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What is your best go to strategy for the gmb? That you know for sure works? I am going to run a series of case studies and tests this month and put them together in a what works and what doesn't work style sheet. So let's hear it. what's your best go to strategy!  

Answer 1

Creating custom my maps , with relevant info , importing KML form Google earth ( with its own set of tricks) - embedding that maps across your google properties . Also huge emebed runs on google my map. I also have ranked the Google earth link under branded entity terms.  

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@joann just concentrate on brand for your google properties and tie the properties together combined with schema . Not going to spill everything lol

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Feel free to google my brand and look dig , MRC SEO Consulting

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@funkhouser18997 sure will do. Thanks :)

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Start with SEO Shield to get the brand entity going as @funkhouser18997 is talking about

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@feaze911 even if something isn’t in the searchable index doesn’t mean that google doesn’t take notice of it, especially a google property.  

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Upload a lot of pictures with geotags and named as my kw

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@muscid yes, they do strip away all that data.  

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Who cares if they strip it, they see it.  

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@muscid do you have a source for GMB not taking into account location data in pictures, such as photos edited in Google Photos editor?  

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Either way you can't prove if they read it or not , only that yes it gets stripped

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@feaze911 There is no difference whether it's through the API or not through the API. I know some of us want to hype the API. but.  

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1st thing is completelt filling up profile if its multi location making sure we treat every location as a different business of same category

Answer 4

Getting your GMB on all other maps - IE map quest, bing, Apple (when possible) Batch geo . Stack these maps when possible . Add these maps to all other Google properties

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@necrotomy0 gotcha, yea I thought to myself. I remember looking at RYS, OMG, and SM many years back on the stacking part. I have some extremely advanced batchgeos. I didn't even know you came out with it. I was told by someone else. I do like them though. Right now I have a batchgeo coming out that is kind of like the old style my maps. It has radius's of up to 20 miles by even numbers. It has links to literally everything. A lot of testing coming out of this followed by embeds of course.  

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Batch geo works great and indexes nicely

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Put wieners away boys

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@funkhouser18997 lol

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@funkhouser18997 I was just curious honestly. I didn't know who had what and where it came from. I love the history of this stuff. I have taken so many courses I get all of this stuff mixed up. I guess at the end of the day it doesn't matter where it came from.  

Answer 5

Schema baby! All sorts of trick you can do with it to help associate the brand to other profiles.  

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@lalia32 what's your best trick with it that works. I would love to test it. Thanks

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@lalia32 do you use "sameAs" or something else?  

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Yes, curious what you do

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Tip #1 find your GMB machine ID and add it to your schema.  

Answer 6

Citations - I lost all my citations and also my ranking from the 3 pack!  

Answer 7

Blogs -Powerful aged map embeds. We have a network of powerful blogs that we use to power up maps and videos.  

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@hysterics Is PBN such a dirty word these days?  

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@upend42 nope. PBNs will always have its weightage in SEO. I am talking about web 2. 0s. PBNs still works.  

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@hysterics pbn works like champ. If done correctly.  

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@ewe38 yeah I totally agree.  

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Your checklist, bud.  

Answer 9

If you guys really want the scoop on serious ranking total Semantic Mastery is the shit . people say it doesnt work - well those of us in the master mind have proof it does. Just have to apply their style of methods to all you do .  

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So many SEOs but still they type F ‍♂️

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@shayn1 they want to follow what others r doing :p

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@earlap518 we're. indeed

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@earlap518 following

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@funkhouser18997 f

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F  

Answer 11

To be honest there’s no single thing that moves needle in maps. You need to have variety of good strategies That satisfy the local algorithm to rank.  

Answer 12

- Share GMB URL on powerful sites. - Attractive images and videos - Complete description - Brand name + Primary Keyword - Genuine reviews from client, not from family n friends. - Response to all reviews - Answers on all questions - one to two posts in week.  

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Building geographical relevance with content centered around the city and neighborhoods you want to rank in. Also embedding driving directions into thise posts/pages either from a location in the city to your location or from your location to a random address in your area.  

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@consuelaconsuelo sounds like brian Willie's approach. Do you silo them too?  

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@feaze911 yes.  

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@consuelaconsuelo about how long after you create these do you see increases? Thanks.  

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It depends on a lot of factors but the needle usually starts moving within 20 to 30 days.  

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@consuelaconsuelo great stuff

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Wil pay attention to this thread

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Stacking is a concept that has been going on for a while . I use it in all of my concepts . Not getting into who did it first discussion though

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@funkhouser18997 stacking?  

Answer 16

Add your keywords and location in the business name e. g., Total Builders Ltd, Conservatories, Ceilings, London. Keyword stuffing is against Google TOS, but they don't care. I talk to live support all the time, and never once have they mentioned any of my clients GMB listings having keywords or location where they shouldn't be. My clients usually rank number 1, or at the very least in 3rd (depending how competitive, and if the competition is also keyword stuffing). Do this and watch that needle move very quickly.  

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That works for GMB but then its screws up your entity , so IMHO bad method and honestly pretty amateur

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Well it's worked and is working so far. I'm not SEO by the way. I've seen so-called 'legit' listings get suspended for apparently nothing, while mine remain intact.  

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It does work , but you pay for it in organic

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My clients aren't too concerned with organic to their website, not much conversion to be had there. We focus our efforts on their sales funnels with paid traffic.  

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@funkhouser18997 Wasn't the business you linked above in the screenshots "SEO Consulting" in the title? Not sure if that's yours or not, but isn't that the same thing?  

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Yeah cause that is the name of the business not MRC SEO consulting - SEO experts or some stuffing like that . Nothing wrong with have keywords in your name but thats not stuffing.  

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The problem with this though is that business owners and agencies are getting more savvy and aware of the spam problem so are more likely to edit your listing or report it. Brand name, brand entity is where it's at and those doing it now will have an advantage on the competition in the near future in my opinion.  

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@earlap518 I've reported and edited listings myself to try and get an advantage over the competition, again, absolutely nothing happened. Maybe you're right about 'brand', but to the small business they don't really care about that because it's not bringing them business right now. And in all honesty, my clients who are sitting in number 1 spots don't generate that much business from GMB anyway. If the rug was pulled tomorrow they wouldn't really miss it.  

Answer 17

Hiring you :)

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Awesome thanks!  

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@feaze911 me too  

Answer 18

Uploading photos via mobile taken at business location

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GMB's yawn

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@funkhouser18997 GMBs are a dead game waiting to be eaten by the vulchers. It is a lame game

Answer 20

Iframe map embed then posting it to forum's using xrumer, Ive tested it on competitors sites there been huge gain's But doing on your client's sites there's always a risk of course.  

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So you post to client site you drop it on Gsite and hammer.  

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Nothing to fear in a embed

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Yeah ive been testing it for a whil, Just thought if it was done, there would be comp[laints due to forum spam

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An average run, when posting to forums, that are approved would in the 30-100k.  

Answer 21

Original brand name with registration tag. Like Roloak *Private Limited* Bob's plumbing *LLC* Reviews with positive intent words like. Satisfied, good team, like, loved, support, polite, honest, and more based on the niche. It really worked. And About section with keyword focused content. Service list with keywords under description(naturally) Website with footer link to GMB Also bring your staff reviews. Let them share the work experience or promising words to the clients. Works great in conversion