How come some local 7 pack listings link to site and some link to the G+ page?
-
Does anyone know how to fix this issue?
Even though a site profile has had the website added to it Google continues to link the main "title tag" link to the G+ page and not the actual website domain. Thanks for any info in advance!
-
Hi Irving, the G+ L listing for Eyeglasses does not have a website listed, so that's why the link in G search only goes to G+. Here is the G+ L page search links to:
https://plus.google.com/112052218407614442300/about?hl=enHowever there may be an issue with that listing. If you view their maps page, the link shows but it does not show up on the Google+ Local page.
Looks like someone just made an update in Map Maker on May 23rd and added the website there. If you manage the listing I'd be sure the website is also listed in the dashboard and I would not typically recommend editing in MM.
-
Agree. "Mess" is a descriptor!
-
Thanks Tim, what a fantastic confusing mess G has been making as they figure it out as they go along.
-
In this new example, the query was for the actual domain name since it is also the business name: eyeglasses.com. You are already being served the cluster of direct domain listings, so when the Google+ listing is finally shown, it shows the Google+ listing link (in a single pack).
Typically, the main reason this occurs in a larger local pack is because of the disconnect between Google+ and the business website. There is quite a bit of confusion going on with this now since the Google+ Business page and the Google+ local (Places) page are not fully merged in many cases. What has happened in these situations is the business owner (or representative agency) set up a Google+ business page, but failed to claim/ verify and optimize the Google+ Local (Places) page, which is still sitting there unlinked to the main website.
-
Sorry maybe that was a bad example, this example for eyeglasses.com - it's verified and has a website but is still showing the G+ URL
-
In PetSitters Plus example, Google hasn't made the connection with a website. The most common reason you will see this issue is when there is confusion and Google hasn't made this connection or the website doesn't exist, so it defaults to the Google+ page. This is fairly common in unclaimed/ unverified listings where Google has only pulled the info from it's data sources which do not have the actual website info.
There are some other issues occurring due to the Google+ merge transition, but I don't think those issues are causing this example you have shown.
-
What is the site Petsitters Plus? coz if it is i dnt see the website on the G+ page
Got a burning SEO question?
Subscribe to Moz Pro to gain full access to Q&A, answer questions, and ask your own.
Browse Questions
Explore more categories
-
Moz Tools
Chat with the community about the Moz tools.
-
SEO Tactics
Discuss the SEO process with fellow marketers
-
Community
Discuss industry events, jobs, and news!
-
Digital Marketing
Chat about tactics outside of SEO
-
Research & Trends
Dive into research and trends in the search industry.
-
Support
Connect on product support and feature requests.
Related Questions
-
Google Index Issue - Indexing pages that don't exhist
Hi All, I have noticed a weird issue when performing a search on Google to show me all the pages it is indexing of our site. site:www.one2create.co.uk It brings up most of our website pages but then is also brings up a few HTTPS urls (our site has not been converted to HTTPS yet) but also the URL path, Title, and Meta Description are from one of our clients websites (an Automotive Job site). When clicked they take you to a generic 404 server error page, not our branded 404 page. The site that it has taken the url, title and meta description from is on a different server completely so I don't see how it has even managed to get that information and linked it to our site? Has anyone seen anything like this before? And what is the best way to fix it? We have asked Google to re-index the site but still no luck.
Search Behavior | | Jvickery0 -
Is there a tool that will find a string from the source code from a list of URLs?
I need a tool that will run through a long list of URLs (from multiple domains), look for a specific string in the source code and then produce a CSV showing in which URLs the the string was found. This is for legitimate research, not for any nefarious purposes Any ideas of such a tool already exists?
Search Behavior | | richdan0 -
Displaying different site content to users who have already visited your site
I've seen and heard about the concept of treating repeat site visitors differently, displaying different content based on behavior etc. Not sure what it's called buy Hubspot seems to offer something like this with their platform. Anyone know of a third party app (Wordpress perhaps) or tool that does this? How does this even work? Thanks for the help!!
Search Behavior | | RickyShockley0 -
WMT reporting big drop in links today
Has anyone else noticed a huge drop in inbound links in WMT tools today? I've seen a 50% slump overnight in 2 of my projects. Definitely something still stirring over at the Google data centres!
Search Behavior | | FDFPres0 -
How to test a site for usability with hundreds users and get genuine feedback?
My question is twofold; firstly is there a recommended company that I could use to get feedback on my site usability. Ideally I would like this company to arrange a focus group of a couple hundred people that fit into the right demographic and organise a report on the opinions of the group and the issues faced. Secondly an in-house understanding of usability Now I would like to think that when I review a site for usability I am not biased in any way. But I believe that if I look at the page that I have created or even collaborated on that I will always miss usability issues as I frankly think my/our creation is amazing. I'm interested to know how people rank and check their site usability and what factors rank highest in their assessments i.e. the tools you use and how you use them.
Search Behavior | | Stefan-Thorpe0 -
Why would my Bounce Rate drop from 40% to 2% over 3 days without making any major changes to my site www.hiltonhead.com?
Our Wordpress site has had an historical bounce rate of 40% for the last 3 years but last Thursday it dropped to 17%, Friday to 7% and now is running at 2%. The pageviews per visit have also increased from 3 to almost 6. Thanks
Search Behavior | | CorkyGifford0 -
How to optimize a Stock Symbol page?
Hi, My website is for stock picking. The keywords in each stock page are stock symbol. Now the stock symbol rank of my website in google is around 30-50. I use On-Page Keyword Optimization tool on seomoz to optimize those page. Now all stock symbol pages are Grade A in on-page report card. Is there other suggestions to increase stock symbol page ranking? Thanks in advance! -Don
Search Behavior | | dodoflying0