Recent content by localdominator

I have had hit and miss with the phone verification. I did 22 listings the other day and all but 2 were ok using a phone. I had a lawyer and a oral surgeon that had to both be done by post card. Ultimately I think it will be way too much for them not to continue to use phone verification...

What other services would you like to have done for you or made easier for you besides having your Google Places listings ranked on front page? This is a chance to create your wishlist. We are working to add additional services and want your input, so feel free to add whatever you would...

Google has only called me to sell me, never to address any changes with an account. That part they automate. If you are getting a call about other stuff be very wary.

You also should consider where your citations/reviews are going. Not all are created equal in weighting in Google's eyes. It isn't about just having more than the competition, but also where. Also, depending on a few things, if you are doing all your review/citations from your same ip this...

I have gotten around the postcard verification by recreating the listing and then doing it again. Also, you can play with the phone verification if you change the forwarding options like gnumbers will let you. You do need proxies if you are doing this on a regular basis. If you have to...

Problem is that after 10 you have to verify by phone, which you can do 5 per phone then you have to get a new number to do it. So while useful, it can be a pain in the rear too.

You can also get a simple script built for you or you can make one yourself with something like iMacro and then just edit the content you want posted and click run. That way you would maintain your privacy and at the same time have a great deal of flexibility in what you want to do or if you...

Overall, I like the shift,(although it entails more work than in the past) it has improved my client's visibility and they have been satisfied with the results. I am interested to see if anyone uses the Hotpot. I think it may be too early yet to tell if that is going to succeed/flop.

I have been satisfied with the changes google has made. Frankly I think that the local places results are here to stay even though Google has said that it is still beta. The overall structure is in place for it to be their new "king" of the front page. Especially with them doing stuff like...

sent you a pm asking for a bit more info so I can help you out.

Have any of you been getting calls from google asking you to put out for tags? I have had a number of customers route their calls to me from Google trying to hit them up.

With such a targeted change you are probably just being re-indexed, give it a week or so, then check and you should be doing fine.

I take the approach of showing him what it looks like when someone searches for him or his industry. Then ask do you know any of these people (ie his competitors). Then follow up with something along the lines of "if a person types in X, and this is what they see, how do you expect them to...

when you meet your business partner playing video games and then work online together for almost a year before meeting in person :)

Get a google number that is local and forward it to your number. You should be able to phone verify that way.