GMT There is a HVAC company that has a Google+ page with the address listed and roofing as their category. How are they able to go from nowhere in sight... There is a HVAC company that has a Google+ page with the address listed and roofing as their category. How are they able to go from nowhere in sight to the top of rankings in the matter of 3 or 4 weeks? This is both confusing and frustrating. Take a look. https://plus.google.com/103660555064...EqeGwgHMv4DAAg. Any ideas? Thanks! ]]> Google+ Local Kel http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7236-sab-top.html Hiding Primary Residence on Google+ http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7195-hiding-primary-residence-google.html Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:06 GMT Thanks to both of you. I'm glad I checked.

The only way I see the "hide business address" is if I first select the option "travel to customers" or words to that effect. That's not untrue actually, but it's more likely her customers will come to her.

That also revealed more options for specifying the areas served more accurately, which is a bonus. ]]> Google+ Local djbaxter http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7195-hiding-primary-residence-google.html Google + Multiple Listings Question: Acceptable or Penalization in the Making? http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7179-google-multiple-listings-question-acceptable-penalization-making.html Tue, 21 May 2013 15:55:58 GMT Ok that makes sense. So in the new dashboard it's a little different. There is no button to check to hide address. Google automatically hides based on your selections.

So just like Rawly said "Just uncheck the box "I serve customers at my business address". That will ensure your address wil be hidden."

Plus below that enter your city with 20 mile radius. ]]> Google+ Local Linda Buquet http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7179-google-multiple-listings-question-acceptable-penalization-making.html Associating your Google+ Profile with your Business Page http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7216-associating-your-google-profile-your-business-page.html Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:22 GMT With Goolge+ profiles now having their own Page Rank, I would like to associate my personal G+ profile/email with my business. However, I am not... With Goolge+ profiles now having their own Page Rank, I would like to associate my personal G+ profile/email with my business.

However, I am not sure I set it up correctly. To attempt to do this I set myself as a contributor to my own website. For Google to verify this I had to use and verify an email address @mydomain.com, here is how it is setup below.

Did I set this up correctly for what I am looking to do?

Thanks in advance

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]]> Google+ Local bluehabit http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7216-associating-your-google-profile-your-business-page.html Multiple Websites and Google+ http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7041-multiple-websites-google.html Mon, 20 May 2013 06:25:24 GMT This is an interesting thread. I understand the multiple sites vs one site argument. Personally, I think it depends on the competitiveness of the KW... This is an interesting thread. I understand the multiple sites vs one site argument. Personally, I think it depends on the competitiveness of the KW you are ranking for.

Please indulge this thought experiment: if one indeed does have multiple locations and each one a separate website; therefore, one could have multiple google local + pages - correct? Furthermore, if all the websites had the same IP - would this create concern for Google? ]]> Google+ Local Daniel http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7041-multiple-websites-google.html Address on Google Maps http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7126-address-google-maps.html Sun, 19 May 2013 20:42:27 GMT Well the address should be the correct address. But it's all confusing to me without looking at the listing and knowing what correct and what's not. So will look at the info you PMed me then can maybe make more sense of it. ]]> Google+ Local Linda Buquet http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7126-address-google-maps.html The Joys of Google Places/Plus/Local/Gaps http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7055-joys-google-places-plus-local-gaps.html Sun, 19 May 2013 00:02:15 GMT Wade, I completely redid his original listing, removed any custom categories, made sure he was an SAB with a radius location. And then I reported... Wade, I completely redid his original listing, removed any custom categories, made sure he was an SAB with a radius location. And then I reported the issue. They came back within a couple of days to acknowledge and a couple of days again to say it was fixed.

That's when I noticed that the website was wrong! However, at least he did own the other website so I have now managed to work out how to forward. Hopefully, that will continue to work.

Marie, I have not pulled hair out but I'm sure it's going grey and I definitely have more wrinkles than when I first started doing this!

Linda, I too had thought of the bottle in the tide! I have another client who is struggling to get Google to recognise his address. His listing in our town remains on the front page but trying to rank for the county is up and down like a yoyo. One day he's there, the next day he isnt. Then he's back and then gone again. Today he seems to be ranking but he is at least beginning to understand the mercurial nature of Local. We just get so many clients who say 'But I've always ranked front page for blah in blah', what's going on and why can't you fix it!

