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I'm very familiar with local promotion.  However, I work in some fairly competitive local markets and in most cases only a few dominant keywords are necessary for the client to perform well.

With new clients who aren't grandfathered into the old places interface, I cannot setup custom categories.  This is known to everyone, but what I would REALLY appreciate is if someone could explain how I can at least to some degree replicate that targeting?

To put it in perspective, for the standard categories (through Google Plus Business) my client rank very well; thus you can assume the client's local strength is solid; but when it comes to the few specific terms I need, I can't see to replicate the effect.

Please help... anyone!

I am about to launch an eCom project for a new company. The client has three URL's available.

I recognize keyword density is slowly becoming less and less of a factor, but still has significant relevance.

I haven't had much experience working on .NET URL's and would like to know anything related to the effects of .NET url's vs. .COM url's.  Also, just what you would go with and why?

Option 1

"EXACTMATCHKEYWORD.net"

(17 total characters)

Option 2

"MOSTLYMATCHINGKEYWORDcompany.com"

(21 total characters, with company)

Option 3

"ABEXACTMATCHKEYWORD.com" -AB represents the company's initials/logo.

(19 total characters)

USEFUL POINTS

1. 95% of purchases will be one time purchases (so I'm not focused as much on company branding as usual).

2. The company name is actually "exact matching keyword Company"

3. We will be targeting 100's of terms, but the "exact match keyword" represents 1/4 of total search volumes and thus is extremely important.

Just in case anyone else has this question or comes across this hopefully it will help them...

Using the entire review content from 3rd party site on your site even is you are using schema mark up will be considered duplicate content.

Thank you to Brian U. over at Webmaster Central

Ahh... I didn't even think of that. Good call. I appreciate the feedback.

A client of mine whats to add reviews from other sites such as Judys Book and Yahoo to their site. (Yes the actual content of what was posted in the review. They are proud of what their clients are saying).

I am not sure if using schema mark up and including the review body on the clients web site was safe or would it be considered duplicate content?

Is there a "good practice" for this?

Any assistance or suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks!

Yes, I've seen that happen as well, but this is stranger.  I'm in Houston and can check the listings "even when including Phoenix in the keyword" and its fine.  I can move my location (on google) to any other city and the listings are all the same and good.  But as soon as I put it on Phoenix, the listings are killed.  I've just never seen this and have no idea whats going on...

I have a client in Phoenix that is completely dominant for every targeted term.  However, he is
dominant for those terms everywhere but in Phoenix (where we want him to
be).  (NOTE- this is organic, not affected by local/hybrid).  I realize there are different data centers, but these results have been like this for three weeks now.  Does anyone have any ideas on why this is occurring and if so, suggestions on how I can get the results in Phoenix to
match everywhere else in the country?