Don’t be scammed by Google Places optimization services, and here’s why there are only certain fields that Google Places now allows you as the business owner to update. Here is the list:
- Name
- Address
- City
- State
- Zip Code
- Country
- Main Phone Number
- Five Service Category but only from Google’s list
- Five of your own categories
- Latitude and Longitude
That’s it! No keyword dense title or business description, nothing more than the list above. If you are approached by a supposed Google Places optimization service that says you need a special title and more keyword density, understand that they are not selling a program that they can deliver. You can only affect changes to the above elements.
If they say they will load hundreds of reviews, steer clear of them. There is no faster way to get your listing banned on Google Places than to have suddenly a bunch of new reviews suddenly appear. Once banned, you may never be able to get back in and with a strong location focus as the future of search, you could really be creating future problems for yourself.
For more information you can check out the attributes on this Google page.