[softy54534]

Placing your local business in Google Places’ 7-pack is now more important than getting your site on top of search results. That is because the 7-pack is many times shown on top of the organic search results of Google.

[Slonopotam845]

Wells that’s true it’s important to rank your website on search page but now becomes more important to place your site on pack 7. As it shows the exact location which gives user best experience, but it doesn't mean raking will not matter at all as this is called pack 7 because only 7 result will be shown maximum on a search page.

[S.T.D.]

"Wells that’s true it’s important to rank your website on search page but now becomes more important to place your site on pack 7. As it shows the exact location which gives user best experience, but it doesn't mean raking will not matter at all as this is called pack 7 because only 7 result will be shown maximum on a search page.
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[Beerinkol]

Agreed, this will deliver much better user experience user will get website result and also get the places result at a time. Is it possible to optimize a business in places also?

[S.T.D.]

Yes it is you can place you business in Google places with all correct information you will find that your website also start raking for that particular keyword. But in this also your places account will help you only and only if you have geo keyword.