Linda Buquet
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Here is a new post from Sim Partners that shines a light on some of the issues we could face when the new Google Maps is released publicly.
I'm working on a new post showing even more detail about how the Maps update is going to shake up local.
Above are just a couple snippets. You need to click to read the whole thing and see the screenshots to get the big picture.
"the deeper analysis of how rankings, and optimization strategies, will change in this new Maps world are definitely coming"
Yep working on it... could be a game changer. I'll try to get a post out about some things I'm seeing and concerns I have on Monday or Tuesday.
What do you think about some of the issues raised in the post above?
I'm working on a new post showing even more detail about how the Maps update is going to shake up local.
The New Google Maps: Shifting Search Terms - SIM Partners
As our team has been testing and playing with the new layout; one interesting item that we’ve come upon is that Google changes the search term when searchers click from one Google site to the next.
Of course the change in search terms doesn’t mean much if rankings stay the same. Unfortunately, they don’t. Comparisons between the three Google sites show that the top 7 businesses in the local section of Google.com, all appeared in the top 8 listings of the Google’s faux Places page – though with very different rankings. Of the properties that ranked on Google Maps (determined by those pins that had business names showing, without having to hover or click on a pin), only one appeared in the 7-pack on Google.com.
While many people have discussed the changes to the new user interface on Google Maps, the deeper analysis of how rankings, and optimization strategies, will change in this new Maps world are definitely coming.
Above are just a couple snippets. You need to click to read the whole thing and see the screenshots to get the big picture.
"the deeper analysis of how rankings, and optimization strategies, will change in this new Maps world are definitely coming"
Yep working on it... could be a game changer. I'll try to get a post out about some things I'm seeing and concerns I have on Monday or Tuesday.
What do you think about some of the issues raised in the post above?