What is Google Places?

When you’re looking for a business, product or service where do you search first? Do you turn to the phone book, the newspaper or do you search online?

Today, more and more people search for businesses online. Think about the last time you used the expression “I’ll just Google that”…I bet it wasn’t too long ago that you spoke those words. If your business, product or service is listed online, you have the potential to reach millions of users.

With Google Places, creating a great listing online only takes a few minutes and it’s free! All you need to do is register a Google email address (Gmail) and you’ll be well on your way.

So what are some of the benefits of Google Places? And how would this benefit YOUR business?

1. Using Google Places ensures that your business will show up on Google Maps and in mobile searches.  This is extremely important if your company relies heavily on local business or walk-in traffic.
2. Google Places allows your business to show up high in established search rankings. Search engines are difficult to rank for. With Google Places you can quickly leap to the top of the listings even with a new website or domain name.
3. You can keep track of your listing and how it’s performing on Google Places. Google Places gives you data that tells you how many times people have found your business, what keywords they used to find it and even what areas people traveled from to visit your business – all great information for your future online marketing strategies.

And it doesn’t stop there; you can add images and video to help create an illustration of what your business is all about.

So now that you know the benefits of Google Places and what it's all about, sign-up today and take your business to the top!