Recent content by Nyagoslav

Hi dnp, When you claim a business's Google Business Profile (GBP), you can add or edit information to that profile. That information will be displayed publicly, sometimes subject to extra verification. However, information provided via a verified owner account doesn't represent the only source...

Hi Monica, I would first like to point out that in my humble view the idea that citations don't have the effect they once had on local search rankings is not based on solid facts. Here is a telling example. Last year Uberall conducted a very interesting study. They reviewed ranking data for...

@JoyHawkins thank you for so kindly recommending our lists! I just wanted to make a full disclosure that the lists have not been updated in a while. We are planning on making some changes to them in the next few weeks. The most important changes that have taken place in regards with the US list...

Hi Shelly, Unfortunately, at present there is no way to claim a single listing for free (there is a way to do that for multiple listings that are part of a chain though). In order to edit a listing, you can use the "Suggest an edit" option on the listing page. Note that Foursquare has a user...

Hi Matt, Different platforms might have different requirements in terms of how they handle such situations. What I would suggest is: - First, try to update the old citations with information for the new, merged entity. Such listings would usually have some trust built into them as they have...

Hi Mike, It is still unclear as of yet how exactly Foursquare and Factual are going to use their combined resources and data. One thing that appears to be certain is that Factual is going to disappear as a standalone business data management service. Thus, the most likely scenario is that as...

Hey Laura, I wanted to make a couple of additional points, besides what Darren has already mentioned. 1) Yext doesn't really "lock" the data per se, it is more of a "cover". Yext's data is a separate layer of business data, semi-independent of other business data that exists in any of the...

Hey @PeteC122, The business data ecosystem in the UK is actually rather complicated. It doesn't have standing-out business data aggregators (the way it is for the US or Canada), or one major overarching player (like it is in Australia, and in most other countries in the world). Many business...

Hey @bernilocal, As Darren mentioned, our citation services are available for French businesses. However, it is possible that if you have inquired about a year ago about our Citation Audit and Clean-up service, you might have received a negative response because that service was indeed not...

Hey @PaulSteinbrueck, I wanted to try and explain why you might be seeing what you describe with your second point. Getting a listing verified almost always doesn't mean that the information on the listing will get updated instantly and/or that the information will stay as it has been submitted...

My humble beginnings in the SEO industry were in a company that had very lax rules regarding spammy tactics. A few tests were conducted at that time around citation indexation. It was easier to track results, because it was easier to understand when a citation was not just indexed, but also...

Hi Jerem, Whether you choose to go with the old restaurant's phone number, or with a new phone number, I would strongly recommend you do a thorough clean-up of listings for the old restaurant. Based on my understanding, both restaurants are at the same location, and both are Italian...

Hi Jacky, As far as citations are concerned, you have 3 general options: Do it yourself Outsource Submit via automated services Each one of these options will have its pros and cons. DIY might be a good idea if you are just getting started. Usually in such a situation you are short on cash...

Unfortunately no, but many of the sites accept UK businesses as well: Google, Bing, Facebook, Cylex, Yelp, Foursquare, Brownbook, Apple Maps, Opendi, HotFrog, Tupalo, 2FindLocal. We haven't done tests with UK-specific sites like Yell, ThompsonLocal, Scoot, 192.com, FreeIndex, and others, but I...

Hi Barb, Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. The main points of comparison are: Speed - automatic submissions are, by default, faster than any manual method. Time involvement - usually automatic submissions are (or at least look like) one-button-push solutions. Cost - in most...