Hi,

I believe Alick300 may be misunderstanding what Matt Cutts is communicating. Cutts is communicating different domains in different countries in this circumstance.

Thanks,

Cole

First, ask why they're doing this. If they're attemtping to rank for multiple locations. Change the content enough to be localized.

Second, if it's truly just duplicate content for no real purpose, then 301 redirect the domains to the domain with a higher "domain authority."

Find domain authority at opensiteexplorer.com.

Hi Mozzers,

I have a new client who has some bad links in their profile that are spammy and should be disavowed.

They rank on the first page for some longer tail keywords. However, we're aiming at shorter, well-known keywords where they aren't ranking.

Will the disavow tool, alone, have the ability to increase rankings (assuming on-site / off-site signals are better than competition)?

Thanks,

Cole

Thanks all!

Hey Monica,

I fully understand that.

So let's say I have a Google Forwarding Number (because I'm tracking Call Conversions).

I copy that number and put it on my website (or in a magazine ad). Someone dials that number. It will register as a "click", correct?

At that point, I'm using Adwords as a call tracking service. Please help me with anything I'm missing.

Thanks,

Hi Monica,

I see your point by tacking calls on a keyword level.

But a call = a click correct?

You could set up conversions as well (for call tracking). I'm talking about taking the Google Number they provide you with and adding it to your website (or anywhere for that matter). The calls (or "clicks") would be tracked within call extensions.

I'm curious if anyone has had experience with that.

Thanks,

Hi,

I was taking over a client's Adwords account from a previous agency. It appears the former agency added the Google Forwarding Number (for call tracking on call extensions) and added it to the client's website.

Therefore, if anyone calls that number from the website, it would register within Adwords (just not as a conversion but as a click under "call extensions")

The problem:

• you can't filter by phone number (the same number calling +1 would indicate spam)
• you can filter by device (so tablet / computer) can be considered spam generally.

Questions:

• Anyone ever used this before? Your thoughts?
• Does anyone know if there is spam coming from mobile devices now-a-days?

Please tell me what I'm missing. Any advice / anyone else seen this / done this?

Thanks Moz Community,

Cole

I think Google updated the 14 days processing. You add a manager -> One day waiting -> Make owner.

Thanks so much for your help!!!

What if the email address is @agency.com? Then, physical email addresses can't be turned over.

Best alternative would be to transfer ownership in G+ dashboard? Would this alternative simply be by adding another manager and that new manager delete old agency manager? Or is there a place to actually change ownership? I can't seem to locate the change of ownership if it does exist.

ETA: I found it. You add someone as a manager then you wait 1 day, then add them as the owner.

Thanks,

Hey Moz Community,

I have a friend I'm asking for who has an agency and will be taking over SEO from another agency.

One thing that worries me is that the agency has confirmed dozens of locations in Google Places (about 60-100) for this business. How would you transfer Google Places ownership (assuming they cooperate)?

Could the previous agency delete these listings? If so, how would that affect Local SEO? For example, the location and phone number is already on the website. Isn't that good enough for all of these locations (about 100)?

I hope this is clear; please let me know if not. I would be interested in hearing any other feedback about moving agencies.

Thanks,

Cole

Thanks Erica!

Sounds like I want to move forward with Moz Local for most of our customers.

Awesome feedback.

Hi,

I believe Alick300 may be misunderstanding what Matt Cutts is communicating. Cutts is communicating different domains in different countries in this circumstance.

Thanks,

Cole

Hello Alan,

Within Google Analytics, you can create a goal based on how long a user spends on the specific page. I think this is your best bet - I haven't heard of a plugin to assign a conversion when filling out the form.

Hope this helps.

What if the email address is @agency.com? Then, physical email addresses can't be turned over.

Best alternative would be to transfer ownership in G+ dashboard? Would this alternative simply be by adding another manager and that new manager delete old agency manager? Or is there a place to actually change ownership? I can't seem to locate the change of ownership if it does exist.

ETA: I found it. You add someone as a manager then you wait 1 day, then add them as the owner.

Thanks,

First, ask why they're doing this. If they're attemtping to rank for multiple locations. Change the content enough to be localized.

Second, if it's truly just duplicate content for no real purpose, then 301 redirect the domains to the domain with a higher "domain authority."

Find domain authority at opensiteexplorer.com.

Hey Moz,

I am working with a client on more advanced SEO tactics. This client has a reputable domain authority of 67 and 50,000+ backlinks.

We're wanting to continue SEO efforts and stay on top of any bad backlinks that may arise.

Would it be worth asking websites (below 20 domain authority) to remove our links? Then, use the disavow tool if they do not respond.

Is this a common SEO practice for continued advanced efforts? Also, what would your domain authority benchmark be? I used 20 just as an example.

Thanks so much for your help.

Cole

Hey Ruben,

I've done some work for a couple title companies. If you Google "title lawyers lafayette la" or "title attorneys lafayette la," we rank #1. HOWEVER, our client has not seen a big jump of incoming customers from the website. In addition, we have recently added on local SEO (Google Places for business).

I've seen local SEO (Google Places for business) have tremendous success with a local criminal lawyer in town.

Conclusion: Local SEO may be more valuable than attempting to rank #1 on Google, but it is important to remember that your Local SEO (Google Places) is affected by your organic SEO as one of many factors.

I suggest: Having A+ on-site optimization (URL's, Title, Meta Description, Content with focused keywords, h1-h3 headers, image alt tags). And pursuing Local SEO via Google Places. Make sure to fill out all of the information within the account and I hope you achieve first page of Google Maps on SERPs.

Other marketing efforts: We have seen success from doing Facebook Ads targeting the real estate companies in town (custom audiences would be great too). We have also seen good success in Remarketing. Considering the title industry is a top-of-mind game.

Good luck!