Google places - are you still registering your companies?

[Realtor101]

Is Google plus taking over from Google Places?

I have our company and website registered on Google places and Google Plus.

Now we have a new website ( same company different product) Should I  register  a new listing on Google places?

And what about Google Plus?

[TylerAbernethy]

Google Plus is not replacing Google Places, rather they are both important in their own retrospects, and for their own reasons.

Also, If the company is the same, then you should just edit your current Plus page, and Places Profile, to feature your new site.

Are you keeping the old site too?

[Realtor101]

Yes I am keeping both websites.

I have crated a couple of EMD sites.

WE are Realors and have a real estate site,

I created created a couple of new EMD sites  . Finding a realtor, 1st time home buyer etc

and now do not know if I should create new google place registrations and new google+ registrations of just keep adding the new domains to the existing Google places registration.

[MiriamEllis]

Hello!

Google+ Local is Google's new interface for their local index and is their attempt to increase the social aspects of Local. However, Google Places still exists in that it is the dashboard via which the listings are still being controlled by many business owners. So both things still exist.

If you'd like to read more from the period of time when Google+ Local was first rolled out, here's a good post that also links to a ton of other announcement-style posts from that time:

http://marketing-blog.catalystemarketing.com/google-plus-local-google-places.html

You should not create a second listing for your second website. If you have 1 business, you are entitled to just one listing.

See:

http://support.google.com/places/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=107528

I recommend that you study those guidelines and be sure you are complying with them to the letter. This rule specifically applies to your situation:

Businesses with multiple specializations, such as law firms and doctors, should not create multiple listings to cover all of their specialties. You may create one listing per practitioner, and one listing for the hospital or clinic at large.

Regarding your EMD sites, I just want to check in to be sure that you are aware of the recent, large penalties affecting those types of websites. If not, here's some good reading on this topic:

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/googles-emd-algo-update-early-data

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-exact-match-domain-playbook-a-guide-and-best-practices-for-emds

Hope these resources will be just what you need!