Are Local Maps Reliable?

localsearchguide — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:27:29 +0000

I am still waiting for the Local Map to be 100% relevant (in my opinion). Let me give you an example of a query I did today. A search for “kitchen cabinet stores st louis” on Yahoo gave me this:

I am 100% that CK Concrete does not offer kitchen cabinets.

On Google, I got this:

I know Kohls offers things for the kitchen but not kitchen cabinets. I was in pottery barn kids over the weekened, I guess maybe I missed the new kitchen cabinet section?

I am also going to put the query I did right here “

kitchen cabinet stores st louis

” and see if either google or yahoo indexes it into the top 10 results. I am also making that the link name for this url.

I know the search engines are “trying” but there are hundreds of sites with relevant content and local addresses that they have indexed that should be a better option on the Local Listings.

Just my thoughts, but usually when speaking with clients they are always confused as to why the choices in the ‘map section” (as they call it) are so bad.

Google Expands Organic Results

localsearchguide — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:38:19 +0000

I have noticed more often that natural results are providing more links to categories within the result itself.

Google Sponsored Search Showing More Options

localsearchguide — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:34:00 +0000

Google has announced that you will now see more information in sponsored search results.

For example, a search for

What I am wondering is if you click “watch trailer” is the customer being charged?Most likely no, however, i am not 100% sure.

Local Business Center, what is it?

localsearchguide — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:56 +0000

The majority of business owners I meet have absolutely no idea where and what the Google local business center is!

Local Search

localsearchguide — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:17:28 +0000

this blog will eventually be a blog about local search and how to apply it. It wont necessarily just be about new updates to Google Local, etc.