The most important ranking factor for Google Maps is the presence of a complete and accurate Google My Business listing. This is a free service that any business owner can sign up for, allowing them to manage their business profile on Google Maps.
In addition to your Google My Business listing, Google's algorithms also analyze the quality and quantity of backlinks from citation sources."
Sarkis gave me his eight best citation sources that, in his experience, Google particularly values and have helped increase his clients' rankings in Google Maps:
Google My Business
Bing Places for Business
Apple Maps
Yellow Pages
Infobel
Factual
Facebook
Yelp
The preferred strategy here is to create a profile (with citation) on these platforms to ebay database achieve a great set of local SEO backlinks.
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After creating citations, Sarkis' next step is to create a valuable, link-worthy resource and begin building links to it. For example, this resource could be a comprehensive article, an eBook, or research findings.
Providing original and data-driven content makes the difference here.
Sarkis added a story to illustrate this point:
"One of our clients owns a dental practice, and we manage their content marketing and blog writing. We recently wrote a blog post about teeth whitening that has become very popular."