I am doing some seo work for a client and went to check their serps and I got this weird local listing: http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&expIds=...lgary+reno&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=a032a2d43df45523 it is the website listed on Google maps occupy top 10 spots Very ugly listing method and it kinda mess me up on seo. Has anyone else seen this before???
Its normal, I always some results such as that. Its really depends on the query most of the time Google shows map if you are looking for a local query such as places.
google is experimenting right now with different layouts. Sometimes it can be a bit much. Just give it a few weeks and see what happens before you panic
Yep. Local place listing is doing that. Make sure that your client is listed on Google places and try to optimize for local SEO
its normal because of the search query.. it consist of location and a service.. and it so happen that the kws is use by some site owner for their listings..
found another answer here: http://www.websitemagazine.com/cont...-s-place-search-will-be-a-local-favorite.aspx
Those results are through Google local listing. Google always change formats to show listings. This is an another format by Google.
This practice is a particularly vicious forum of parasitical seo that has received condemnation from the seo community but Google doesn't seem to have figured out to do about it. they continue to pursue social media strategy with their content offering.