Dumb SEO Questions

(Entry was posted by Aubrey Thompso on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 05/01/2017).

Deleting Google Places listing

Good morning everyone, question: I work for an e-commerce company. We do not have a physical location, but I guess we had a Google Places listing that my supervisor wants to delete. Would it hurt rankings if a strictly e-commerce site deleted their Google Places listing?
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YOUR ANSWERS

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

  • Jim Munro: Tim Capper is in Spain but maybe he has internet.
  • Randy Milanovic: Google places (anything local) impacts local search. Register a Brand page instead. As an online business without a physical store, you don`t qualify for a local business account.

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 05/01/2017).