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Google Places listings are becoming more and more important as they gain valuable real estate in Search Engine Results. This presentation discusses how to get started with Google Places, including how to claim your Google Places listings, how to optimize your Google Places listing, and some FAQs around Google Places.From Schipul - The Web Marketing CompanyCheck us out at http://thesemblog.com
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Intro to Google Places
Jennie Lane@owlflurry
Search Engine Marketing TeamSchipul – The Web Marketing Company
Why?
20-50% - or 2+ Billion
B2B
1. Crawl: Claim your Listing2. Walk: Handle the Basics– Make sure everything is
correct– Link back to your
website3. Run: Be a Places Pro– Fill out all fields– Add rich media – photos
& videos
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Step 1: Claim Your Listing
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Find Your Listing: google.com/places
Step 2: Verify the Basics
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Basics
• Make sure the information is accurate– One & only one listing for your location– Address & phone number are correct
• Use the exact business name• Report Issues you Can’t Fix– “Problem with this listing?”– Google Map Maker google.com/mapmaker
Categories1. Use All 5 Categories2. Use as many Google
Categories as possible>> Google knows that
Dentists clean teeth & Plumbers fix faucets
3. For custom categories, base on profitability – Tip: Use terms that
trigger a “7 pack”– Tip: Look at your
competitors
Step 3: Advanced
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Rich Media
Add Status
Opportunity to link back to your site!
Step 4: Reporting
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Step 5: Advanced Stuff
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Encourage Reviews
• Link customers to review sites
• Quality over Quantity
• Bad reviews are ok - Respond publicly & take it offline
• Google pulls different rating sites depending on the industry
• For insight on your industry, view competitor pages
LocalSEOguide.com surveyed top 20 categories in top 20 US cities and came up with this list of most popular sites:1. Yelp2. CitySearch3. InsiderPages4. Yahoo Local5. DealerRater6. JudysBook7. TripAdvisor8. Edmunds9. Zagat.com10. OpenTable
In Summary
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Dos & Don’ts• DO have one and only one listing• DO make sure your name is consistent
throughout• DO link back to your site• DO include frequent updates• DO use as many Google Categories as possible• DON’T forget to look at the stats!• DON’T forget to optimize your website for
local searches!
Google Places is Not Enough!
• Remember that you have to optimize your site for location as well– Use City/State Keywords– Location Pages for each Location– Display address and phone in text throughout
• Make sure site is consistent with Google Places– Reinforce Categories– Ensure name, address, phone match
Bing Local Listings
Questions?
Jennie LaneSEM Team, Schipul
TheSEMBlog.com
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