You should have a local phone number in Local Business Listings (LBL). It doesn’t hurt to add the toll free number to LBL, but if you use a toll free number without a local phone number in LBL, it will have a negative impact on your raking in Google Maps.
For other local search, visit our Google Maps Algorithm page, Google Maps Optimization (Google Maps SEO) page, Live Search Map and Yahoo Local page.
Having multiple Local Business Listings (LBLs) with the same address has the negative impact of splitting the strength of your listings. We recommend you to delete the other LBLs with the same address. If they’re franchises, like “Subway”, they would be OK.
For other local search, visit our Google Maps Algorithm page, Google Maps Optimization (Google Maps SEO) page, Live Search Map and Yahoo Local page.
Google PageRank (PR) affects Google Maps ranking? The answer is “no”, but we found a slight impact of high PageRank. Definately, if your home page has a high PageRank, you get better rankings in Google Maps, but Google Maps algorithms are more complicated, and if you do like we stated in our Google Masp SEO page, you can get your website listed within the Google 10 packs, even if you have a poor PR. The method also works on Yahoo Local SEO and Live Search Maps SEO.
This kills kills rankings quicker than most factors, especially your listings in multiple cities. For a while, it was okay, but Google will find it out.
For other local search, visit our Google Maps Algorithm page, Google Maps Optimization (Google Maps SEO) page, Live Search Map and Yahoo Local page.
There’s no such thing as a negative rating. The range is between 0 and 5, but these are all degrees of positivity. The more customer ratings you have the better higher rankings you can has in Google Maps. Think about it. If Google allows you to rank down your competitors’ websites, it would be such a mess.
For other local search, visit our Google Maps Algorithm page, Google Maps Optimization (Google Maps SEO) page, Live Search Map and Yahoo Local page.
Now that Google is putting Google Profiles in search results, you might want to get your Google Profiles listed in search engine results for SEO purpose. Here is an easy step:
1. You must go to Google’s profile or Knol site and sign in.
2. Then go to your profile settings.
3. Click on the “Name Verification” tab
4. Then choose to verify by phone or via credit card
Here is another SEO tip for you. Fill up your prolile information as much as possible, and constantly update your information such as adding videos, images and more information in text or link.
Here are three easy steps to get your website listed on Live Local Maps (MSN Local Search).
Step 1: Create an account with Windows Live ID/MSN/BING.
Step 2: Go to Local Listing Center and begin to fill out forms.
Step 3: Submitt all information to Live Local Maps.
For local SEO, we encourage your customers to review your website, and getting listed on additional local review sites such as Yelp and Insiderpages to further advertise your business will help!
For other local search, visit our Google Maps Algorithm page, Google Maps Optimization (Google Maps SEO) page and Yahoo Local page.
Here are three easy steps to get your website listed on Yahoo Local.
Step 1: Register for Yahoo E-mail address.
Step 2: Go to the following link and begin to fill out forms. http://listings.local.yahoo.com/signup/create_1.php
Step 3: Fill out Location Information, Hours of Operation, and Additional Information. Pay attentions to “Product and Service Offered” section. Adding keywords to the “Product and Service Offered” section will help ranking up your website in Yahoo Local.
For local SEO, we encourage your customers to review your website, and getting listed on additional local review sites such as Yelp and Insiderpages to further advertise your business will help!
For other local search, visit our Google Maps Algorithm page, Google Maps Optimization (Google Maps SEO) page and Live Search Map Page.
The more information Google Maps Local Business Listing (LBL) has about your business the better. Therefore, having a coupon boosts up your rankings in Google Maps, virtually in the 10 pack.
For other Google Maps algorithms, visit our Google Maps Algorithm page and Google Maps Optimization (Google Maps SEO) page.
According to our research, adding location keywords such as city names to Local Business Listing Custom Fields helps getting your website listed within a 10-pack listing, but this seems like a secondary factor. Again, Google places values on your business physical address and adderss information in other business directory and yellowpage websites.
For other Google Maps algorithms, visit our Google Maps Algorithm page and Google Maps Optimization (Google Maps SEO) page.
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