Doctor Names, Last Name First?

[RobinOctane]

I notice that Doctors/Dentists names in Google Places are sometimes last name first.

Forgive me but is this standard practice?

Do you build citations with last name first?

Or do you change it in Google, first name then last name and then start citation building?

Curious how to handle this.

 

[Scott Rawlins]

The way I would handle it is to do Dr. First Last and link to a bio page or an About Us type page. This would be for a single practitioner within a practice. This way, the practitioner listing does not compete with the main practice listing.

I would also probably do your NAP cleanup first, then go back and correct the G+ listing.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Colan Nielsen]

I agree with Scott. First Name Last Name.

Make sure to check out this post that Linda did around the subject - Google Places DUPLICATES – Have Doctor, Dentist or Lawyer DUPES? You NEED to Read This - Google Places Optimization Blog

 

[Scott Rawlins]

Thanks Colan. I was looking for that when I got side tracked.

 

[Colan Nielsen]

I knew you were

 

[Linda Buquet]

I notice that Doctors/Dentists names in Google Places are sometimes last name first.

Forgive me but is this standard practice?

No those are listing that were scraped from the Yellow Pages.

 

[Dustybones]

This way, the practitioner listing does not compete with the main practice listing.

Also Agree with Rawly and Colon. Clean up your citations first though. Express Update is known for flipping names and then doubling them up, Especially if the name of the business is also the doctors name. ( James, Todd DDS MS: James, Todd DDS MS) As for the competing Dr. listings, I have had great success having Google delete a Dr. G+ Listing ONLY if it is the only doctor at that practice. With multiple doctors you want to do what Rawly suggested.

 

[Dustybones]

Oh I love those scraped listings. Its one of the things I ask Google Places support now. They are usually open about this.

No those are listing that were scraped from the Yellow Pages.