Local Search Engine Optimisation, Information, Help and Advice

Our ramblings, thoughts and even some advice on how to make your business a success online.

• How to use Google Maps' merging problems to unmerge your local Business listing

  Posted by Richard Westerbeek on February, 15 2010 at 09:42 am to Local Search Engine Optimisation

  Google Maps merging problems are well known, but you can use these issues to your advantage when trying to unmerge your own listing. Read the rest of this entry

• 10 Reasons why Google Local is failing

  Posted by Gareth Brown on February, 02 2010 at 10:42 am to Local Search Engine Optimisation

  Google Local is a really useful tool, but a number of major flaws mean that it isn't working as well as it should. Read the rest of this entry

• How to fix a merged Google Local business listing

  Posted by Richard Westerbeek on January, 12 2010 at 03:13 pm to Local Search Engine Optimisation

  Is your listing in Google Local showing incorrect information? It could mean that your listing has become merged with another listing. This could be another business within the same building, or with another listing for your company... Read the rest of this entry

• How to claim your Google Local Business listing

  Posted by Richard Westerbeek on January, 11 2010 at 02:52 pm to Local Search Engine Optimisation

  Would you like to be on the first page of Google? In 2009, Google started to include its local search results in the main search results, even when a geographic name wasn't included in the search. See how to claim your business listing so that you can make sure all the details are correct. Read the rest of this entry