Search Result Data Incorrect
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Hey Guys, Does anyone have any insight on how to remove incorrect results from the Google Search Results? I've tried several ways to remove this incorrect listing and the problem still exists.
- Website has its headquarters location data on several pages of the site (about, contact).
- Website has a Google+ account and the website links to the correct Google+ account.
If anyone has any insight or tips on how to get this removed and/or changed to the correct result it would be much appreciated.
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If you have control over the web page appearing in Search Results, so you can simple remove it with GWT or you can do with the help of robots.txt
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if you don't own these page, then these forms can help you get the content removed:
https://support.google.com/websearch/troubleshooter/3111061?hl=en
https://support.google.com/legal/troubleshooter/1114905?hl=en
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Hi NetMasons,
Google forms a cluster of data about each local business, drawing information from around the web. If Google is publishing incorrect business data for your company, chances are, they have pulled it from some source that features this incorrect data. For a better understanding of how local business data is shared around the web, check this out:
http://moz.com/learn/local/local-search-data-providers
Your task will be to search for whatever pieces of the data are incorrect, find the source of them and then correct them at the source so that, eventually, Google will update what they have about you to reflect correct information. Citation inconsistency is widely considered to be the third most negative ranking factor. You can read more about this here:
http://moz.com/local-search-ranking-factors
Without actually being able to audit your unique situation, I can't guarantee that this is what is causing your issues, but from your description, I'd bet that you have some citation cleanup work ahead of you. Please, let me know if you have any other questions.