Quality of inbound links to website as well as guantity of inbound links is very important to Google Maps rankings. What is quality inbound links? In this case, it is related to geo-specific links. The quality and quantity of inbound links with the right anchor text will just possibly overcome everything else in doing well in Google Maps.

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Citations from business directories / local directories and internet yellow pages is the most important factor to Google Maps as well as local search rankings.

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Considering the search engine’s perspective – local search is there to get people to a physical location, PO box doesn’t help. Better yet, it has a negative impact on your ranking in Google Maps. Including your PO Box on contact page doesn’t hurt, but your “contact us” page should include your physical address.

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Including a toll free number on your “contact us” page doesn’t hurt , but the “contact us” page should always include a local phone number. Remember search engine’s perspective – local search is there to get people to a physical location. Including your local phone number helps boosting up your website rankings in Google Maps as well as other local search maps such as Yahoo Local (Yahoo Maps) and Local Search Maps (MSN 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.