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  <title type="text">For Business Owners Google Group</title>
  <subtitle type="text">
  Exchange info with other business owners about the Google Local Business Center and the local business listings on Google Maps.
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  <updated>2009-01-14T17:57:39Z</updated>
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  <author>
  <name>Frank Jimenez</name>
  <email>frankajime...@yahoo.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T17:57:39Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/114a6d5805aeefbc/9712951a56477037?show_docid=9712951a56477037</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/114a6d5805aeefbc/9712951a56477037?show_docid=9712951a56477037"/>
  <title type="text">where&#39;s my listing?</title>
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  I have had an active listing/profile on google business for about a &lt;br&gt; year and a half and after a recent search for my office on google &lt;br&gt; maps, it is nowhere to be found. What happened and how do I get it &lt;br&gt; back? I looked into my free account on google and my listing/profile &lt;br&gt; is still there and listed as active. And of course, there is no way I
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  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>frankajimenez@yahoo.com</name>
  <email>frankajime...@yahoo.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T17:55:20Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/114a6d5805aeefbc/a4af3d97bf2a5386?show_docid=a4af3d97bf2a5386</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/114a6d5805aeefbc/a4af3d97bf2a5386?show_docid=a4af3d97bf2a5386"/>
  <title type="text">where&#39;s my listing?</title>
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  I have had an active listing/profile on google business for about a &lt;br&gt; year and a half and after a recent search for my office on google &lt;br&gt; maps, it is nowhere to be found. What happened and how do I get it &lt;br&gt; back? I looked into my free account on google and my listing/profile &lt;br&gt; is still there and listed as active. And of course, there is no way I
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  </entry>
  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>Coach Matt</name>
  <email>itriumph.swimsch...@gmail.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T17:47:29Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/5914cff4ee3667b3/85eced1fc436d223?show_docid=85eced1fc436d223</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/5914cff4ee3667b3/85eced1fc436d223?show_docid=85eced1fc436d223"/>
  <title type="text">Flagged - Waiting for content check</title>
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  Hello this is Coach Matt, I put my business on the map with a groups &lt;br&gt; email (cnc.bbc@gmail) before I started using my own gmail account &lt;br&gt; (itriumph.swimschool@gmail). Thinking it would be better if the &lt;br&gt; listing came from my own e-mail i tried to switch it, now i am &lt;br&gt; flagged. I have already fully deleted the first listing. I have read
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  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>spam google maps everyday</name>
  <email>spamalotofm...@gmail.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T17:18:42Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/ea2898fa2c921792/6e2999c2b24fbd17?show_docid=6e2999c2b24fbd17</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/ea2898fa2c921792/6e2999c2b24fbd17?show_docid=6e2999c2b24fbd17"/>
  <title type="text">Re: More Google Map Spam for the Insurance Industry Categories</title>
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  here is a link to see all of the spam they have created &lt;br&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=nofollow href=&quot;http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=area+rug+cleaning+boulder+CO&quot;&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt; wow look at that so many diferent names for the same company and none &lt;br&gt; are their actual name &lt;br&gt; A.	Boulder CO: Boulder Carpet Cleaning Care, Carpet Cleaning ... -
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  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>spam google maps everyday</name>
  <email>spamalotofm...@gmail.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T16:58:54Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/ea2898fa2c921792/1d6b8da847f75bb4?show_docid=1d6b8da847f75bb4</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/ea2898fa2c921792/1d6b8da847f75bb4?show_docid=1d6b8da847f75bb4"/>
  <title type="text">Re: More Google Map Spam for the Insurance Industry Categories</title>
  <summary type="html" xml:space="preserve">
  &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=nofollow href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;abauth=ba29b861:2TQA-4kttQxw8hXz09D_nn5e3D4&amp;sll=41.908821,-87.672870&amp;view=text&amp;hl=en&amp;q=chicago-carpet-cleaning.com&amp;btnG=Search+Maps&quot;&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;A Chicago Carpet Cleaning - Carpet, Rug Area &amp;amp; Upholstery Cleaning in &lt;br&gt; Chicago Area‎ &lt;br&gt; and &lt;br&gt; D Chicago Carpet Cleaning - We&#39;ll Get Your Carpets Completely Clean.
