Put Your Business on the Google Map

An article today in CNN shows how specialized cars record information for Google maps and other sources. If you’re a small business owner, you may want to know that your business should be listed on Google’s map section as well. In most cases, it only take a few minutes and you may find it to be quite profitable.

By being part of the Google Local results, your business can be found above other natural search engine results when people do specific local searches. This can be a tremendous advantage for your business, assuming that all the information on the map is correct. As a business owner, it pays for you to “claim” your business listing and ensure that the phone number, address, and website address (if you have one) are correct, since people have been known to hijack this information.

Google’s Local Business Center is one way to make sure you become part of local results. Additionally, Web.com Search Agency can help you get your business in local online Yellow Page directories, in search engine results, and on sponsored ads which can be shown nationwide or just limited to your hometown. For anyone offering a local product or service, getting found on Google Maps and Local Search Results can be highly profitable.

Note: For more information on adding yourself to Google Local, see our previous blog entry.