I've listed my farm shop business (farm shop butcher) in LBC months
ago and have customised a my map. The closest listing in LBC is Retail
- butchers so I've used this and others. When I search in google maps
for farm shops I don't appear and the listed farm shops it returns
show a category listing of Farm Shop or Pick Your Own with a second
category of Butchers (I don't appear in that either). Where's google
getting this category listing from? Anyone know how I can get farm
shop and butchers listing in google maps?
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've listed my farm shop business (farm shop butcher) in LBC months > ago and have customised a my map. The closest listing in LBC is Retail > - butchers so I've used this and others. When I search in google maps > for farm shops I don't appear and the listed farm shops it returns > show a category listing of Farm Shop or Pick Your Own with a second > category of Butchers (I don't appear in that either). Where's google > getting this category listing from? Anyone know how I can get farm > shop and butchers listing in google maps?
> Thanks in advance for any help > . > Cheers > Jane
It would help wouldn't it! The only problem is this discussion then
shows up in SERPs for the business name. My website's here: http://www.frowey.com - my google maps listing is under Frowey Farm Shop. My listing has
Buckinghamshire as the county and uses the only category listings that
are available ie butcher, business to business etc. There is no farm
shop category although other farm shops are showing in google maps
under a farm shop category? However, if I search in google maps for
Frowey Farm Shop is brings up an entry that doesn't show the county as
Bucks but in business centre the listing has the county. If you click
through it shows two user created content items, one mine and one
entered by one of our stockists - they both show different forms of
the address and content descriptions that differ from my original
created in the business centre. You'll see that I've added google maps
to my website (contact us), a while back this stopped working until I
edited the source link and it now pulls through the user generated
content rather than the business centre description.
I don't appear in either farm shops bucks, farm shops milton keynes or
farm shops buckinghamshire but if you search for the explicit name,
there I am.
The more I look at it the more I lose the plot.
On Mar 17, 12:49 am, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a few hunches, but you should start by disclosing your business
> name and location.
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I've listed my farm shop business (farm shop butcher) in LBC months
> > ago and have customised a my map. The closest listing in LBC is Retail
> > - butchers so I've used this and others. When I search in google maps
> > for farm shops I don't appear and the listed farm shops it returns
> > show a category listing of Farm Shop or Pick Your Own with a second
> > category of Butchers (I don't appear in that either). Where's google
> > getting this category listing from? Anyone know how I can get farm
> > shop and butchers listing in google maps?
> > Thanks in advance for any help
> > .
> > Cheers
> > Jane- Hide quoted text -
Hi
I was wondering if you solved your problem - as i have an almost
identical issue with the listing of my cake decorating business.
Others locally appear to be listed in the cake makers & decorators
category quite clearly, but when I try to find and enter my business
in it, the category it does not exist!
sarah
On Mar 29, 5:51 pm, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> It would help wouldn't it! The only problem is this discussion then
> shows up in SERPs for the business name. My website's here:http://www.frowey.com > - my google maps listing is under Frowey Farm Shop. My listing has
> Buckinghamshire as the county and uses the only category listings that
> are available ie butcher, business to business etc. There is no farm
> shop category although other farm shops are showing in google maps
> under a farm shop category? However, if I search in google maps for
> Frowey Farm Shop is brings up an entry that doesn't show the county as
> Bucks but in business centre the listing has the county. If you click
> through it shows two user created content items, one mine and one
> entered by one of our stockists - they both show different forms of
> the address and content descriptions that differ from my original
> created in the business centre. You'll see that I've added google maps
> to my website (contact us), a while back this stopped working until I
> edited the source link and it now pulls through the user generated
> content rather than the business centre description.
> I don't appear in either farm shops bucks, farm shops milton keynes or
> farm shops buckinghamshire but if you search for the explicit name,
> there I am.
> The more I look at it the more I lose the plot.
> On Mar 17, 12:49 am, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have a few hunches, but you should start by disclosing your business
> > name and location.
> > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I've listed my farm shop business (farm shop butcher) in LBC months
> > > ago and have customised a my map. The closest listing in LBC is Retail
> > > - butchers so I've used this and others. When I search in google maps
> > > for farm shops I don't appear and the listed farm shops it returns
> > > show a category listing of Farm Shop or Pick Your Own with a second
> > > category of Butchers (I don't appear in that either). Where's google
> > > getting this category listing from? Anyone know how I can get farm
> > > shop and butchers listing in google maps?
> > > Thanks in advance for any help
> > > .
