Comments on: Universal Business Listing and Your Google Local Ranking http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/universal-business-listing-google-local-ranking We share tips on search engine optimization, pay per click advertising, local search optimizing, and other tactics to improve your online presence. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:47:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: One @ Local Business Listing http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/universal-business-listing-google-local-ranking#comment-27 One @ Local Business Listing Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:40:17 +0000 http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/?p=261#comment-27 Make sure your local business listing is complete. For instance, include pictures, videos, coupons, a full description dense with keywords, be sure to select the appropriate categories for your business, etc, etc. Use keywords in your local business listing description and make it as long as Google allows. If you have local competitors that are ranking well with the Google Local Business listings take the time to look at their local business listings. A very important and often overlooked piece to the overall puzzle is having customer reviews associated with your Google Local Business listing. So, how do you go about getting customer reviews? Simply add a link from your homepage to the listing and encourage current customers or website visitors to review your company. You cannot have too many customer reviews! Make sure your local business listing is complete. For instance, include pictures, videos, coupons, a full description dense with keywords, be sure to select the appropriate categories for your business, etc, etc.

Use keywords in your local business listing description and make it as long as Google allows.

If you have local competitors that are ranking well with the Google Local Business listings take the time to look at their local business listings.

A very important and often overlooked piece to the overall puzzle is having customer reviews associated with your Google Local Business listing. So, how do you go about getting customer reviews? Simply add a link from your homepage to the listing and encourage current customers or website visitors to review your company. You cannot have too many customer reviews!

]]> By: Chris Travers http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/universal-business-listing-google-local-ranking#comment-26 Chris Travers Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:01:58 +0000 http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/?p=261#comment-26 This is Chris at UBL - sorry to hear you are having trouble with support - if you send an email we respond within 24-48 hours. Obviously with the product being so inexpensive, we don't have round-the-clock call centers but we find most issues can be resolved effectively with our system. We are about to launch live chat which might help you going forward. More importantly, we have added new tiers of product to produce in depth citation reports due to the volume of requests that we get. Unlike advertising, publishers do not offer much in the way of tracking on listing activity...other than Google. hope we can respond better for you next time. This is Chris at UBL – sorry to hear you are having trouble with support – if you send an email we respond within 24-48 hours. Obviously with the product being so inexpensive, we don’t have round-the-clock call centers but we find most issues can be resolved effectively with our system. We are about to launch live chat which might help you going forward. More importantly, we have added new tiers of product to produce in depth citation reports due to the volume of requests that we get. Unlike advertising, publishers do not offer much in the way of tracking on listing activity…other than Google. hope we can respond better for you next time.

]]> By: Steve Lawrence http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/universal-business-listing-google-local-ranking#comment-25 Steve Lawrence Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:51:19 +0000 http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/?p=261#comment-25 I agree with Nick, however, I would add that though UBL is a great business model and service for enhancing local listings, I find getting support and reports is all but impossible. I agree with Nick, however, I would add that though UBL is a great business model and service for enhancing local listings, I find getting support and reports is all but impossible.

]]> By: Nick Stamoulis http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/universal-business-listing-google-local-ranking#comment-24 Nick Stamoulis Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:53:18 +0000 http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/?p=261#comment-24 This makes a great deal of sense. I think over time also as your website keeps building up it's trust factor in Google it will also aid in getting your local listing to appear. This makes a great deal of sense. I think over time also as your website keeps building up it’s trust factor in Google it will also aid in getting your local listing to appear.

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