4. Google Local Search Business Listings
Google Local Business Listings are different than organic or pay-per-click
listings. They typically only show up when the user types a service oriented
business followed by the city for their search (example: wine shop Mount
Pleasant, SC). A large map from Google Maps appears alongside up to ten
URLs with a phone number by each.
5. If you need more than ten listings you can click in “More Results near ‘Insert City’
“ and you’ll be taken to a map with alphabetically lettered red pegs for each
register business on Google Maps.
It appears Google has recently changed its algorithm for Local Business Listings
by only giving the top spots to those feeding the search engine’s ever increasing
need for content.
It seems over the last year being listed on Google Maps and/or Google’s Local
Business Listings is becoming even more important since they are being
displayed more often in search with up to ten listings before organic listings even
start.