Today, Google seems to have decided that my own business category is Computers! God knows where that has come from as I have spent the afternoon checking out my citations to see if I chose that as a category somewhere and come up empty handed. I just hope no one rings up asking for hardware advice and gives me a bad review as a result... :O

Colan, thank you - although I'm rather hoping to get off the rollercoaster and find a client who has an address that Google recognises, a store front that people can visit and five default categories that fit his products/services :)

AndyWPP, hope you can get to the bottom of it. ]]> Google+ Local Jo Shaer http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7055-joys-google-places-plus-local-gaps.html Warning: Multiple Websites Cause Problems with Google+ Local http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7085-warning-multiple-websites-cause-problems-google-local.html Fri, 17 May 2013 22:06:58 GMT Alex, I came across the same response a few weeks ago: *Hi there,Thank you for contacting Google+ Local about your business listing. It looks like... Alex, I came across the same response a few weeks ago:

Hi there,Thank you for contacting Google+ Local about your business listing. It looks like the website you submitted is one of multiple official websites for your location across the Web. If multiple websites exist for your business, we will not be able to moderate your preferred website onto the business listing. If you want to ensure that your preferred website appears on the listing, you should make sure it is the only official website for your business across the Web.

The client that I was working on in this case has 2 URL's for their website. One that was created by corporate and one that he purchased at some point. ]]> Google+ Local Colan Nielsen http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7085-warning-multiple-websites-cause-problems-google-local.html Google Places - Confusion http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7013-google-places-confusion.html Fri, 17 May 2013 00:30:45 GMT Sorry Matt, I have next to no experience with bulk uploads. Hopefully someone else can weigh in. Sorry Matt, I have next to no experience with bulk uploads. Hopefully someone else can weigh in. ]]> Google+ Local Colan Nielsen http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/7013-google-places-confusion.html New Business, No Listing Present http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/6974-new-business-no-listing-present.html Thu, 16 May 2013 03:19:59 GMT Thank you for the additional feedback. So far, we are looking good other than a few listings from yellowpage and affiliated type sites. I believe... Thank you for the additional feedback. So far, we are looking good other than a few listings from yellowpage and affiliated type sites.

I believe the business has been around since late 2012. They just launched a website and operate under a PO Box which is why they may not be visible. They do have an actual business address thankfully. ]]> Google+ Local Laustin1878 http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/6974-new-business-no-listing-present.html Google+ Local Business: Using an Apartment? http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/6973-google-local-business-using-apartment.html Wed, 15 May 2013 20:29:47 GMT Daniel is right.

Just want to stress a couple things. As long as that's your primary business address. In other words you can't set up an extra listing at an employee's apartment.

Plus be sure to select do not show my address or Google can delete your listing. ]]> Google+ Local Linda Buquet http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/6973-google-local-business-using-apartment.html Google + Local Optimal Image Sizes? http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/6921-google-local-optimal-image-sizes.html Wed, 15 May 2013 17:36:51 GMT I think we are all in the same wild goose chase, I haven't been able to find the exact sizes either. Now for any of the others, G+, Facebook, YouTuve, etc. this site has some good template sizes: Marketer’s Delight: Social Networks Cheat Sheet | Template Monster Blog

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Thanks Colon.

There is a lot of info over there and I think most of it applies to Google + Social Network.

The best I could find out of that is "Each photo must be bigger than 256 x 256 pixels, but under 1024 x 1024 pixels." I'm just trying to figure out the exact dimesions so they show perfectly for the Logo, (top corner) and the 5 regular 5 images.

I cant seem to find the exact dimensions anywhere.

]]> Google+ Local Motorwiz http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/6921-google-local-optimal-image-sizes.html Do backlinks help? http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/6884-do-backlinks-help.html Wed, 15 May 2013 13:29:06 GMT Interesting point, Nick...yeah, I guess theoretically it would work, although I'm not sure that the way to rank a Google+ page would be to get links. The mark of a popular page would be Plus shares, circles, and reviews, I would think. Links to a Plus (local) page just doesn't seem natural, and I can't see Google placing much weight on them. But all of that is just speculation on my part, obviously.

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Totally agree with you Phil that building (or attracting ;)) quality links to your website should be the primary goal. Theoretically though, wouldn't it also be possible to rank a Google+ local page in the organic search by building links to it. That way a business could potentially grab another page 1 spot, if that's what they're after.

]]> Google+ Local Phil Rozek http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/6884-do-backlinks-help.html 2 listings at the same address http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/5822-2-listings-same-address.html Sun, 12 May 2013 23:22:29 GMT LOL, the list of questions to ask before you take someone on grows ever longer :) Ta muchly LOL, the list of questions to ask before you take someone on grows ever longer :) Ta muchly ]]> Google+ Local Jo Shaer http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/5822-2-listings-same-address.html