This article will include a test to kml updates and google local listings. One of the important factors to ranking are user content and this test article will check our assumption and use indexation of user content, in particular of kml content through external websites. I have updated 6 kml files, will upload them to this domain (promoteseo.com) and post an article. Later on I will update the time it took to “catch” and what effects happened from this update.
Update 1
when testing the posting, i noticed that plain text for the kml file was being displayed instead of opening up google earth, so added to my htaccess (on linux server) the following:
AddType application/vnd.google-earth.kmz kmz
AddType application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml kml
Update 2
second thing to make sure that it got indexed was go to maps.google.com, typed in the full URL of the KML file and click Search Maps. In the resulting page, click Save to my Maps and continued to promote.
Update 3
YES!!! The my maps and kml google webmaster tools indexation has worked but took between 4-7 days. I am working on speeding up matters and am testing another batch.
Also, it seems that our rankings have pushed 2-4 places above although i cannot confirm if it were from the “user content” or citations or both
Location #1
Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio
6581 Santa Monica blvd
Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 528-6280
KML
Location #2
Astral Web Inc.
20058 Ventura Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 91364
(310) 980-7395
KML
Location #3
Jewelties
10800 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(877) 882-2044
KML
Location #4
Luxury Big Island
PO BOX 6613
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 443-1320
KML
Location #5
MacGregor & Collins, LLP
1000 Quail Street, Suite 110
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 250-6097
KML
Location #6
Total Watch Repair
10800 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 920-2851
KML
Let me know your thoughts as well
update 3
let’s try to link to the compilation of “saved maps”