Comments on: Why Having a Visible Google Local Listing is Essential for Small Businesses http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-having-a-visible-googles-local-listing-is-essential-for-small-businesses/ 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: ramona http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-having-a-visible-googles-local-listing-is-essential-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-838 ramona Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:33:23 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/?p=1062#comment-838 hey google has done aloth of changes recently not only to the 10 box listings only revealing 7 now but as well when you create a business account in google places, instead of claiming or adding a new listing that has your same phone number, name or address, bun now you just enter the phone number you want listed so you can just edit the listing. This new system cuts down on too many loose listings with the same phone numbers!! I much like googles new changes :) function sbmgOptinValidateForm332(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm332' + '_' + 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; }

hey google has done aloth of changes recently not only to the 10 box listings only revealing 7 now but as well when you create a business account in google places, instead of claiming or adding a new listing that has your same phone number, name or address, bun now you just enter the phone number you want listed so you can just edit the listing. This new system cuts down on too many loose listings with the same phone numbers!! I much like googles new changes :)

]]> By: Matthew Hunt http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-having-a-visible-googles-local-listing-is-essential-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Matthew Hunt Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:41:08 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/?p=1062#comment-419 Walt, Thanks for stopping by again - much appreciated and glad you jumped into the conversation here. From my understanding you can't writer a review without a Gmail account. Yes I see with Gwave and some other G-tools that soon all this will be integrated into one social system. Not sure how it all connects, but I think all will be revealed to very shortly. function sbmgOptinValidateForm48(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm48' + '_' + 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; }

Walt, Thanks for stopping by again – much appreciated and glad you jumped into the conversation here. From my understanding you can’t writer a review without a Gmail account. Yes I see with Gwave and some other G-tools that soon all this will be integrated into one social system. Not sure how it all connects, but I think all will be revealed to very shortly.

]]> By: Walt Goshert http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-having-a-visible-googles-local-listing-is-essential-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Walt Goshert Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:14:10 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/?p=1062#comment-418 Matt, Great idea to handle the postcard mailers to solicit online reviews and do the input for the B.O. Someone mentioned that Google Reviews done using a Gmail account seem to get ranking juice in the 7-Pak? Not sure if you've heard this or if it's true, but in Google World, and the direction Google is going to link up social tools, it does make sense. As always, solid info video with good tips. Google Local Listings are going to play a bigger and bigger role for Local Biz. Having fully completed Profiles, getting citations, and Reviews will be the difference makers. Walt function sbmgOptinValidateForm567(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm567' + '_' + 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; }

Matt,

Great idea to handle the postcard mailers to solicit online reviews and do the input for the B.O.

Someone mentioned that Google Reviews done using a Gmail account seem to get ranking juice in the 7-Pak? Not sure if you’ve heard this or if it’s true, but in Google World, and the direction Google is going to link up social tools, it does make sense.

As always, solid info video with good tips.

Google Local Listings are going to play a bigger and bigger role for Local Biz.

Having fully completed Profiles, getting citations, and Reviews will be the difference makers.

Walt

]]> By: Matthew Hunt http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-having-a-visible-googles-local-listing-is-essential-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-417 Matthew Hunt Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:57:51 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/?p=1062#comment-417 Paul, Thanks for stopping by. Yes I have noticed the 7-box lately too. Looks like it might be sticking and replacing the 10-box. It may e 7-box, 3-box, and 1-box. I have seem to be able to get a 1-box for some of my clients if there are enough citations and reviews, which is awesome because it pushes all the competition off the local listings. Very cool! function sbmgOptinValidateForm648(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm648' + '_' + 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; }

Paul,

Thanks for stopping by. Yes I have noticed the 7-box lately too. Looks like it might be sticking and replacing the 10-box. It may e 7-box, 3-box, and 1-box. I have seem to be able to get a 1-box for some of my clients if there are enough citations and reviews, which is awesome because it pushes all the competition off the local listings. Very cool!

]]> By: paul http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-having-a-visible-googles-local-listing-is-essential-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-416 paul Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:06:44 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/?p=1062#comment-416 Great point for local businesses!! Just a heads up Google has been switching that 10-box to 7 and in some cases 3! So to your point its really important to do the research and get the keywords correct. -All the Best and thanks for the info function sbmgOptinValidateForm907(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm907' + '_' + 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; }

Great point for local businesses!! Just a heads up Google has been switching that 10-box to 7 and in some cases 3! So to your point its really important to do the research and get the keywords correct. -All the Best and thanks for the info

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