Comments on: What is “Spamming” In Google Local?

By: IT Support Atlanta

IT Support Atlanta — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:49:41 +0000

Very good information. Thanks for the overview. We’re learning that it’s a slippery slope and it is possible to spam without knowing it.

By: Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:53:07 +0000

I recently found my site mia from Google Local and this article may explain why. I have added/removed/changed my categories several times and even after removing, many still show up. I think they have been seen as spam though it wasn’t my intent. Very painful for a small business.

By: otto

otto — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:45:46 +0000

Great post. I will look at my google local business listings right now. Thanks for sharing!

By: otto

otto — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:44:25 +0000

it is scary. hard to figure out what is good or bad…

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By: Chris Silver Smith

Chris Silver Smith — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:21:44 +0000

I think your recommendation for Google Maps to make use of the LBC dashboard for notifying small businesses about problems is a good idea, Lisa.

They do something similar at times via Google Webmaster Tools. Also, I’ve received an email from them for a blog I have once, when it got hacked. I think the email was automated – they suddenly saw all this spam on the blog, suspended it from appearing in SERPs, and notified me. Once the hacking was fixed and the spam removed, I was able to get the block right back in the SERP rankings where it belonged.

By: RedHotFranchises

RedHotFranchises — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:28:29 +0000

I agree, all of the instructions should be listed even on the Terms of Agreement page, you’d never know if you’re breaking a rule even when it’s never mentioned.
Things are so much easier, when we can understand.

By: Dape

Dape — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:42:17 +0000

Thanks for the advice + links, all helps to be on the right side Mr Google.

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Google Local | Spamming | High Profits Marketing — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:46:11 +0000

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By: Lisa Barone

Lisa Barone — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:17:21 +0000

Robert,

I think they need to be using the dashboard they’re providing small business owners a lot better. There should be a section in there that notifies small business owners of any problems and helps them understand what’s going on. They created the analytics information to help SMBs get a handle on their sites. Why not find a way to automate it directly in there?