local business results

[MASSEY]

Is the statement blow true i had no ides this was a factor in local ranking


Check your WHOIS information

"This one is the easiest to perform, and simplest to explain. When you register your domain name, you have to put in a registered address. Make sure that you use your business information and not your personal information! If you’re unsure, I suggest heading over to whois.net (http://whois.net/) and finding out what address your website is registered to. Most of the time if you need to change it, you can do this by logging into your registrar account and making the appropriate changes or contact whoever is in charge of your domain name. Very easy fix, and since it’s been suggested that Google takes this into consideration when delivering local results, it’s best to do this sooner than later. "

;)

[webmojo]

The best way to verify this is to do straw test on the local result and check the whois on the ranking domain.

But some businesses without domains also rank well in local search so it may be a factor but not a big one.

[Ali-v-8]

directory titles and addresses are being used only to confim listings
Google uses who is to confirm ownership of multiple websites

[MASSEY]

I had a feeling it was not correct, it's amazing the crap floating around on the net :rolleyes:

[Ali-v-8]

Why does your signature go to a google map listing.
Surely it should go to your website




I had a feeling it was not correct, it's amazing the crap floating around on the net :rolleyes:

[seoandy]

your whois data has ZERO effect on ranking - listing (from google especially local business / google places) use differnt methods of varification of your business, other localisation is based on data on your site - search engines aren't stupid they know designers and developers will register sites for clients and therefore don't take this into account.