How to keep rankings in Google Maps?
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Hi,
I know how to get in top 3 listings for Google maps, i ranked my client #1 for
pretty competitive keyword that gets about 2000 local searches a month.My client was there for about 3 months or so, but now she doesn't even rank in top 10,
But shes number one after maps listings.
So my question is how do you keep that rankings once you ranked #1 for maps?
All my pages are highly optimized
My Google places page 100% competed and highly optimized
I use twitter every week to build citationsWhat im i missing?
Thanks
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Hello Scott,
Just for for two terms, one is gone completely the other one is #11
i have same results when my browser set to a deferent city .
It shows up for a branded searches.
I checked some local directories and looks like i have duplicate listings, with deferent name
but everything else is the same. I dont know if thats effecting my rankings.
Thanks
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Also, does their G+ Local listing shows up for branded searches or a company name search + city name?
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Does the drop in ranking correlate with an algo update?
Did the site drop rankings for many terms or just that one term?
Are there different results for when you have your browser set to that city versus when it is set to a different city?
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1. Yes it does have location in the search query
2. Yes i do have Google Map embedded on the Contact Us page
3. All directories with citations have same address and phone company name.
4.I do have same phone number in header and footer Im using micro data.
5.No its a beauty salon service
As you can see i have everything in place but yet i dropped in rankings.
Thank You
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is the term you are hoping to rank for a city-specific phrase or does it not have a location in the search query?
Do you have the Google Map embedded on the Contact Us page? Are there other authoritive directories with citations of the exact same physical address / phone / company name?
Do you have the same phone / address in the footer of the site as well? Are you using micro data to markup the address ( http://schema.org/PostalAddress )
Is the company a "Service Area" category of business or do customers come to the company's office? If it is a service company, you might need to hide the street address to comply with Google's ToS?
Scott O.
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