Comments on: Google Citations: Key to 7-Pak Happiness http://waltgoshert.com/google-citations-key-to-7-pak-happiness/ "... total 'Marketing' consciousness." Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:22:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=453 By: Daniel Evans http://waltgoshert.com/google-citations-key-to-7-pak-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 Daniel Evans Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:31:44 +0000 http://waltgoshert.com/?p=517#comment-1491 true happiness can be difficult to achieve, you can be rich but still not be truly happy *-, true happiness can be difficult to achieve, you can be rich but still not be truly happy *-,

]]> By: Walt Goshert http://waltgoshert.com/google-citations-key-to-7-pak-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Walt Goshert Wed, 05 May 2010 20:33:16 +0000 http://waltgoshert.com/?p=517#comment-442 Thanks Scott... appreciate your visit and comment. Great question... I find the same thing from Google on Citations as links indexed. Seems it's Google's way to keep Yahoo, Bing, and other SEO geeks guessing about their algo. Just because they're not showing up on your Google Places page doesn't mean Google hasn't counted them. Here's a link to David Mihm's take on Google's handling of Citations: http://www.davidmihm.com/blog/general-marketing/local-seo-citation-is-new-link/ My recommendation is the same as I outlined in my post. 1. Make sure you hit the major sites which Google uses as 3rd Party Data suppliers. 2. Keep your listings consistent- Business name, address, phone number on all sites where you submit. 3. Go after local blogs and industry sites. Many small, local businesses will have listings on Industry sites, such as Professional Associations or Vendors, but have opportunities to gain more local listings on blogs and local directories. These usually take a bit more digging to find and convince them to list your business. Thanks Scott… appreciate your visit and comment.

Great question…

I find the same thing from Google on Citations as links indexed. Seems it’s Google’s way to keep Yahoo, Bing, and other SEO geeks guessing about their algo. Just because they’re not showing up on your Google Places page doesn’t mean Google hasn’t counted them.

Here’s a link to David Mihm’s take on Google’s handling of Citations:

http://www.davidmihm.com/blog/general-marketing/local-seo-citation-is-new-link/

My recommendation is the same as I outlined in my post.
1. Make sure you hit the major sites which Google uses as 3rd Party Data suppliers.
2. Keep your listings consistent- Business name, address, phone number on all sites where you submit.
3. Go after local blogs and industry sites. Many small, local businesses will have listings on Industry sites, such as Professional Associations or Vendors, but have opportunities to gain more local listings on blogs and local directories. These usually take a bit more digging to find and convince them to list your business.

]]> By: pittsfield chiropractor http://waltgoshert.com/google-citations-key-to-7-pak-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-439 pittsfield chiropractor Wed, 05 May 2010 01:00:41 +0000 http://waltgoshert.com/?p=517#comment-439 Walt, thanks so much for your article, it's both informative and helpful. I have a question that I have scoured the internet for, but have not found an answer in regards to citations. I have listed my details with tons of sights, including all that you have mentioned above, but they have never listed to my Google local business page. How do I get them connected? Why has Google not seen and indexed them giving me the link citation? Any thoughts would be helpful.. Scott Walt, thanks so much for your article, it’s both informative and helpful. I have a question that I have scoured the internet for, but have not found an answer in regards to citations. I have listed my details with tons of sights, including all that you have mentioned above, but they have never listed to my Google local business page. How do I get them connected? Why has Google not seen and indexed them giving me the link citation? Any thoughts would be helpful.. Scott

]]> By: Walt Goshert http://waltgoshert.com/google-citations-key-to-7-pak-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Walt Goshert Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:27:25 +0000 http://waltgoshert.com/?p=517#comment-418 Thanks Todd... appreciate your visit and comment. I'll check out your site. You're right, Citations are key... (along with Reviews) Thanks Todd… appreciate your visit and comment.

I’ll check out your site.

You’re right, Citations are key… (along with Reviews)

]]> By: Todd Bryson http://waltgoshert.com/google-citations-key-to-7-pak-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Todd Bryson Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:57:15 +0000 http://waltgoshert.com/?p=517#comment-416 Getting citations is key. That why we created localsitesubmit.com to quickly get these citations. This service hand submits to all the top 100 local directories. Todd Bryson <a href="http://www.localsitesubmit.com">Local Directory Submitter</a> Getting citations is key. That why we created localsitesubmit.com to quickly get these citations. This service hand submits to all the top 100 local directories.
Todd Bryson
Local Directory Submitter

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