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Does anyone know? I want to use it as a study tool if the info is still current.

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Sarah

Hi there,

There is about 2.8 KB of java script above the content of our homepage. I know it isn't desirable, but is this something I need to be concerned about?

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Sarah

Update: It's fine. Ran a Fetch as Google and it's rendering as it should be. I would delete my question if I could figure out how!

I'm not in the tool, so I'll leave that to those in the know. However, to clarify you can still do free basic listings. So maybe that's what they're doing, and that's what you're seeing.

I'm referring to whether I should pay for listings so that I can get the specialized attention I need for 70 locations that are giving me grief. So it's within that frame that we are weighing whether they carry enough influence to be worth it.

Donna, Yahoo isn't included in Moz Local. Unless I'm missing something ...

Update: I based that on the page where they list their partners, which does not include Yahoo. I guess even though they aren't a partner, you can populate your Yahoo listings with this tool? If so, I apologize for the misinformation.

Thank you Miriam - good stuff! I did feel strongly until I started asking around. Now I'm on the fence. I'm getting the impression they aren't a big enough player to justify the investment, although I initially thought the recent Yahoo announcements meant this could change. Maybe I assumed too much too soon. Maybe we wait it out. The fact that it's a top search engine also had me assuming hands-down this was a necessity. Glad to have a place to throw out these questions.

Hi Bryan,

I am currently using that option. Unfortunately, they no longer offer customer service to free listings and I require a lot of assistance. Of my 70 locations, there are many, many that need help. For one, the PINs our locations are receiving for verification purposes aren't even working. Other listings are rejected, pending forever, etc. and I have no idea why and have no means for finding out.

Thanks,
Sarah

Cool. Thanks.

Jimmy,

How about Apple Maps? That's one thing I haven't looked at ...

Yep, we've done all of that.

Just making sure I've done my due diligence. And I was just advised by a trusted source that purchasing those Yahoo listings is, essentially, ill-advised.

This is why I love Moz.

To name a few reasons ...

The 2013 Local Search Ecosystems

Yahoo to Partner With Yelp on Local Search

Boost Your Online Presence with Local Business Listings

With the help of a 3rd party contractor, our company has been claiming and curating local listings for several months across dozens of advised platforms. After months of nightmares with Yahoo support, I see that they no longer support free basic local listings and you must buy enhanced listings at $9.95.

I'm correct in proposing this to my supervisors, right? We have 70 locations so that's a pretty penny (and have already dropped some funds on our initial efforts), but isn't this a necessity? Not just because it's a top 3 search engine, that it's a major part of the local ecosystem, but that they also have partnered with Yelp and are ramping up their local search efforts?

I know there are new tools out there right now (Moz Local, Yext, Locu, etc.), but I only need Yahoo and they don't fit in with our needs at this time.

Please advise - thank you!

In addition to setting up a Google Local page, have you visited GetListed.org and claimed those location listings?

That's what I've been doing, Matt. No, not a silly answer. Maybe a silly question.

Thanks Nathan. That's about all I had in mind. No more than 3 probably, and they wouldn't be freakishly obvious.

I love Yoast's WP plugin, but is there one of comparable quality that analyzes for more than one KW at a time?

** If everybody is asking then it might not be addressed well on the web.  **

I've never heard before, but it makes total sense. Thank you for that.

That kid blew it for the goat operation.

Reminds me of the time contestants brought goats on Shark Tank. http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/video/Casting-Pitches/_m_VDKA0_dphdodu2

So what you are saying is less emphasis on KWs and more emphasis on ideas?

When using the Google Keyword Planner to research KWs, is it a correct assumption that if the KW doesn't have a suggested bid, there's probably not going to be a real impact in optimizing for it? Hypothetically, if I saw a high-volume, low-competition KW w/out a suggested bid I'd feel differently, but I'm just seeing it happen with low volume and competition.

Thanks,
Sarah

According to this, it really isn't known for sure yet:

http://searchengineland.com/now-official-google-adds-restaurant-menus-search-results-185708

[slaps forehead]

Nevermind. I was thinking Moz could detect if it was suspect, but that's just for duplicate content.