Ranking dance teaching company in multiple locations where they hold casses
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Hi Guys,
This is a question to all the pro local SEOs out there. I have a client that teaches dance classes at three different studios in Manhattan, New York City, and these studios already have their own local presence in Google Local, Yelp and so on. They basically sublet the space to hold their classes.
How would I rank them for these locations? Their actual office is in Brooklyn and I don't want to target Brooklyn audience, but they can verify their listings at the class locations in Manhattan. all advice appreciated!
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My bad--I misread your question Gael. Miriam's right about that.
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Hi Gael,
The Google Places Quality Guidelines (see: http://support.google.com/places/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=107528) are very clear for situations like this one:
You also can't create a Places listing for an ongoing service, class, or meeting at a location that you don't own or have the authority to represent. Please coordinate with your host to have your information displayed on their Place Page within their Description field.
So, unfortunately, the dance teacher is not eligible for creating their own Place Page for these places where they teach classes. They would need to coordinate with the studio owner to be mentioned on the studio's Place Page/website.
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I'd focus on local search for them. Make sure to set up a Google+ account for the company and set up a G+ Local business page for each location. Then I'd focus on networking with any local neighborhood groups in each of their areas.
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