Getting Listed on Google Satellite Maps

[fun52dig]

How does a website get listed in the satellite version of Google Maps?  I have clients that are ranking number 1 in the pack 7 with Google Places and local SEO but they don't show up on the big map.  Click on this link to see what I mean

http://connect7.biz/google-maps.jpg

I have circled the listings in red.  How are these businesses getting listed in the satellite version of Google Maps?

Thanks
Gary

[MiriamEllis]

Hi Gary,

Thanks for coming to Q&A with your question. I'm the Local SEO Associate here in the forum. The little icons you are describing are technically termed 'Place Labels'. See:

https://support.google.com/places/bin/answer.py?hl=en&cbrank=3&cbid=-r9iys3bhjpun&ctx=cb&answer=174115&src=cb

Chris Silver Smith wrote a great piece on this back in 2009 regarding achieving landmark status:

http://searchengineland.com/can-your-business-achieve-landmark-status-in-google-maps-31045

But I think this is the post that will be most helpful to you, from 2011:

http://www.iexposure.com/2011/06/16/how-to-get-a-google-places-label

And don't miss the 2nd part of this post:

http://www.iexposure.com/2011/07/26/how-to-get-a-google-places-label-part-2-update

Essentially, there isn't a simple way to do this, but if you read Scott Dodge's two posts on this topic, you'll have the best information out there about how this may be achieved.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Miriam

[fun52dig]

Thanks a million Miriam.  Great articles.

I now have a handle on it.

All The Best,

Gary

[MiriamEllis]

My pleasure, Gary! It's a very interesting topic!