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Phone number inconsistencies - local search

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AL123al last edited by

Hi,

Can you help me with something that is probably straightforward? A website which displays a different phone number to visitors to the one in the source code is using this for tracking purposes I assume?

Since the phone number in the source code matches with the local citations I am assuming that there is no harm here in terms of local ranking?

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MiriamEllis Subject Expert last edited by

Recommended reading on this topic: http://blumenthals.com/blog/2014/11/25/guide-to-using-call-tracking-for-local-search/
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AL123al last edited by

Thanks
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Bigb06 last edited by

Exactly. Some websites add forwarding numbers for advanced call reporting in javascript. It's the best way to avoid problems with NAP inconsistency.
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