I have been the leading poster on the Google Places Help Forum for over 2 years now. As SQLPerformance, look out for my red Laverda 750 icon. I offer professional expert support to users worldwide via email, phone and Skype.
My background is in big boys main frame IT, working as a freelance consultant for over 20 years for blue chip UK companies, utilities , finance and IT suppliers:
GEC, Delta Metals, Triplex, Jaguar Cars, AMTICO, Argos, SPAR, Himatic, Transco, MEB, S. Staffs Water, Birmingham City Council, Forward Trust, Weslyan & General, Equitable Life, Barclaycard, Honeywell IS, ICL Dataskill, Istel, CAP Gemini
I came upon the Google Places Help Forum whilst looking at a problem where a Places entry for my Stanley Wardrobes business had stopped appearing.
After posting for a year I was contacted by a Marketeer from Australia and I do the technical support for a joint project:
http://www.googleplacesblueprint.com/?s=andrew
This guides you in making a Places entry with 15 minutes consultancy by me.
A YouTube reference from one of my clients and now an Ebook affiliate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3Ix6g3rP2Y
I am also an affiliate of Yext PowerListings. They update your details in over 30 USA web directories and are a cost effective solution for a new business or a re-located business to get these web directories updated. Also during the years subscription you can easily make regular offers by just updating the Yext dashboard.
http://www.yext.com/pl/googleplaces-listing/index.html
If you buy the Yext PowerListings and the Google Places Blueprint here I update the 15 minutes consultancy to 75 minutes with the Blueprint.
For small businesses managing their own Google Places entry I offer a £30 review to give advice on data and ranking issues.
I set up a Google Places account to conform to the written and unwritten Business Guidelines for £60, or for £120 do support for two months and SEO the Categories (Keywords) to give you the best placement in the Maps blended searches.
I do a package of Places support for Web Marketeers and Website SEOs as the Places product is in continuous change and upgrading. To fight SPAM and keep up with the ever changing technical landscape in consumer IT and telephony. My on-going posting on the Help Forum keeps me up to date on changes and issues as they break.
For larger users I offer direct support helping with serious Places issues with account Suspension, Pending Review and Merge issues with group entries. I also offer guidance with the tidying up of other Web Directory data causing Places problems.
For support contact me on 0779 011 2897 (UK)
or email at SQLPerformanceConsultant@gmail.com.
Cheers. Andrew Huskinson. B.Sc. MBCS. C.Eng. CITP.