Recent content by Tony Wang

My understanding is that if you relocate to another state you need to create a new profile, unless that has changed.

@whitespark yes that's true. But I wasn't clear; what I meant to say was that location wouldn't be a factor of inaccuracy for LocalFalcon results because each grid point represents a search from that particular point. The location of the business address is only used for the center of the grid...

@whitespark the factors you mention are true, but I think grid trackers like Localfalcon set the location to be at each respective grid point, that's the reason for the grid. So location would not be a factor in that case.

I just noticed it last week and assumed it was a new "feature".

Service areas don't matter. I doubt office space matters, either. Vehicle might only matter if you had a vehicle wrap that was branded to one business. Separate utility bills would definitely help; if you can put cell phones under two different business names that would be good. You just need...

If there are more than 3 competitors that are physically located in El Cajon, I think it's very unlikely you'll get into the 3 pack for "junk removal El Cajon". Same holds for any other city outside of your actual address. You could do better with "near me" terms if you are near the border and...

Just want to emphasize that you may have to be VERY persistent with some of them. They're in business to make money off of your listing. Even if you actually have an account with them, they're going to resist.

Anyone else receive notice that you're a member of the class? Can't wait to finally get paid by Google for something! I'm expecting up to tens of dollars!!! (Hopefully)

That's usually the case. I should have been a lawyer, lol. It's definitely not good for anyone in the wp world, regardless of who "wins".

Yes, many would say that SABs do better showing the address, but that's against Google's rules, so you take your chances. In any case, it's not a matter of being ok using your home address or not; you need to use the legal business address. If that's the home, so be it. Rankings also depend on...

How old is the new listing? I think the closed listing should eventually stop showing up for general searches like "john smith mortgage lender" as the new listing becomes more prominent. It might still show for more specific searches that include the old company name.

A lot of the Yelp reviews from new accounts will likely get moved to not-recommended sooner or later. It's not quick, nor certain, but unless there's a clear policy violation, it might be the best you can hope for.

Yeah, that many accepted edits could be good, but only Google knows how many is really good enough. And I think having too many rejected edits could also be negative compensation.

As for being a Level 7, that's probably no where near as important as having a history of accepted updates. Try submitting a bunch of easy corrections to build up your Maps cred. Sometimes that will increase your odds of success.

Maybe I still don't understand what you are trying to do. However, it sounds like this is really the same business, both are pest control. If that is the case, it's not allowed.