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More Important than Ever to Claim Google Places Page
by Katherine Andes
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I say often because results were not consistent in various cities I tried. However, I’ve been noticing this in some cities for many weeks now, so I know something is up.
It used to be that these types of listings took up about one-quarter of the first page of search results. Now, I’ve seen it take up half to three-quarters of the page!
So that means if you are accustomed to being about #7 on a search results page, you might now be pushed back to the second page, if you don’t have a Places listing.
I’ve also noticed that they often, not always, blend your regular listing with your Places listing. Google used to always keep those separate, so you might have had a Places listing at the top of the page and a regular listing a little lower. Now it’s all mixed up.
More than ever, you need to claim your Google Places listing to ensure that your business has a chance of appearing in the top results.
To sign up, go to Google Places, and click on the button under the red balloon to claim your business listing.
Easy Web Tip #117: Map listings are taking up more of the local search results. Claim your Google business listing so you show up. Also claim listings on Yahoo and Bing.
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