Merging your google places page with google plus page.

[junkcars]

I have a map listing showing for the keyword junk cars for cash nj.

I recently created a new g+ page and requested a merge between the places and the + page. now when you do a search you see the following.

Junk Cars For Cash NJ LLC
junkcarforcashnj.com/
Google+ page - Google+ page

the first hyperlink takes me to the about page of the G+ and the second link takes me to the posts section within g+.

Is this normal? should i delete the places account where the listing was originally created?

Or do i leave it as is?

Thanks

[junkcars]

Thanks Miriam. Good to know it's common in the local field. Thought this might have caused problems , maybe my listing dropping in position but it hasn't. I'll keep my eye out for  any further developments

[MiriamEllis]

Hi Samuel,

Great question! This has recently been noted in the Local SEO community. The double links are likely a result of your merge request. DO NOT delete your places account as it is still the main dashboard for all things Local. No one is 100% sure why the double links are appearing now...some have suggested it's an engineering issue of some kind, but it definitely seems to be happening to fully merged accounts and is not something you should worry about.

I recommend you read this great little thread on the subject at The Local Search Forum:

http://localsearchforum.catalystemarketing.com/google-local/1590-seeing-double-2-g-local-links-serps.html

You'll see a number of examples like yours...and even one with 3 links instead of two!

Hope this helps. My advice: don't touch anything. What you're seeing is quite normal, but could change at any time.