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From what I have been reading, Google Places should be handled the follow way.

1. Nail the client to rank in the 7 box.
2. Build your citations that would be needed to take the 1st spot. Example the business in the 1st spot has 30 citation, so you build 40-50.
3. You claim the listing and optimize it with details, pics, video, and coupons.
4. Wait to get re-indexed hopefully in the 1st spot.
5. Have businesses clients go to the Places listing and rate and review.

Please correct me if I'm wrong or if I have it backwards. Also if I'm missing something important. I have just started offering G-Places as a service and just picked up 3, so I need to make sure I'm getting it right. Thanks in advance.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bronwyn and Keith
    Hi SC

    You will in most cases also need to do some decent SEO and backlinking to the main website since the changes that Google did in late October.

    Hope that helps

    Regards

    Bronwyn and Keith
    Originally Posted by sconlinemarketing View Post

    From what I have been reading, Google Places should be handled the follow way.

    1. Nail the client to rank in the 7 box.
    2. Build your citations that would be needed to take the 1st spot. Example the business in the 1st spot has 30 citation, so you build 40-50.
    3. You claim the listing and optimize it with details, pics, video, and coupons.
    4. Wait to get re-indexed hopefully in the 1st spot.
    5. Have businesses clients go to the Places listing and rate and review.

    Please correct me if I'm wrong or if I have it backwards. Also if I'm missing something important. I have just started offering G-Places as a service and just picked up 3, so I need to make sure I'm getting it right. Thanks in advance.
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    • Profile picture of the author johnmarshal
      Thanks for sharing your ideas with us.
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  • Profile picture of the author sconlinemarketing
    Yes I am doing sites for all 3. I will does the sites with seo first. My main question is, do I have to do the citations before claiming the listing? Thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author TE2
      Originally Posted by sconlinemarketing View Post

      Yes I am doing sites for all 3. I will does the sites with seo first. My main question is, do I have to do the citations before claiming the listing? Thanks
      Strongly recommended - my experience is that it is more effective to have citations prior to verifying a listing.

      John
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