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  </entry>
  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>spam google maps everyday</name>
  <email>spamalotofm...@gmail.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T16:53:02Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/ea2898fa2c921792/4ac748527a55bbbf?show_docid=4ac748527a55bbbf</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/ea2898fa2c921792/4ac748527a55bbbf?show_docid=4ac748527a55bbbf"/>
  <title type="text">Re: More Google Map Spam for the Insurance Industry Categories</title>
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  spammer company must have been employed to work for &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=nofollow href=&quot;http://www.colorado-carpet-masters.com&quot;&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=nofollow href=&quot;http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&amp;q=carpet+cleaning+longmont&amp;btnG=Search&quot;&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt; as you can see the first two listings are the same company with two &lt;br&gt; names &lt;br&gt; Longmont: Carpet Cleaning Masters, Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery ...
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  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>info@ccbdesignink.com</name>
  <email>i...@ccbdesignink.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T16:29:22Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/3e15a937e262e5dd/de64b2d322060ffc?show_docid=de64b2d322060ffc</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/3e15a937e262e5dd/de64b2d322060ffc?show_docid=de64b2d322060ffc"/>
  <title type="text">My Coupon does not show with my business listing</title>
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  I have created a coupon to go with my listing from the &amp;quot;Local Business &lt;br&gt; Centre&amp;quot; and from my locations listing it shows the status of my &lt;br&gt; listing as active, but my coupon lists as &amp;quot;0 Coupons (0 Active)&amp;quot;. If I &lt;br&gt; click on the tab at the top that shows my coupon, the status on that &lt;br&gt; page says that it is active.
  </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>jpearson@pearsonford.net</name>
  <email>jpear...@pearsonford.net</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T16:21:37Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/496e68bb376842ca/e5f93d51989dc594?show_docid=e5f93d51989dc594</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/496e68bb376842ca/e5f93d51989dc594?show_docid=e5f93d51989dc594"/>
  <title type="text">Im not on the map</title>
  <summary type="html" xml:space="preserve">
  I have my business registered on GOOGLE Maps. However, it is not &lt;br&gt; showing up in a search. We are a Ford Dealership in a Indianapolis &lt;br&gt; Suburb. When we search &amp;quot;Indianapolis Ford&amp;quot;, Pearson Ford does not show &lt;br&gt; up but all of our competitors do. What can we do to show up on the &lt;br&gt; map? Thank you
  </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>jhorne@cambridgehotel.ca</name>
  <email>jho...@cambridgehotel.ca</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T15:58:45Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/8032cc39e68d70c5/8e1535d1cd55a968?show_docid=8e1535d1cd55a968</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/8032cc39e68d70c5/8e1535d1cd55a968?show_docid=8e1535d1cd55a968"/>
  <title type="text">Re: Changing business details without our login details</title>
  <summary type="html" xml:space="preserve">
  Hi Jen, &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;I&#39;m referring to the Future Inns Cambridge &amp;amp; the Bruce Restaurant and &lt;br&gt; Lounge &lt;br&gt; 700 Hespeler Road, Cambridge Ontario N3H 5L8 &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our restaurant phone number is incorrect, we&#39;ve changed names and our &lt;br&gt; weblink needs to be updated. &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;It was claimed at one time by the former GM, are you saying I can now
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  </entry>
  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>Oova</name>
  <email>connectedperforma...@gmail.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T15:38:16Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/b85cec5bfadd22c8/8856f4a71747368f?show_docid=8856f4a71747368f</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/b85cec5bfadd22c8/8856f4a71747368f?show_docid=8856f4a71747368f"/>
  <title type="text">Re: Old website address won&#39;t go away!!! Please help!</title>
  <summary type="html" xml:space="preserve">
  You need to wait, takes some weeks, &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;On Jan 13, 12:21 pm, &amp;quot;bambu.leices...@googlemail.co m&amp;quot;
  </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>KENT</name>
  <email>kent.aa...@1866umoving.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T14:08:32Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/9afc406bdd1c5c5e/2ecee4b998931b18?show_docid=2ecee4b998931b18</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/9afc406bdd1c5c5e/2ecee4b998931b18?show_docid=2ecee4b998931b18"/>
  <title type="text">Re: Reviews Disappeared</title>
  <summary type="html" xml:space="preserve">
  I lost over 70 reviews from Kudzu.com (we actually have over 240 &lt;br&gt; reviews but google only listed 70 or so) we fell of top 10 ranking &lt;br&gt; and google only shows 9 reviews for us (we worked very hard over 3 &lt;br&gt; years to build our reviews). &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;Did your reviews come back? What did you do or who did you contact?
