My Google Map Spam Issue – Resolved For Now
January 19th, 2009You may have read my previous article published in January 5, 2009 about Google Map Spam – Multiple Listings By The Same Company. I noticed that in my fabulous traffic tracking tool (Web-Stat) that I had several visits to this particular blog article from Google in Mountain View California. I hoped that maybe, just maybe, Google was reading my blog article and would fix this particular issue. I thought, no, I was just having delusions of grandeur. I just checked my listing, and it’s now moved up to #1 for “website design seattle” and the two duplicate listing are gone!
Re-read my previous article and take a good look at the screen shot. See how the top two are the same company, and I’m in fourth place? Take a look at what I noticed today:

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I can’t believe my eyes! Did Google actually read my blog article and fix this issue? Or was it because I posted the issue in their Google map spam forum? Or is it completely unrelated?
I guess I’ll never know for sure, but what I can say is that something changed, and if you see that there’s a company that’s spamming Google maps, you should report it in their forum and if you have a blog, write an article about. I do believe, now more than ever, that Google does try to give you the most relevant search results and tries to fight fraud and cheating whenever they can, so if you see something amiss, report it and maybe you’ll get lucky too!
Jill--------------
J. Olkoski
Aldebaran Web Design, Seattle
Jill Olkoski has a BS in Engineering, a BS in Computer Science and an MA in Clinical Psychology. She delights in using her advanced technical, psychological and interpersonal skills to help small business owners develop cost-effective and successful websites.











Voted One Of The Best Seattle Website Design Companies
February 11th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Update:
For a time, the company with multiple listings disappeared from Google Maps as Google was investigating, and when they reappeared, they were back in the #1 position, but the duplicate listing was gone, which was my goal.
For others, I recommend reporting Google Map Spam using their new form: http://aldebaranwebdesign.com/blog/google-map-spam-new-private-reporting-form/ so that the business owners don’t have the ability to retaliate and harass you if you report them.
March 10th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Don’t mean to be fussy…but I believe you have a typo in your blog title…(resolved? not resoved?)
BTW, thank you so much for you time the other day!!!!!
Your blog is great and your site on the whole is REALLY informative! Thanks! I’ll be giving you a call once I re review my financial statements form the past few months! Take care! Lise
March 11th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Hi Lise,
Thank you for the spelling error catch, I’ve fixed it
You’re very welcome and I look forward to hearing from you.