Comments on: How to Get Your Place Page URL in Google Maps http://www.expand2web.com/blog/google-maps-places-page-url/ WordPress and Local Search Help for Small Business Websites Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:33:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Searles http://www.expand2web.com/blog/google-maps-places-page-url/comment-page-1/#comment-12614 Michael Searles Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:23:59 +0000 http://www.expand2web.com/blog/?p=1080#comment-12614 Even though your post was published early 2010 -- today in September 2011 I have found it to be helpful. I used your instructions to find the best link to a claimed Google Places page for embedding the link into a QR code. The QR code is to help promote a claimed Google Maps and linked Google Places page offline with a self made window decal (based on the Google Favorites campaign decals). Thanks! Even though your post was published early 2010 — today in September 2011 I have found it to be helpful.

I used your instructions to find the best link to a claimed Google Places page for embedding the link into a QR code.

The QR code is to help promote a claimed Google Maps and linked Google Places page offline with a self made window decal (based on the Google Favorites campaign decals).

Thanks!

]]> By: What Google Buzz Means for Local Businesses | The Expand2Web Blog http://www.expand2web.com/blog/google-maps-places-page-url/comment-page-1/#comment-6936 What Google Buzz Means for Local Businesses | The Expand2Web Blog Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:00:49 +0000 http://www.expand2web.com/blog/?p=1080#comment-6936 [...] device, where you can post public comments or photos. Perhaps most interesting is you can visit a Place Page for a local business and see what others are “buzzing” about [...] [...] device, where you can post public comments or photos. Perhaps most interesting is you can visit a Place Page for a local business and see what others are “buzzing” about [...]

]]> By: Don Campbell http://www.expand2web.com/blog/google-maps-places-page-url/comment-page-1/#comment-6889 Don Campbell Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:37:06 +0000 http://www.expand2web.com/blog/?p=1080#comment-6889 Wow - think about this before sharing your Places pages link: <a href="http://searchengineland.com/google-recommends-the-competition-on-your-place-page-35316" rel="nofollow">Google is recommending competitive businesses on your businesses Place page</a>. Just another reason to make your own website the "hub" of online activity for your business. Wow – think about this before sharing your Places pages link: Google is recommending competitive businesses on your businesses Place page. Just another reason to make your own website the “hub” of online activity for your business.

]]> By: Don Campbell http://www.expand2web.com/blog/google-maps-places-page-url/comment-page-1/#comment-6837 Don Campbell Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:45:10 +0000 http://www.expand2web.com/blog/?p=1080#comment-6837 Great idea Justin! Great idea Justin!

]]> By: Justin M. http://www.expand2web.com/blog/google-maps-places-page-url/comment-page-1/#comment-6836 Justin M. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:41:03 +0000 http://www.expand2web.com/blog/?p=1080#comment-6836 I'm helping clients and friends with this by creating a list style web page with links to their important profile pages (google, yahoo, bing, yelp, citysearch, etc) and uploading it to their site on a cute little URL such as; mysmallbiz.com/spread-the-word I block it with robots.txt to keep it out of the search results and I tell them to only give the URL out to their happy customers. :) I’m helping clients and friends with this by creating a list style web page with links to their important profile pages (google, yahoo, bing, yelp, citysearch, etc) and uploading it to their site on a cute little URL such as; mysmallbiz.com/spread-the-word

I block it with robots.txt to keep it out of the search results and I tell them to only give the URL out to their happy customers. :)

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