Keeping the Record Straight
| Field | What to check | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Still open | Broadly, fix the payment methods before touching anything decorative. | after any move or rebrand |
| Second pass | If a listing cannot be claimed, document it and move on rather than duplicating it. | before each campaign |
| More direction requests | Prefer removing a wrong listing to leaving it half-corrected. | at least annually |
Understanding Local Search Signals
- Ground rules. Record the canonical version of the service area somewhere the owner can find it.
- Avoiding conflicting category choices. The order matters: audit first, then consolidate, and only then submit anywhere new, and the same holds at scale.
- Before you expand. Set aside time to cross-confirm as part of the monthly reporting cycle rather than treating it as a one-off project.
- The canonical record. For the most part, claim what exists before creating anything new -- duplicates are harder to remove than to avoid, more therefore after a move or a rebrand.
Related references
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Why Consistency Beats Volume
| Field | What to check |
|---|---|
| How discovery apps decide | Broadly, confirm what a competitor in a tightly defined neighbourhood has claimed before deciding where to submit. |
| Local citations | Resist the urge to vary the business name for keywords; consistency beats cleverness here, particularly for a newer business. |
| Aggregator feeds for law firms | Treat the primary category as a single source of truth, not as a field to be improvised per site. |
| In the file | Keep the description factual; the categories carry the relevance work. |