> > > Cheers
> > > Jane- Hide quoted text -
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 5:19 AM, fitangel <sa...@fitangel.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi > I was wondering if you solved your problem - as i have an almost > identical issue with the listing of my cake decorating business. > Others locally appear to be listed in the cake makers & decorators > category quite clearly, but when I try to find and enter my business > in it, the category it does not exist! > sarah
> On Mar 29, 5:51 pm, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote: > > Hi,
> > It would help wouldn't it! The only problem is this discussion then > > shows up in SERPs for the business name. My website's here:http://www.frowey.com > > - my google maps listing is under Frowey Farm Shop. My listing has > > Buckinghamshire as the county and uses the only category listings that > > are available ie butcher, business to business etc. There is no farm > > shop category although other farm shops are showing in google maps > > under a farm shop category? However, if I search in google maps for > > Frowey Farm Shop is brings up an entry that doesn't show the county as > > Bucks but in business centre the listing has the county. If you click > > through it shows two user created content items, one mine and one > > entered by one of our stockists - they both show different forms of > > the address and content descriptions that differ from my original > > created in the business centre. You'll see that I've added google maps > > to my website (contact us), a while back this stopped working until I > > edited the source link and it now pulls through the user generated > > content rather than the business centre description.
> > I don't appear in either farm shops bucks, farm shops milton keynes or > > farm shops buckinghamshire but if you search for the explicit name, > > there I am.
> > The more I look at it the more I lose the plot.
> > On Mar 17, 12:49 am, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I have a few hunches, but you should start by disclosing your business > > > name and location.
> > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I've listed my farm shop business (farm shop butcher) in LBC months > > > > ago and have customised a my map. The closest listing in LBC is Retail > > > > - butchers so I've used this and others. When I search in google maps > > > > for farm shops I don't appear and the listed farm shops it returns > > > > show a category listing of Farm Shop or Pick Your Own with a second > > > > category of Butchers (I don't appear in that either). Where's google > > > > getting this category listing from? Anyone know how I can get farm > > > > shop and butchers listing in google maps?
> > > > Thanks in advance for any help > > > > . > > > > Cheers > > > > Jane- Hide quoted text -
Thanks but I have. I'll take another look because I originally created
custom categories for my entry understanding that the US driven
business center doesn't include all listings that I assume Google
imports from business directory purchases. I'd really like to know
what directories are used as source for the UK maps business listings.
I'm guessing that 99% of the businesses under the farm shop category
that interested me in the UK Google Maps didn't enter their entry
through the business centre but were lucky enough to be imported by
Google without any effort on their part!! Frustrating.
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 5:19 AM, fitangel <sa...@fitangel.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hi
> > I was wondering if you solved your problem - as i have an almost
> > identical issue with the listing of my cake decorating business.
> > Others locally appear to be listed in the cake makers & decorators
> > category quite clearly, but when I try to find and enter my business
> > in it, the category it does not exist!
> > sarah
> > On Mar 29, 5:51 pm, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > It would help wouldn't it! The only problem is this discussion then
> > > shows up in SERPs for the business name. My website's here:http://www.frowey.com > > > - my google maps listing is under Frowey Farm Shop. My listing has
> > > Buckinghamshire as the county and uses the only category listings that
> > > are available ie butcher, business to business etc. There is no farm
> > > shop category although other farm shops are showing in google maps
> > > under a farm shop category? However, if I search in google maps for
> > > Frowey Farm Shop is brings up an entry that doesn't show the county as
> > > Bucks but in business centre the listing has the county. If you click
> > > through it shows two user created content items, one mine and one
> > > entered by one of our stockists - they both show different forms of
> > > the address and content descriptions that differ from my original
> > > created in the business centre. You'll see that I've added google maps
> > > to my website (contact us), a while back this stopped working until I
> > > edited the source link and it now pulls through the user generated
> > > content rather than the business centre description.
> > > I don't appear in either farm shops bucks, farm shops milton keynes or
> > > farm shops buckinghamshire but if you search for the explicit name,
> > > there I am.
> > > The more I look at it the more I lose the plot.
> > > On Mar 17, 12:49 am, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I have a few hunches, but you should start by disclosing your business
> > > > name and location.
> > > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I've listed my farm shop business (farm shop butcher) in LBC months
> > > > > ago and have customised a my map. The closest listing in LBC is Retail
> > > > > - butchers so I've used this and others. When I search in google maps
> > > > > for farm shops I don't appear and the listed farm shops it returns
> > > > > show a category listing of Farm Shop or Pick Your Own with a second
> > > > > category of Butchers (I don't appear in that either). Where's google
> > > > > getting this category listing from? Anyone know how I can get farm
> > > > > shop and butchers listing in google maps?
> > > > > Thanks in advance for any help
> > > > > .
