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SEO & Google Places Questions

by MsMotivation1
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Hi everyone...

1. I have a new SEO client and I plan on doing the SEO myself instead of outsourcing it this time. I have quite a few local SEO courses, but with the recent Google changes, I'm a little confused about a few things.

It's a local "we buy gold" company that we did a website re-design for.
Now, they want to do SEO with us and I know it's going to be easy to rank them - I just want to confirm a few things.

If someone is willing to speak with me over the phone for maybe 15 minutes to answer a few questions, please PM me and we'll go from there... and I'm willing to pay if necessary .


2. One question is in regards to getting access to a client's Google Places account... what do you do in the case that their Gmail account is tied to their personal Google Places account? - which means they are not going to give me their login info.

We need to make some changes to it... so is there an admin login feature?

I don't think taking down his Google Places listing and starting from scratch is a good idea (he was open to it)... or is that the only workaround?

If anyone dropping by the thread has some insight on this, feel free to post here in case others have the same question.

I hope this makes sense...

Thank you guys!
#google #places #questions #seo
  • Profile picture of the author GeorgeO7
    I usually setup a new gmail account for each new client to take advantage of Places Page, Analytics and Adwords. This keeps you in control.

    George
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    • Profile picture of the author MsMotivation1
      Thanks George... so when they already have a Google Places listing... would it hurt anything to delete that one and create a brand new one?

      I guess my fear is... he is already coming up #3 on one of his keywords and wants to get to the #1 spot. But I don't want to jeopardize his current position by taking it down.

      Is it fairly easy to get back on top with a brand new listing? The keyword really isn't competitive... so maybe I'm worried for nothing.

      He has already tried to optimize it on his own, but we need to make some changes and add a few things and he'll probably get to the #1 spot.


      Originally Posted by GeorgeO7 View Post

      I usually setup a new gmail account for each new client to take advantage of Places Page, Analytics and Adwords. This keeps you in control.

      George
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      • Profile picture of the author Principal
        Hi MsMotivation,

        With very exceptions, don't delete a ranking listing. Getting a new listing to rank takes time, and is usually simply a waste of effort.

        Regarding the email access, you two choices:

        1. My preferred option. I setup a new email (as George also suggested) claiming ownership of the listing. Most times Google will call the registered office number (versus postcard). Just call the client office before you make the change, let them know that Google will be calling in a couple of minutes with a pin code. Have them call you (or you call them) when they get the code. I always have them stay on the phone while I verify the code. When the pin code passes, you now have control of the account.

        2. Option 2 works also. I know it sounds a bit strange and you will probably be surprised, but I have had several of my clients give me access to their personal gmails tied to their G. Places account. Although this works, it is not a clean as option 1. In the couple of cases when I used personal accounts the client had a long history with their G. Places account tied to the gmail and really wanted to continue that way.

        Originally Posted by MsMotivation1 View Post

        Thanks George... so when they already have a Google Places listing... would it hurt anything to delete that one and create a brand new one?

        I guess my fear is... he is already coming up #3 on one of his keywords and wants to get to the #1 spot. But I don't want to jeopardize his current position by taking it down.

        Is it fairly easy to get back on top with a brand new listing? The keyword really isn't competitive... so maybe I'm worried for nothing.

        He has already tried to optimize it on his own, but we need to make some changes and add a few things and he'll probably get to the #1 spot.
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        • Profile picture of the author MsMotivation1
          Thanks Principal...

          Unfortunately, he's already told me that he does not feel comfortable giving me access to his Gmail account - and I totally understand that.

          So, now... I just have to decide whether I should delete the existing listing and start with a brand new one (which you don't suggest).

          I guess he will just have to give me access if he doesn't want to lose his current ranking.

          Thanks to everyone who responded.

          If anyone else has any ideas, let me know... thank you!


          Originally Posted by Principal View Post

          Hi MsMotivation,

          With very exceptions, don't delete a ranking listing. Getting a new listing to rank takes time, and is usually simply a waste of effort.

          Regarding the email access, you two choices:

          1. My preferred option. I setup a new email (as George also suggested) claiming ownership of the listing. Most times Google will call the registered office number (versus postcard). Just call the client office before you make the change, let them know that Google will be calling in a couple of minutes with a pin code. Have them call you (or you call them) when they get the code. I always have them stay on the phone while I verify the code. When the pin code passes, you now have control of the account.

          2. Option 2 works also. I know it sounds a bit strange and you will probably be surprised, but I have had several of my clients give me access to their personal gmails tied to their G. Places account. Although this works, it is not a clean as option 1. In the couple of cases when I used personal accounts the client had a long history with their G. Places account tied to the gmail and really wanted to continue that way.
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          • Profile picture of the author kdvwest
            If the listing is already tied into a gmail which is also his personal account, can he just not edit the listing with a new gmail that you both have access to? :confused:
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            • Profile picture of the author MsMotivation1
              Nope because...

              OK, you know if you have a Gmail account, that email address/account is tied to all of your other Google Accounts such as Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Groups, and all of the other Google accounts... Well, Google Places is one of them.

              But I just found this blurb on Google... sounds like you can add an additional email address to access the account, but it doesn't go into much detail so I'll have to keep investigating:

              At this time, there's no way to transfer your Google Places listing from one account to another. If you sell your business, or otherwise want to transfer your listing to a new account, we suggest that you create a new listing under a new account name. When possible, you'll want to delete the listing from the old account. Please keep in mind that you or the new owner will need to verify the listing again via PIN within the new account.
              Alternatively, sign up for Google Places using an email address you wouldn't mind sharing. That way, if you need to transfer ownership of your listing to someone else, they can use the same account.

              If you want to change your account login, you can do this by visiting your Google Account and click Edit for email addresses and add the other email account you'd like to access the email account from.


              Originally Posted by kdvwest View Post

              If the listing is already tied into a gmail which is also his personal account, can he just not edit the listing with a new gmail that you both have access to? :confused:
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    • Profile picture of the author Bronwyn and Keith
      Hey George

      Good point.

      The old saying goes "he who has the gold makes the rules". In this case the GOLD is the access to the TOOLS to get the clients info out on the web.

      If you control the situation then they are more likely to treat you well.

      Regards

      Bronwyn and Keith

      Originally Posted by GeorgeO7 View Post

      I usually setup a new gmail account for each new client to take advantage of Places Page, Analytics and Adwords. This keeps you in control.

      George
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  • Profile picture of the author rahulbatra
    You can setup a new gmail account for the client or if you don't wanna start from scratch than you can ask for their login info I don't think they should have any problem in this.
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  • Profile picture of the author redlegrich
    I'll have to see what the answer to kdvwest's questions is!

    I would never create a new account after deleting an existing listing. You'll lose everything, even if there was not much there. At least it WAS there which is a big deal.
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  • Profile picture of the author pyrmontvillage
    Thanks for all the handy information in this thread. Will go play.
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