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SEO oneboxes – not only in Duluth

SEO oneboxes – not only in Duluth

Following Mike’s example of Google still showing oneboxes on SEO related terms (which they banished some time ago ) I found another example where google decides to put up the onebox. Considering the Guidelines for inclusion in Google Maps you might find this example particularly funny.

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Quality Guidelines and reinclusion for Google Maps

Some technical difficulties with his blog doesn’t stop Mike to get up early today and post his very interesting findings on an update in the Google Maps Help Center. The Google Maps Help Center now contains some guidelines for your business inclusion and also, what to do when you got kicked out of Google Maps [...]

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Local SEO in Travel

Local SEO in Travel

Yesterday I was reading the Google Maps help groups for business owners, and a question was raised if it was Okay with Google to submit (self contained) accommodations to the Local Business Center. we’re an accommodation provider with over 150 self contained holiday listings. We’d like each of these properties to appear on the local [...]

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Lots of Spam

Google Maps Spam report option – tiny hooray for Google

This morning I read on Matt’s Blog that Google opened up a thread in the Google Maps Help Groups for Business Owners where we are now able to post our Google Maps spam issues. You can find it here In the meanwhile, colleague in the Local Search business, Mike Blumenthal featured a little story what [...]

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Removing Listings from the new Local Business Center

Pain and hassles new Google Local Business Center

Google is changing their Local Business Center interface. For many of you, you will start thinking, YES! finally! Actually I like the new interface and it definitely encourages people to add more data to their business listings. In the old tabbed model you were able to just finish after entering your business details and forget [...]

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Google Maps spam appearing in Europe – not only a problem in US

Google Maps spam appearing in Europe – not only a problem in US

Map spam is starting to become a problem in Europe as well. Most of us might know (almost infamous) Mike Blumenthal for his ongoing vendetta against map spam and battering Google in the process. According to this article it says that Maps Guide Jen made the statement that businesses were only allowed to have only one listing [...]

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