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > > Jane- Hide quoted text -
YES! Hadn't checked the maps listing for a few days and I now appear
in the relevant map search listings. What'll bug me now is I don't
know why I do now and I didn't before??! If Google's revisited the
categories - thank you.
Cheers
Jane
On Apr 12, 6:37 pm, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> Thanks but I have. I'll take another look because I originally created
> custom categories for my entry understanding that the US driven
> business center doesn't include all listings that I assume Google
> imports from business directory purchases. I'd really like to know
> what directories are used as source for the UK maps business listings.
> I'm guessing that 99% of the businesses under the farm shop category
> that interested me in the UK Google Maps didn't enter their entry
> through the business centre but were lucky enough to be imported by
> Google without any effort on their part!! Frustrating.
> Thanks for the pointer.
> Cheers
> Jane
> On Apr 7, 4:29 pm, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The Help Center and archived messages are your friends. Don't be
> > affraid to use them.
> > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 5:19 AM, fitangel <sa...@fitangel.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Hi
> > > I was wondering if you solved your problem - as i have an almost
> > > identical issue with the listing of my cake decorating business.
> > > Others locally appear to be listed in the cake makers & decorators
> > > category quite clearly, but when I try to find and enter my business
> > > in it, the category it does not exist!
> > > sarah
> > > On Mar 29, 5:51 pm, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > It would help wouldn't it! The only problem is this discussion then
> > > > shows up in SERPs for the business name. My website's here:http://www.frowey.com > > > > - my google maps listing is under Frowey Farm Shop. My listing has
> > > > Buckinghamshire as the county and uses the only category listings that
> > > > are available ie butcher, business to business etc. There is no farm
> > > > shop category although other farm shops are showing in google maps
> > > > under a farm shop category? However, if I search in google maps for
> > > > Frowey Farm Shop is brings up an entry that doesn't show the county as
> > > > Bucks but in business centre the listing has the county. If you click
> > > > through it shows two user created content items, one mine and one
> > > > entered by one of our stockists - they both show different forms of
> > > > the address and content descriptions that differ from my original
> > > > created in the business centre. You'll see that I've added google maps
> > > > to my website (contact us), a while back this stopped working until I
> > > > edited the source link and it now pulls through the user generated
> > > > content rather than the business centre description.
> > > > I don't appear in either farm shops bucks, farm shops milton keynes or
> > > > farm shops buckinghamshire but if you search for the explicit name,
> > > > there I am.
> > > > The more I look at it the more I lose the plot.
> > > > On Mar 17, 12:49 am, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I have a few hunches, but you should start by disclosing your business
> > > > > name and location.
> > > > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > I've listed my farm shop business (farm shop butcher) in LBC months
> > > > > > ago and have customised a my map. The closest listing in LBC is Retail
> > > > > > - butchers so I've used this and others. When I search in google maps
> > > > > > for farm shops I don't appear and the listed farm shops it returns
> > > > > > show a category listing of Farm Shop or Pick Your Own with a second
> > > > > > category of Butchers (I don't appear in that either). Where's google
> > > > > > getting this category listing from? Anyone know how I can get farm
> > > > > > shop and butchers listing in google maps?
> > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help
> > > > > > .
> > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > > Jane- Hide quoted text -
> > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:37 AM, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> Thanks but I have. I'll take another look because I originally created > custom categories for my entry understanding that the US driven > business center doesn't include all listings that I assume Google > imports from business directory purchases. I'd really like to know > what directories are used as source for the UK maps business listings. > I'm guessing that 99% of the businesses under the farm shop category > that interested me in the UK Google Maps didn't enter their entry > through the business centre but were lucky enough to be imported by > Google without any effort on their part!! Frustrating.
> Thanks for the pointer.
> Cheers > Jane
> On Apr 7, 4:29 pm, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The Help Center and archived messages are your friends. Don't be > > affraid to use them.
> > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 5:19 AM, fitangel <sa...@fitangel.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Hi > > > I was wondering if you solved your problem - as i have an almost > > > identical issue with the listing of my cake decorating business. > > > Others locally appear to be listed in the cake makers & decorators > > > category quite clearly, but when I try to find and enter my business > > > in it, the category it does not exist! > > > sarah
> > > On Mar 29, 5:51 pm, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > Hi,
> > > > It would help wouldn't it! The only problem is this discussion then > > > > shows up in SERPs for the business name. My website's here:http://www.frowey.com > > > > - my google maps listing is under Frowey Farm Shop. My listing has > > > > Buckinghamshire as the county and uses the only category listings that > > > > are available ie butcher, business to business etc. There is no farm > > > > shop category although other farm shops are showing in google maps > > > > under a farm shop category? However, if I search in google maps for > > > > Frowey Farm Shop is brings up an entry that doesn't show the county as > > > > Bucks but in business centre the listing has the county. If you click > > > > through it shows two user created content items, one mine and one > > > > entered by one of our stockists - they both show different forms of > > > > the address and content descriptions that differ from my original > > > > created in the business centre. You'll see that I've added google maps > > > > to my website (contact us), a while back this stopped working until I > > > > edited the source link and it now pulls through the user generated > > > > content rather than the business centre description.
