Weird Local Listings same company in listing
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Have a look at this
It's the local listing of weddings Gretna
Here is a short version
http://bit.ly/HD6ay4There are two listing with the same address and they are the same company but just different Wed address I though this was against the rules!
www.gretnaweddings.co.uk and www.gretnaweddings.com Any ideas how they getting away with it!?
Cheers
Steve
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They most likely launched both in hopes of getting US and UK traffic to their site. The sites are not identical and therefore they are doing nothing wrong from a traditional SEO standpoint. Now, I don't agree with their idea of having a .co.uk and a .com, they should be fine with one of those.
I am with Miriam, this should not be allowed, but I can see how it was missed by any algorithm catches.
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Hi Steve,
I agree with you - the company should only have one Place Page, given that they are only one business. I expect Google would agree if they did a manual review. However, there is a vague point here for me. One of the domains is a country level domain with the .uk extension while the other is the global .com extension. I am not sure if the company's decision to go with two different domains/websites might have some SEO basis about which I'm not qualified to speak. I'm a Local SEO....I'd like to ask one of our expert traditional SEOs to stop by this thread to give us his or her knowledge about the different domain extensions.
But, bottom line, yes, it's the same business at the same address and should have only one Place Page. If this is hurting your own business in some way, you could always visit the Google Place Pages, scroll to the bottom and use the report a problem link to describe your unhappiness with this business receiving 2 spots in the rankings when they are only one business. You would essentially be outing your competitor in so doing. Now, whether Google will act on your remarks is another matter, but the report a problem link is the avenue open to you to report activity you feel is inappropriate.
Hang in here while I ask one of our traditional SEOs to stop by.
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Or better still have it can be stopped!
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