Questions tagged [google-local-search]
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Is being near an ocean a local SEO disadvantage? Is Google clever enough to know I don't sell services to mermaids?
My business is located near the seafront and some people think that's pretty neat as I'm able to spend my lunches on the beach, however today it just came to me that maybe my business is at a serious SEO disadvantage by being located near the ocean…
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If I create a Google+ Business page will my organic rank be effected in non-local areas?
My website has two location landing pages - currently targeting two neighbouring towns that are outside of my actual place of business. Those respective pages rank within the top 3 organic listings of those relevant searches "{keyword} in…
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How can I optimize a business site to rank well in local search for multiple cities?
I live in an area where there are two cities of 60-90k people adjacent to each other. Due to Google's apparent emphasis on physical location of a business when it comes to SERPs for local queries, it can be difficult for a business to rank for…
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SEO for Google Maps
Can't make sense out of the way Google Maps position their results.
Here is my places page, that I'm trying to optimize for the "sprinkler hollywood florida" keywords and appears at the end of 3rd page, and here is the 4st place for those…
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What is the difference between HTML lang attribute and LINK hreflink attribute?
Let say example.com has two different country version apart from main English version
Israel(example.il)
New Zealand(example.nz)
What SEO practice should I follow.
Method 1 - HTML lang
example.com
example.il
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What are the local SEO implications of having multiple Google Pages for the same business address?
A law firm has a Google My Business page for each of the attorneys. The names of the pages are written as and they all point to the same exact address on Google Maps.
What is the SEO implication? Does this hurt SEO, or…
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How do I indicate city level variants of content pages for SEO?
I am developing a service that deals with local city governments. For SEO, I want to have a page for each city that has some unique content for the city government (phone number, address for city hall, hours of operations, etc.) and some repeated…
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What is Schema @id and does inaccessible URLS within it matter?
I am in the process of installing Schema on my friends website. I'm adding ServiceType to his House Clearance page, as well as all his other services that he provides to the local area of Bournemouth using areaServed > GeoShape > circle, which is…
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Google My Business not displaying in Google Maps Organics Results
I’m not sure what to make of this, but Google maps is not displaying my business ‘BYBE’ in Google Maps organic search results.
The business is located on Knyveton Road in Bournemouth yet is not listed for some reason:
Yet, if I type BYBE, it…
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How do clicks from Google Places show up in Analytics?
We've just implemented Google Places for our business and are getting a few hits through the mini-analytics that places have. But those are just a hybrid impressions, CTR chart.
Is there a way to track clicks from local results in the full blown…
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How to approach same services, multiple locations for SEO purposes?
I have a website for a company with multiple locations across a large state. Each location offers the same services. The corporate site lists all of the services offered in detail, and each location page does not.
Client wants to rank for searches…
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Registered address different to a businesses operating location
In the UK a company is required by law to state their registered address on their website. It is common here for a company to use their accountant's address as their registered address. This can be many miles from where the actual business is run…
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Which are the priority online mediums for local businesses? Is Google Adwords appropriate for Local Business marketing?
We received a promotion offer from Google Adwords to tempt us to try the AdWords service (spend at least 25 in the next few months and get 75 credit). But this is a small local business that is only interested in drawing traffic from the surrounding…
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When is the G+ Business page displayed in search results?
I added a keyword to my business name on G+Business local and the page was displayed along ads when the keyword was being searched for locally.
I have now noticed that my G+ page is almost never shown. My second business page for my second business…
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Do NAP citations work the same way for local as links work in normal search?
A lot is written about local ranking factors in Google.
One of the prevailing arguments is that local search is heavily influenced by the number and quality of NAP (name, address, phone) citations for a certain site which is similar to the way…
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