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Gaming the system would be using the exploits. Understanding what Google looks for helps rank. Creating good content and getting links helps rank, however, having site structure and design and understanding what Google is looking for help create more accurately targeted SEO. "write great copy...

You still have structure, what Google responds to. You can learn a lot about how the system works by seeing what they favor with Blackhat.

Yeah, they just use postings and social to ask people to use their addresses. There is an easier way that actually will get you listed in a commercial environment and hide your address. I don't provide the service (I am whitehat) I do however like to see what blackhatters are doing to help...

I misread! Yeah, some people can pull it off but it's not an easy task! unless as you stated they actually have a physical location. Getting them live is easy

You mean like all these pages on the forum of people reporting them.

Verification isn't the problem. You can't keep the listings live, waste of time and money.

They have basically optimized different pages with the city keywords and submitted it in the site-map. I mean they have performed SEO related tasks but this is basic local SEO.

Don't worry about hiding your address, some allow you to do so but I personally wouldn't worry about it! As long as you aren't creating more than one GMB listing you are allowed to operate out of your home with a service-based model.

Where do you operate your business? Or is this for a client? Do you operate out of a house? completely virtual? What type of business? All of this depends on if you can get a GMB listing. If you simply are trying to rank in each city a page for each location domain.com/sanjose...

Go back and manually change the descriptions and images, it's also an opportunity to ensure that everything is filled out. Pay someone to go back and do it, I personally like to ensure everything is done correctly myself.

You quoted 6 words from what I said, but what I was actually saying is if you use citations with the exact same description etc.. over and over Google doesn't index them. So spreading as many of your links around that aren't indexed is useless. Was simply giving some advice to make sure each...

So the way I think most of them are doing it is inside the dashboard, when you click reinstate the listing it's kind of tricky to find I know sometimes it wouldn't show up but there is a page that lets you verify your listing with pictures, video on hangouts with Google but I have only done it...

Google trusted verifier works, The other methods work as well once they are live you can contact Google and they typically will verify it for you.

No problem! Sorry for the long delay things got really busy.

There are several ways, one way is data aggregators which takes a lot of time to wait for them to get indexed. Another way is people are becoming Google Trusted Verifier which isn't as hard as it sounds or is made out to be. Then people are also using Local Guides and changing info in maps or...

Did you get any return on your listing? Such as any leads? Just curious I know mine is all for credibility I get very little leads from them.

It might be content, is your website mobile friendly? You need good content to convert lol :) I hope you can sense my sarcasm! Because my tone did change hahah

If it's not indexed it's not showing on Google. Plain and simple.

Most people (not all) skip ads. All depends on the industry but I know the clients ranking in the pack get more calls than clicks and most clicks convert to calls so it's worth getting there.

Pay for a good one it will show potential clients that you are providing something of value instead of free and will save you time and money down the road. Then when they transition to paying clients they will be familiar with the reports you use etc.. and you don't have to re-enter the data.