So everyone and their mother is now giving out local SEO advice about getting listed in the local search engines/internet yellow pages. Recently articles were published on MSNBC which both of course suggested getting listed in these local directories including Google Maps. Sound advice indeed.
So finally when I have time to start working on one of my own websites that has severely been neglected, the first thing I do is try and get a Google Maps listing. The listing is for my
For most businesses this would be no big deal as they would just choose the post card option and move on, but for me of course it is not that easy because there is no actual door to door mail service in Breckenridge. You have to have a PO Box at the post office or get mail sent to c/o General Delivery at the post office where they will hold it for you temporarily. Of course you still have to show up at the post office in Breckenridge to receive the mail either way, and since we are sold out for the rest of the winter, and with any luck at all I don’t plan on being in Breckenridge anytime soon. So I looked into what might be causing the phone verification option to be disabled.
Also for the record, I respect Maps Guide Jen and all, but telling someone to use an incorrect and possibly far off address for a business listing and then putting the correct address in the description is a hack at best. Google Maps has got to come up with a better solution than that.
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