Google Places is ideal for local promotion because business owners that get listed gain great insights, with impressions and actions statistics via the dashboard. Furthermore the map and business names box appear in many search results straight after the AdWords listings, but before the organic search results.
In order to gain a listing you need to sign up on Google Places. After filling up your business details, you’ll need to verify that you’re the business owner. Google will post a PIN number to you by phone or SMS, which you’ll need to enter in your dashboard.
Here are eight tips, courtesy of SitePoint, to help you create an effective Places Page, making your business stand out.
- Add photos and video: Make sure you have great photo or video content to load on your Place. A photo of your office, products, or team are worthy examples. What would prospective customers want to see?
- Embrace service areas: If you’re willing to visit a client location, add the service area you cover. This could be by distance (kilometres/miles), or by town/suburb.
- Write interesting copy: You want your listing to shine, so make your description upbeat, friendly, and detailed. Avoid keyword-stuffing, as it will fail to make sense for readers, but cover the facts.
- Complete all contact information and hours of operation: As well as providing handy information to your Place Page visitors, you look more professional by presenting a complete page.
- Utilize all five categories: Google offers five categories (such as “web design”) to list your Place in. Make sure you use all five to improve your chances of people seeing your Places page.
- Encourage customers to review you: Reviews in Google Places can be added easily once the reviewer has a Google Account. Encourage clients to review your business, to improve your business credibility.
- Add coupons: Google Places allows you to create coupons for customers to print out and redeem. If you offer coupons or specials in the real world, ensure you add them to your Places page for greater exposure.
- Keep your listing up to date: Ensure that your Places Page is always current, and set a reminder for yourself to keep an eye on it.
For more information, please visit Place Page Tour, and the Google Places User Guide.
Here are eight tips to creating an effective Places Page, making your business stand out.
1. Add photos and video: Make sure you have great photo or video content to load on your Place. A photo of your office, products, or team are worthy examples. What would prospective customers want to see?
2. Embrace service areas: If you’re willing to visit a client location, add the service area you cover. This could be by distance (kilometres/miles), or by town/suburb.
3. Write interesting copy: You want your listing to shine, so make your description upbeat, friendly, and detailed. Avoid keyword-stuffing, as it will fail to make sense for readers, but cover the facts.
4. Complete all contact information and hours of operation: As well as providing handy information to your Place Page visitors, you look more professional by presenting a complete page.
5. Utilize all five categories: Google offers five categories (such as “web design”) to list your Place in. Make sure you use all five to improve your chances of people seeing your Places page.
6. Encourage customers to review you: Reviews in Google Places can be added easily once the reviewer has a Google Account. Encourage clients to review your business, to improve your business credibility.
7. Add coupons: Google Places allows you to create coupons for customers to print out and redeem. If you offer coupons or specials in the real world, ensure you add them to your Places page for greater exposure.
8. Keep your listing up to date: Ensure that your Places Page is always current, and set a reminder for yourself to keep an eye on it.
I trust that you’ll find Google Places a useful tool for local marketing.Here are eight tips to creating an effective Places Page, making your business stand out.
- Add photos and video: Make sure you have great photo or video content to load on your Place. A photo of your office, products, or team are worthy examples. What would prospective customers want to see?
- Embrace service areas: If you’re willing to visit a client location, add the service area you cover. This could be by distance (kilometres/miles), or by town/suburb.
- Write interesting copy: You want your listing to shine, so make your description upbeat, friendly, and detailed. Avoid keyword-stuffing, as it will fail to make sense for readers, but cover the facts.
- Complete all contact information and hours of operation: As well as providing handy information to your Place Page visitors, you look more professional by presenting a complete page.
- Utilize all five categories: Google offers five categories (such as “web design”) to list your Place in. Make sure you use all five to improve your chances of people seeing your Places page.
- Encourage customers to review you: Reviews in Google Places can be added easily once the reviewer has a Google Account. Encourage clients to review your business, to improve your business credibility.
- Add coupons: Google Places allows you to create coupons for customers to print out and redeem. If you offer coupons or specials in the real world, ensure you add them to your Places page for greater exposure.
- Keep your listing up to date: Ensure that your Places Page is always current, and set a reminder for yourself to keep an eye on it.
For more information, please visit Place Page Tour, and the Google Places User Guide.
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For many of this year, my blog is teeming with a lot of site visitors daily thanks to its inclusion in Google Places.
Thank you for the tips, most useful,
my problem now is how to disassociate a Google places business from my account?
don’t ask me why
Cool, just what I need it to promote my business, thanks
Are you aware that Google Places may additionally be used for free, modified by the users without paying a penny and it’s best to do that option if you need your company place to reach out to your potential customers in a distinct place.
Thanks for the tips. if all webmasters and bloggers made places Pages, the web would be a lot more helpful than ever before.
Thanks for the tips. Now i know what to do to enhance my places listing! Mucho gracias amigo.