My Google Local Map Page Was #1 - Now Dropped Way Down - What Happened?

by Bob Montgomery

Posted: 14 years ago 7 replies

I had a Google Local Map Page that had been in the #1 position on Google for about 30 to 45 days for my keywords which were "idaho incorporation" I started doing a little manual backling linking and I ordered one round of blog comments from a WF offer. I did this with the thought that it would help strengthen and maintain the # 1 position. Not long after I did the backlinking and blog comments my #1 position suddenly dropped to about 150. What happened???

Does the "Google Dance" thing happen to local Google map pages also?

Any ideas on what might have happened here?

How can I get this page back to #1 or close?

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks - Bob M

P.S. I can give my url if that would help but didn't want to be accused of advertising or self promotion on this thread. I'm really trying to learn this IM and SEO thing and I'm not sure what went wrong.

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Intrepreneur 14 years ago

I can fix it :-)

The reason it's gone is most likely because someone like me fixed the others..

I would go into detail on what to do but could take forever as there is many different things that need to be looked at.
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- kaizen0909 14 years ago
  
  Same thing happened to me!
  
  Anyone want to shed some light on this please? None of the other companies are optimised, mine, just seems to have slipped
  
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- Bob Montgomery 14 years ago
  
  Can you give more detail to your comment "I can fix it."
  
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  Intrepreneur 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Bob Montgomery
  
  Can you give more detail to your comment "I can fix it."
  
  It would take a long time...
  
  Originally Posted by Intrepreneur
  
  I would go into detail on what to do but could take forever as there is many different things that need to be looked at.
  
  Thanks
  
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rockstar99 14 years ago

Google maps looks for a few things...

1. Variance in ratings (meaning not just 5's, 4's and 3's also)
2. Ratings that come from your area - applies to most businesses
3. Relevancy - obviously Google wants to see how relevant your business is. Meaning your description, categories, and every thing else must match up with your posting and website.
4. Offer a coupon.

Hope this helps! See ya

-Paul
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- Bob Montgomery 14 years ago
  
  Does it make a difference whether you optimize for the main domain (www.yourname.com) or a subdomain or file such as (www.yourname.com/xxx.html ?
  
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Lesley Huntley 14 years ago

Intrepreneur, I'm searching for this information.

Could you please list the top 10 or so details, I would really appreciate it!
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