I look the business up on the free Check Listing tool on Moz. Just enter the name and zip and if a Google+ Local page exists, we should not only find it, but also find duplicates of it. I've tried this on so many listings over the past few months and compared it to methods like Joy's and bookmarklets like Darren's and Check Listing has been accurate, time and again, without a bunch of steps.
Hi Miriam, just tried it.
And cool it does link to the G+ page quick and easy.
But I don't think it's ideal for duplicate research. Well I mean it will pull up exact dupes with the same name, but not violation dupes with a different name, KW stuffed dupes, practitioner listings and closed listings with a previous name. At least from the check I did. It only found 1 out the 5 problem listings for the example I tried.
But I agree it's a quick and easy way to get to the G+ page.
However Priya's way in post #8 is easiest of all I think. Because it's right there in the Google listing you are looking at without having to leave and go to a different site and enter name and zip. You are already right there.
We can also use Google's own tool at
www.gybo.com which I believe should default to the nearest major city based upon your proximity. However, you can check to see if any business is verified and on the map by simply typing business name and city.
Thanks Dino. Yes that shows the listing for the name you input. So that's a good one too, but again like I said to Miriam, you have to got out to another URL and input the data. With Priya's method, no other site to have to go to. Nothing to input. Just 2 - 3 clicks and you are there.
BUT every tool helps! Sometimes for dupe research in particular you may need to double check with a couple tools. For instance when I tried Michael Cottam's dupe finder in the example I used when I tested Moz Local, it only found 2 out of 4. I thought it would have found all 4 because it's using the API.
