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Yes, I've noticed this as well. But, lately I've seen less and less local sites and more directory listings like Yelp and Yahoo appearing outside of the pack. My fear is that Google will eventually eschew local sites altogether that don't have a publicly displayed address and/or G+ local...

Got it. I had always assumed that you wanted as many citations as possible including directory citations. Also, my other thought was that Google seems to put great emphasis on knowing so much about a local business (Places, Maps, etc.) that not having your business address listed on...

Got it. This makes sense and I was not planning on creating a Places/G+ for the new business. But, if I submit the business info to all the various business directories, etc. using the same address isn't there a chance that Google would create a Place page anyway?

Hi Linda, I apologize for starting another thread. Didn't mean to confuse or waste anyone's time. The issue is that I have a website now with a G+ listing using my home address. I want to create another website to focus on a new business. I have separate dba, phone and domain for this...

Hi Colan, Thanks for replying. I have a carpet cleaning business now. However, I am branching off into commercial cleaning - namely janitorial. I have a separate dba, phone, domain, etc. for the commercial cleaning business.

Thank you for your great forum!

Hi Everybody, I'm hoping someone will know the answer to this: Is it possible to rank locally without a physical location? In other words, I might be starting up another service business but I cannot use my home address as it's already being used for my current business. So in short, can a...

Thanks for the info, Colan. How do you upgrade? I went to the G+ for business page (or whatever it's called), logged in and it brought me to my current dashboard.

Hi Everybody, Quick question for those in the know: I recently set up a new G+ Business listing via the old Places dashboard (as instructed in other threads found in the 101 section) that was used when I had a shared office. Updated the new address, set it to hidden, added some new photos...

Hi Phil, The doodle was very helpful, thank you! Quick question, on the website itself why would you not want it to be set as rel=publisher?

Thanks for the replies! Yes, I have pages on the website for all aspects of residential carpet cleaning, tile and grout cleaning, etc. but also for commercial services like office cleaning, restroom cleaning, etc. I had always assumed (I know, a dangerous thing to do) that a site could only...

Hi Everybody, I have another question that I'm hoping some of you would be kind enough to help me figure out.... As mentioned before, I have a small cleaning business focusing on carpet cleaning and janitorial services. While I do rank for carpet cleaning and most related services (tile and...

Thanks for the info! Your doodle is very helpful. It's simple enough that even a janitor such as myself can figure it out. One follow-up question if I may. I have two websites - two businesses really. One for carpet and floor care, the other for janitorial. Both have separate phone numbers...

Hello, Linda. Your Google Local 101 forum has been a great addition. Thanks for creating it and especially for allowing SMB's to participate. I'm having a bit of confusion and I'm hoping someone can help point me in the right direction. Well over a year ago I had lost my then 'Places'...

Thanks Miriam and Linda. Lisa, I agree. I'll just concentrate on one of the businesses as far as the G+ listing is concerned. I'll keep the other site active, remove any and all directory listings that might be floating around out there and hopefully avoid any potential merging issues...