Why You Need to Use Google Local

Writing by Brick Marketing on Monday, 18 of February , 2008 at 10:58 pm

The number one reason to use Google Local search is simply because everyone else is. This isn´t a peer pressure thing, it´s just going where the business is. If you have a business, you need to be using Google Local or you´re missing out on a lot of traffic which could be converted into potential clients.

Google local maps are particularly useful these days with all their new features, namely the listing of up to 10 local businesses. For example, if you look up “Las Vegas restaurants”, you´ll end up with Google local map in the first position, along with a list of restaurants that are doing business in Las Vegas. For any local company, this is a great new feature. If you weren´t at the top of the list before, you probably didn´t get a lot of traffic, despite the “more businesses” link. Not many people noticed this link, which is probably why Google switched to multiple listings.

The businesses that are featured on Google local maps are getting number one placement automatically . . . something that we all know is very good. If your website is listed further down on the page of search results, you are really doing well! You can get twice as many hits as before with this new Google local setup. So, what´s stopping you? Get listed today. It’ll go well with your local advertising efforts.

Category: Google Local

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