It was my pleasure to present a brief guide to claiming a Google Places business listing the other day at my local Chamber of Commerce in Newport Beach California. Considering all the summer promotions that will be coming up it is just in time to allow new and existing businesses claim their listing, if they have not done so ,and also make some plans to offer a coupon or a special.
One of the great features, which I did not have time to mention was the dash board that Google has added, which it modeled after it’s anaylitics service. This function lets business owners track how many people found them and what actions they took. It also shows where the searches are coming from. This can very very handy for restaurants and also businesses that are focused on tourism.
The Places listings are very easy to use and most people, if they can use email, will find it a simple task to do their own updates and to add videos, photos and coupons. It has taken some time to get all the variables right but now they seem to have most issues that early adopters were having difficulties with solved.
If you are a new business this is the best free advertising you can get. With the added benefit that you are found in Google local search with all your information displayed including a special offer or coupon.
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