  </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>alan.martin@dundeesciencecentre.org.uk</name>
  <email>alan.mar...@dundeesciencecentre.org.uk</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T13:58:29Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/1a8ea974587b915c/f26106b6179a5a50?show_docid=f26106b6179a5a50</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/1a8ea974587b915c/f26106b6179a5a50?show_docid=f26106b6179a5a50"/>
  <title type="text">Multi-entries on Google Maps</title>
  <summary type="html" xml:space="preserve">
  Hi there &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;I noticed that my business was classed as unvarified, so I added my &lt;br&gt; business using its correct name. &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;Unfortunately this has created two business listings (one for &lt;br&gt; Sensation and one for Sensation Dundee). The Sensation Dundee is the &lt;br&gt; correct one but the older entry has all the reviews etc. How do I get
  </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>henry@mystudentgaming.com</name>
  <email>he...@mystudentgaming.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T13:46:05Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/9b1e258b7b3fe821/0ad0482574acc048?show_docid=0ad0482574acc048</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/9b1e258b7b3fe821/0ad0482574acc048?show_docid=0ad0482574acc048"/>
  <title type="text">Local business</title>
  <summary type="html" xml:space="preserve">
  Hi there, &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;I entered my Bed and Breakfast business to google on Dec the 5th and &lt;br&gt; it still is not showing?
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  </entry>
  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>jason wing</name>
  <email>googles...@live.com.au</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T10:10:30Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/e8a8eee0d4c07dad/13c599e87a864963?show_docid=13c599e87a864963</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/e8a8eee0d4c07dad/13c599e87a864963?show_docid=13c599e87a864963"/>
  <title type="text">RE: expanding regional area</title>
  <summary type="html" xml:space="preserve">
  The short answer is NO you cant add locations of cities or suburbs you service. I would suggest using ADWORDS for when people google these cities. Adding customers addresses or PO Boxes would be regarded as spam. &lt;br&gt; Holiday cheer from Messenger. Download free emoticons today! &lt;br&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=nofollow href=&quot;http://livelife.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=669758&quot;&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;
  </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
  <author>
  <name>parrisart@gmail.com</name>
  <email>parris...@gmail.com</email>
  </author>
  <updated>2009-01-14T06:32:05Z</updated>
  <id>http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/27158d2be7f21ab4/7f162b08ff4c44c9?show_docid=7f162b08ff4c44c9</id>
  <link href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-for-business-owners/browse_thread/thread/27158d2be7f21ab4/7f162b08ff4c44c9?show_docid=7f162b08ff4c44c9"/>
  <title type="text">Address of my business not appearing on Google Maps</title>
  <summary type="html" xml:space="preserve">
  Hello, &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;I&#39;m having some trouble getting my business address to appear on &lt;br&gt; Google Maps. &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;I have signed into my account and entered the correct address, &lt;br&gt; adjusted the marker to the correct position and verified this change &lt;br&gt; with the code, however after a couple of months when I go to search my &lt;br&gt; business it still lists it without the address and with an approximate
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