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Google+ Local listing help

by Matthew Shelton
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Hey,
As a clients' webmaster a few months back I deleted their Google Places listing which was based on an old Yellow Pages site and had minimal information (because I couldn't get rid of it any other way) and created a new Google Places listing for them based on their new website,
with a good deal more information, images, etc., which went through the Google places verification process ok,



but the new listing (which is now a plus.google.com address) does not show up in the search results at all - you have to know what the url is to go there or find it at all
- Anybody have any ideas what did I do wrong, and how can I fix it?


PS: other businesses in the same search are showing up that aren't optimized at all, so it isn't a lack of page/listing optimization on my part
PPS: I've posted this question on the appropriate Google Groups forum but haven't heard anything back yet. I'm betting on finding better/faster information here!
#google #google+ local #listing #local
  • Profile picture of the author MadLion
    Google local listings is now Google places and incorporates google+ somehow. Its been very difficult to get a listing verified for so many people lately. The control panel view has changed so

    those updates may be part of the problem. I emailed them to get help in my case using the help tab....
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    • Profile picture of the author apprillove
      Originally Posted by MadLion View Post

      Google local listings is now Google places and incorporates google+ somehow. Its been very difficult to get a listing verified for so many people lately. The control panel view has changed so

      those updates may be part of the problem. I emailed them to get help in my case using the help tab....
      Google plus is still in its infancy stage and there are still some fluctuation that we can encounter.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kung Fu Backlinks
    I'm surprised you weren't just able to change the website URL and other information after claiming that first listing. If you were able to delete it, that would mean you had control of the listing.

    I assume you only recently created that new one? It can take months for new listings to show up in the SERPs.

    I wouldn't waste time, though... use this time constructively by claiming and fixing all business listings you can. You should also be building as many new citations as you can, filling out profiles completely.

    Get active in the Google + and other social spaces, too.

    You should also look into sitemaps, KML, tweaking the website, etc. Unfortunately, there's a lot more that goes into optimizing a listing than just the images and video.

    I hope that helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author Matthew Shelton
    Thanks for all your replies and help. Through all this process it has become quite clear that is by far best to try to work with an existing Places/+/Local listing rather than deleting and creating a new one, because it takes so long to get it to rank. This is a totally different animal, it seems, from standard onpage and offpage SEO, and the whole system is in quite a state of flux so let this be a cautionary tale and don't delete any existing listing, even if you are worried about possible "dupes" (duplicate listings).
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    • Profile picture of the author apprillove
      Originally Posted by Matthew Shelton View Post

      Thanks for all your replies and help. Through all this process it has become quite clear that is by far best to try to work with an existing Places/+/Local listing rather than deleting and creating a new one, because it takes so long to get it to rank.
      Exactly Matt. Its feels like back to base, back to Zero.
      This is a totally different animal, it seems, from standard onpage and offpage SEO, and the whole system is in quite a state of flux so let this be a cautionary tale and don't delete any existing listing, even if you are worried about possible "dupes" (duplicate listings).
      Standard! Yes, that's the word Matt. Google is stripping all the spams and looking forward to all natural and standard tactics on SEO.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kung Fu Backlinks
    If you're ever concerned with dup. listings... just contact Google support. They are extremely helpful and can accomplish a lot with a simple support request. I regularly email with them and have never had a problem getting dupes taken care of. I've had unverified ones deleted by their support, and that has saved me weeks of waiting.
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