> 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.

> > > http://maps.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=17105

> > > 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
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