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Local Internet Marketing Firm Spams Google Maps Bigtime

Posted By: seosurvivor 427 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google Searching

In another case of major mapspam (discovered first by Imnotadoctor), a SMB-local internet market firm, Big Local, has captured many of the top positions in the Google Maps "onebox" for the category "internet consulting." Below are some examples from various cities.

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from mbun 427 days ago #

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If you look at the fine print (http://www.biglocal.com/works.php) they clarify that the #1 listing guarantee applies to searches on your business name. Sneaky.

from imnotadoctor 427 days ago #

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Wow i hope no poor suckers actually bought this service.

These types of scams give our industry such a bad reputation!

from rickvidallon 427 days ago #

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Their about us page is down... http://www.biglocal.com/about.php I guess they are scambling like roaches now that someone has turned on the lights.
I searched (virginia beach internet consulting) and I found more interesting text in their google map listing. Click on DETAILS and you will see:

Description‎: We think your new business is #1, and it's our job to put it there. Be found for searches in the Virginia Beach area. Not a Physical Location.

Interesting that they have the caveat (Not a Physical Location) - clever roaches...