Hello,
The title isn't exactly correct, as it isn't "exactly" a duplicate. Here is the idea I have thought of, because I am pretty keen on getting GPlaces included with my site rental advertising packages.
It doesn't matter if a client has a verified or unverified listing. I want to make my own one that I am responsible for.
Let's say their address is 100 King Street.
If I sent a GPlaces postcard to 2/100 King Street (Unit 2/Suite 2 etc) then the post card will get through fine, as it will just get delivered to their address - even though the 2/100 King Street doesn't exist.
When I make the GPlaces listing, the name of the listing will be more general - something like {Their Town} Dental. I know Google requires the business name as the title, but in this case you can't point out that {Their Town} Dental is 'generic' because businesses do have fairly similar names for their clinics.
The website linked to the listing will be either mine, or a brand new domain that redirects to my local site - so that the GPlaces doesn't merge them.
The phone number will be a different one too, as it will be my own local number which I re-direct to any landline I want.
Essentially, the end result will be that there is another dental clinic at 2/100 King Street, with a different site, phone number, address etc.
So, it's not really a 'duplicate' in Googles eyes in this case.
Anyway, what do you guys think of the idea? Anyone tried this or something close out personally?
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Also, adding the site to their GPlaces listing does give a jump because a client of mine recently made a GPlaces listing and it is on spot C (brand new listing) and all she did was add her website. The listing is only ranking for the same keyword (only 1) that her site is ranking for.
So, I am a little worried that if I use a domain redirect on my local listing page (to save GPlaces from merging the two into one and then losing a spot) the new domain will have no value in terms of SEO and therefore I lose a lot of that 'easy' push upwards.
Thoughts?
Thanks guys, I know I'll get some good info!
The title isn't exactly correct, as it isn't "exactly" a duplicate. Here is the idea I have thought of, because I am pretty keen on getting GPlaces included with my site rental advertising packages.
It doesn't matter if a client has a verified or unverified listing. I want to make my own one that I am responsible for.
Let's say their address is 100 King Street.
If I sent a GPlaces postcard to 2/100 King Street (Unit 2/Suite 2 etc) then the post card will get through fine, as it will just get delivered to their address - even though the 2/100 King Street doesn't exist.
When I make the GPlaces listing, the name of the listing will be more general - something like {Their Town} Dental. I know Google requires the business name as the title, but in this case you can't point out that {Their Town} Dental is 'generic' because businesses do have fairly similar names for their clinics.
The website linked to the listing will be either mine, or a brand new domain that redirects to my local site - so that the GPlaces doesn't merge them.
The phone number will be a different one too, as it will be my own local number which I re-direct to any landline I want.
Essentially, the end result will be that there is another dental clinic at 2/100 King Street, with a different site, phone number, address etc.
So, it's not really a 'duplicate' in Googles eyes in this case.
Anyway, what do you guys think of the idea? Anyone tried this or something close out personally?
----
Also, adding the site to their GPlaces listing does give a jump because a client of mine recently made a GPlaces listing and it is on spot C (brand new listing) and all she did was add her website. The listing is only ranking for the same keyword (only 1) that her site is ranking for.
So, I am a little worried that if I use a domain redirect on my local listing page (to save GPlaces from merging the two into one and then losing a spot) the new domain will have no value in terms of SEO and therefore I lose a lot of that 'easy' push upwards.
Thoughts?
Thanks guys, I know I'll get some good info!
