{"id":549,"date":"2017-10-05T21:57:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T21:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seosolutions.us\/blog\/?p=549"},"modified":"2017-10-05T21:57:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T21:57:28","slug":"googles-q-a-local-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/googles-q-a-local-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Google’s Q&A for Local Search Could Be The Next Big Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google started rolling out Questions and Answers (Q&A) feature for local search in the
\nbeginning of August. As with all the testing, it was initially available, exclusively for
\nAndroid users via the Google Maps App, but eventually, they made it available to
\neveryone searching from a mobile device using either Safari or Chrome browsers.<\/p>\n

Google’s Q&A could be a very useful tool for local businesses to help save time and trouble by providing simple answers to common questions.<\/p>\n

The main motto behind introducing the Q&A into local search is to get the most
\nupdated and relevant data about businesses and places. Q&A is always been one of the
\nbest sources to get fresh content. Amazon has already tested it and employing it the
\nway it should be.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what Google Questions & Answers looks like on a mobile device.<\/p>\n

\"Google-Q-&-A-Mobile-Device\"<\/a><\/p>\n

ng is real! The competitors, or even just a single angry employee
\ncan ruin the entire Q&A section. Also, if a business has the authority to edit it, then it\u2019s going to
\nbe as genuine and real as the \u201ctestimonials and reviews\u201d that they put on their own website.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Google says:<\/a><\/p>\n

“To make sure \u201cQuestions & answers\u201d contains the most accurate and useful local info
\npossible, business owners can add frequently asked questions and answers as well. In
\naddition, when you (a customer) ask a question about a place, we notify the business
\nowner and other in-the-know users to see if they have knowledgeable answers to
\ncontribute. When your question is answered, we notify you too.”<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see how Google is going to tackle these issues. Meanwhile, you might want to start writing
\ncontent for the Q&A section. Reason being, Google has just launched it and is hungry for
\ncontent (data), they will hardly filter it out and will most likely accept just about anything you
\npost. You can actually benefit from the desperation of Google and ignorance of your
\ncompetitors.<\/p>\n

Remember, the early bird gets the worm!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google started rolling out Questions and Answers (Q&A) feature for local search in the beginning of August. As with all the testing, it was initially available, exclusively for Android users via the Google Maps App, but eventually, they made it available to everyone searching from a mobile device using either Safari or Chrome browsers. Google’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[104,38,99,103],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seosolutions.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}