Is there a better map buidling platform than Google Maps for SEO purposes?
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I'm about to publish a blog post and white paper on the Sierra Wine Country (over 100 wineries in the mountains between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe) to my website http://thingsyoushoulddo.com. I'd like to provide an embeddable map.
Last week in the whiteboard Friday, Rand talked about how a vimeo embed could link directly back to your website vs. a youtube embed that leads back to youtube. Is there anything similar in the map creation world?
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If you do not want Google Maps you could use Bing or OpenStreetMap.
But when it comes to links; I have recently used Zeemaps because it allows me to put markers with text, images and links that go directly to the same website. Even if it goes out first.
So I have a Zeemap on mydomain.com/map with markers that have links pointing to mydomain.com/post-1 and mydomain.com/post-2 etc.
You can remove advertisement on maps for $24 a year. I havent found a cheaper or better alternative.
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Francisco,
Thank you very much for responding, but I'm looking for a site other than google maps. I'm looking for a site that links directly back to my website, not google.
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Yeah, I have that on my site. Just embed the iFrame.
http://www.shipoverseas.com/us/ship-car/europe/shipping-car-to-germany.html
Please mark as good answer if I answered your question the correct way. Thanks
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