Comments on: How to Merge Google Maps Listing Properly http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/how-to-merge-google-maps-listing-properly/ Proven & practical local search marketing strategies for small businesses. Gain visibility in Google Maps, Yahoo Local Search, MSN Search Local & much more! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: jp http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/how-to-merge-google-maps-listing-properly/comment-page-1/#comment-781 jp Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:41:54 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/?p=1325#comment-781 i think the above doesn't apply anymore. see what google suggests now..... http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=183009 function sbmgOptinValidateForm992(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm992' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

i think the above doesn’t apply anymore. see what google suggests now…..

http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=183009

]]> By: Matthew Hunt http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/how-to-merge-google-maps-listing-properly/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Matthew Hunt Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:10:20 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/?p=1325#comment-735 @neel you should not lose your reviews if you follow these merging instructions. In fact, once all your listings are merged into 1 listing you should notice ranking improvement with Google Maps. function sbmgOptinValidateForm49(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm49' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

@neel you should not lose your reviews if you follow these merging instructions. In fact, once all your listings are merged into 1 listing you should notice ranking improvement with Google Maps.

]]> By: Neel Kandhari http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/how-to-merge-google-maps-listing-properly/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Neel Kandhari Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:25:20 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/?p=1325#comment-714 I followed these steps Will i loose my reviews function sbmgOptinValidateForm889(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm889' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

I followed these steps

Will i loose my reviews

]]>