Use Google Base to List Items in Google's Search Engine
Google Base is a method to list your real estate, products and services in Google. For example, type seattle real estate into the Google search box and the results include an option to refine your search through the use of a drop-down menu. This function appears because people have listed homes for sale in the Google Base.
It is easy to list real estate (or other items) in Google Base and it is free. Simply create a free Google Account if you do not already have one and then go to the Google Base page: http://base.google.com/
When you arrive at that page you need to sign in (the link to do so is above the Post An Item link and also at the top right part of the page).
After you sign in a page displays listing your Active items and places to choose what kind of item you want to post.
In the case of real estate listings you can choose an existing item type: Housing
The next page is a form with fields that you can fill out describing the posted item.
A Title is required. You can also include pictures of your property but that isn’t something that has to be included.
A price is not necessary to post and the Price type offers Fixed price as well as Negotiable and Minimum. There are examples for the fields so you will know what Google Base is looking for. Below the Square footage field there is an additional area with two boxes. Inside the boxes are the words Attribute name. You place additional information in your listing. Examples of the kinds of information you can put in the fields is displayed when you click the Text link below the two boxes. There is a description of the different kinds of Attributes you can use. For example, you can input Author in one box and your business name in the other box. If you use the Location alternative and place the address of the property in your post it will appear in Google Maps. That way if someone searches on your keyword and the refine your search option appears and is clicked, a new page opens with your Google Base entry plus a map showing where the property is located. If you want to use more than one extra field, you can create additional fields through a link that shows up on the page.
After you enter the Location go to the next field. It requests some keywords for the item you are posting. Some of the keywords should be the ones we optimized your web page for, like seattle real estate.
The next field asks for a description. This can be one or two sentences describing the property you are listing.
The final steps to take include previewing your post before you publish it so you can make sure all the information is correct and that it has the right picture you want on display. You can always go back and edit any of the fields or add more fields to your post before you publish it.
This presents yet another way to use Google for your business. It is quick, easy and best of all FREE!
Warren Taylor - Senior Account Executive
It is easy to list real estate (or other items) in Google Base and it is free. Simply create a free Google Account if you do not already have one and then go to the Google Base page: http://base.google.com/
When you arrive at that page you need to sign in (the link to do so is above the Post An Item link and also at the top right part of the page).
After you sign in a page displays listing your Active items and places to choose what kind of item you want to post.
In the case of real estate listings you can choose an existing item type: Housing
The next page is a form with fields that you can fill out describing the posted item.
A Title is required. You can also include pictures of your property but that isn’t something that has to be included.
A price is not necessary to post and the Price type offers Fixed price as well as Negotiable and Minimum. There are examples for the fields so you will know what Google Base is looking for. Below the Square footage field there is an additional area with two boxes. Inside the boxes are the words Attribute name. You place additional information in your listing. Examples of the kinds of information you can put in the fields is displayed when you click the Text link below the two boxes. There is a description of the different kinds of Attributes you can use. For example, you can input Author in one box and your business name in the other box. If you use the Location alternative and place the address of the property in your post it will appear in Google Maps. That way if someone searches on your keyword and the refine your search option appears and is clicked, a new page opens with your Google Base entry plus a map showing where the property is located. If you want to use more than one extra field, you can create additional fields through a link that shows up on the page.
After you enter the Location go to the next field. It requests some keywords for the item you are posting. Some of the keywords should be the ones we optimized your web page for, like seattle real estate.
The next field asks for a description. This can be one or two sentences describing the property you are listing.
The final steps to take include previewing your post before you publish it so you can make sure all the information is correct and that it has the right picture you want on display. You can always go back and edit any of the fields or add more fields to your post before you publish it.
This presents yet another way to use Google for your business. It is quick, easy and best of all FREE!
Warren Taylor - Senior Account Executive
posted by WarrenT at
2:03 PM
1 Comments:
I have been looking into google base very keenly, i do find it a litle confusing and wonder if it could be used as an alternative to eBay for autions. another thing you should know is that they are makeing eBuy which will intergrate payments into googlebase and damage paypals customer base. when i next decide to
Analyze my website i will be sure to post content relivant ads on their to drive traffic to it. it seems to be a useful tool
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