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My colleague who is a developer is trying to find an example of in apps being indexed in the SERPs.  Does anybody know of any examples?

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I have a client that wants to apply video object schema to their iframe youtube video.

Here is the source code:

<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/clientvideo" width="272" height="202" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

Is it possible to apply schema markup to this kind of iframe source code?   Our development team was having a hard time with it.

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Thanks for the responses!

I am currently in the process of apply schema for dozens of clients (many are large retailers).

Although I am not a developer, I do know the basics of schematic markup & structured data.   I do work with a development team and I'm trying to provide them with schema application best practices.

Obviously there are many good articles/blog posts out there about schema.  However I'm looking for a more substantial training course, webinar or resource website about schema application.  Does anybody have any good recommendations?

We are already doing FB syndication and publishing on our blog.  I'm just trying to find more avenues to promote this content (safely).  My client has 5 blog posts a week.

Since the calamity of Penguin I know several article submission websites got a really bad wrap (many deservedly so).  However if done carefully and legitimately I believe article promotion can still be a bona fide SEO link building tool.

I currently have a client that has hundreds of good blog posts.  We have done some modest article promotions via local news websites.  However I feel like this content could use more of a push.

Does anybody know of any reputable article/blog post promotion websites?

thanks Josh!

A client of mine asked me if it was possible to see local listing data (ranking/traffic stats) in the Google Search Console for a URL.  I figured the Google Search Console only shows organic metrics not 3-pack/local listing performance.  However I could be mistaken.

Does the Google Search Console report this?

Excellent thorough response.  Thanks Ruth!

I have been doing a structured data test for a client who is looking to improve their local SEO.  After running several tests in Google Developer Tools structured data testing tool I have been noticing data sets for "Custom Search Result Filters" and "Unspecified Type" structured data properties.

I have plans to apply Organization and Local Business schematic markup.  However my question is this:  do the "Custom Search Result Filters" and "Unspecified Type" offer any value at all?  I would like to have a response to our client if they ever ask about this.

I attached a snapshot of what this looks like.

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Thanks for the response Miriam. As for the 3rd party reviews, we want to integrate these into our schema markup.  Not sure how this would workout.

I am trying to apply schematic markup for a client who is using javascript for their store hours and maps.  Will Google be able to comprehend the data in the Javascript file if I set up a schematic property for this?  I wanted to use this specific property http://schema.org/openingHours.  Our client is also importing reviews from a third party source.  Would it be possible to apply schematic markup to a 3rd party source?

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

Excellent advice. Thanks Andy!

So my client has 2000+ different store locations.  Each location has the standard desktop location and my client opted for a corresponding mobile template for each location.   Now the Google search console is reporting thousands of duplicate titles/meta descriptions.  However this is only because the mobile template and desktop store pages are using the exact same title/meta description tag.

Is Google penalizing my client for this?  Would it be worth it to update the mobile template title/meta description tags?

So I was considering using Moz Local to help improve the visibility of one of my clients who is trying to improve their local SEO (they only have one business location).  When I submitted my existing client's listing there was an automated popup that read:

Sorry, we're unable to update this listing right now

Toll-free number detected

Many of the partners to which Moz Local submits your data do not accept toll-free lines as primary phone numbers. Choosing a local phone number may also be better for rankings and increase the number of calls you get from local search customers.

Is is true that having a "local phone number" can result in better rankings?  Is there any articles/studies/evidence to support this?

Also are there any discounts out there for first time Moz Local users?

A client of ours asked if we could place link to their local Facebook page instead of a link to the direct domain in their Google My Business listing.  Will Google allow this?

Thanks for the detailed response and questions Miriam.  Just to be clear I am not referring to "listings" but organic search results for individual store locations.  Would have just one additional subdomain with store listings (and different content of course) be appropriate for our client?    Our client does have local Google, Bing and Yahoo! business listings for each store location.

These are unique pages showing up in the subfolders.  However all of these listings are still from the same domain (same IP address).  Some of these extra listings are not that important, however they are nice to have for first page saturation reasons.  We were thinking of moving these lesser important pages to a subdomain since they are on a different IP address.

Currently we are providing local SEO recommendations for a well known pharmacy chain.  Like most major brands they enjoy multiple organic (not just 3 pack results) listings when people search for local phrases such as "Dallas pharmacy clinics'".

The issue is that all these listings are coming from the same domain page.  We are seeing multiple listings both branded and non-branded search queries.

Our concern is that Google will someday decide to choose one listing as the most authoritative and nix the rest of the local listings which will reduce their first page search engine saturation.  To maintain first page saturation we are considering recommending to the client that they move some of their location listings
to a subdomain (different IP address) to avoid a Google "clean up".  Please note that our client is certainly not using any "doorway" pages but some of these are very scarce on content.  They do not have an issue with duplicate content either.

By using subdomains could we help maintain our client's first page saturation?  Any links to articles would be much appreciated.

I am researching new SEO recommendations in lieu of Google's controversial "3-Pack" update.   I am noticing very different results in the Google 3-Pack on a android mobile browser when I do a local search query versus a query in apple mobile browser.  For example if I do a Google search for "Seattle Sporting Goods" I am able to see direction links and full address numbers for businesses in the 3-Pack.   However the same query on a Android phone provides only "teaser" street name results, no direction links but still shows business reviews.

Is it possible that the 3-Pack update is still in flux?  Shouldn't the Google 3-Pack show uniform results across all different mobile browsers?  This could impact my SEO recommendations.