> > > > I don't appear in either farm shops bucks, farm shops milton keynes or > > > > farm shops buckinghamshire but if you search for the explicit name, > > > > there I am.
> > > > The more I look at it the more I lose the plot.
> > > > On Mar 17, 12:49 am, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I have a few hunches, but you should start by disclosing your business > > > > > name and location.
> > > > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > I've listed my farm shop business (farm shop butcher) in LBC months > > > > > > ago and have customised a my map. The closest listing in LBC is Retail > > > > > > - butchers so I've used this and others. When I search in google maps > > > > > > for farm shops I don't appear and the listed farm shops it returns > > > > > > show a category listing of Farm Shop or Pick Your Own with a second > > > > > > category of Butchers (I don't appear in that either). Where's google > > > > > > getting this category listing from? Anyone know how I can get farm > > > > > > shop and butchers listing in google maps?
> > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help > > > > > > . > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Jane- Hide quoted text -
> > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
Up until a few weeks ago it was true that we couldn't create new categories. However, thanks to your many request, and to our Local Business Center team, you can now enter free form categories for your business in your Local Business Center account.
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 11:05 AM, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We cannot create categories. We can suggest new ones, but we cannot > create them. So I do not know what you mean.
> Click on a listing, then click "More info". The source will be shown in > green.
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:37 AM, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> > Thanks but I have. I'll take another look because I originally created > > custom categories for my entry understanding that the US driven > > business center doesn't include all listings that I assume Google > > imports from business directory purchases. I'd really like to know > > what directories are used as source for the UK maps business listings. > > I'm guessing that 99% of the businesses under the farm shop category > > that interested me in the UK Google Maps didn't enter their entry > > through the business centre but were lucky enough to be imported by > > Google without any effort on their part!! Frustrating.
> > Thanks for the pointer.
> > Cheers > > Jane
> > On Apr 7, 4:29 pm, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The Help Center and archived messages are your friends. Don't be > > > affraid to use them.
> > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 5:19 AM, fitangel <sa...@fitangel.co.uk> wrote:
> > > > Hi > > > > I was wondering if you solved your problem - as i have an almost > > > > identical issue with the listing of my cake decorating business. > > > > Others locally appear to be listed in the cake makers & decorators > > > > category quite clearly, but when I try to find and enter my business > > > > in it, the category it does not exist! > > > > sarah
> > > > On Mar 29, 5:51 pm, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > It would help wouldn't it! The only problem is this discussion > then > > > > > shows up in SERPs for the business name. My website's here: > http://www.frowey.com > > > > > - my google maps listing is under Frowey Farm Shop. My listing has > > > > > Buckinghamshire as the county and uses the only category listings > that > > > > > are available ie butcher, business to business etc. There is no > farm > > > > > shop category although other farm shops are showing in google maps > > > > > under a farm shop category? However, if I search in google maps > for > > > > > Frowey Farm Shop is brings up an entry that doesn't show the > county as > > > > > Bucks but in business centre the listing has the county. If you > click > > > > > through it shows two user created content items, one mine and one > > > > > entered by one of our stockists - they both show different forms > of > > > > > the address and content descriptions that differ from my original > > > > > created in the business centre. You'll see that I've added google > maps > > > > > to my website (contact us), a while back this stopped working > until I > > > > > edited the source link and it now pulls through the user generated > > > > > content rather than the business centre description.
> > > > > I don't appear in either farm shops bucks, farm shops milton > keynes or > > > > > farm shops buckinghamshire but if you search for the explicit > name, > > > > > there I am.
> > > > > The more I look at it the more I lose the plot.
> > > > > On Mar 17, 12:49 am, NWT <nwt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > I have a few hunches, but you should start by disclosing your > business > > > > > > name and location.
> > > > > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM, mochj <janem...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > I've listed my farm shop business (farm shop butcher) in LBC > months > > > > > > > ago and have customised a my map. The closest listing in LBC > is Retail > > > > > > > - butchers so I've used this and others. When I search in > google maps > > > > > > > for farm shops I don't appear and the listed farm shops it > returns > > > > > > > show a category listing of Farm Shop or Pick Your Own with a > second > > > > > > > category of Butchers (I don't appear in that either). Where's > google > > > > > > > getting this category listing from? Anyone know how I can get > farm > > > > > > > shop and butche
