While I appreciate the feedback, I guess I am under the handicap of whether or not the ones who write in these threads are willing to give the same advice as I've read or have seen freely given out in others. I realize that images are invisible to search engines! as mentioned. I do thank you for pointing out however, that the business name should be in text wherever the address is as I assume your point is that this may help with places placement. The initial question was how to get my places ranking up by modifying the content of the listing itself. (as this was the pitch of the particular vendor) It seems that the things you so graciously are pointing out are things related to the site and its content. To simplify things, if pointing these things out meant that it will also help my maps placement as well as organic results on Google then that would have been great feedback. I still am not certain as to whether that will increase the maps listing results or not based on your comment. As for the 'no fair cutting corners' comment -I have no idea what you are speaking of. And yes I did click on the link you sent me before replying..Are you saying that I should complete the getlisted results to show 100% - again this would have been an easy response - other than just slashing at things tha I am not familiar with - and assuming I am. I am familiar with many industry leaders in both SEO and SEM and agree that hiring or replacing vendors for these things to improve the results is key. However, although I have been in this business for 20 years and have control of some decisions, I do not (like many dealer managers) control all of the decisions. It seems you have all of that perfected and have had the opportunity to hire the top people to get you where you need to be and that is not always easy at the dealer level for everyone.
And to Ryan from CarChat's point, thank you for your comment. All I was asking was if there was a way to get the places ranking up on my own as it is difficult at the dealer level to get every tool and vendor involved and at times you have to pick and chose based on your budget, as well as what you may or may not be able to attain on your own. I did also feel they were simple steps, but humbly was just asking for a possible channel to attain them on my own. I will say I do appreciate those that have gone above and beyond and have been open to giving feedback to items they do not sell but are very familiar with. Which seems to be the blessing here in these forums. I will continue to be a faithful reader and contact those I already know personally in the industry - whether free or paid advice - for feedback.. Thank you DR
