Google Places and Google Accounts Setup

You already know that Google Places drives your listing on Google Maps. I submit that it also can have a big effect on your Natural Search Rank as well, but there is no way to prove that – yet. I get more inquiries from businesses that are having problems with their Natural Search performance only to find that the only thing wrong is their Google Places setup. So I would put this at the top of SEO To-Do List.

If everything is working fine with your Places and Maps listing on Google, what follows is about as important as a raincoat on a sunny day. But when your Google Places does not behave, it can be a nightmare to fix. There are all kind of things that go wrong on Google Places.

Unfortunately if your account has been suspended, it is much like being thrown into a Kafka-esk penalty box. You don’t know what you did wrong. You can’t get out until some unknown period of time has past. You can’t call someone. (there is no phone support for Google Places) Its pretty frustrating.

Here is what you can do: Contact me or proceed to How to Google Places

But there can be a bigger-picture issue that I call Google Root User Access. For that you’ll need professional help. Contact me for an audit of your Google Places Listing

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