Claim Your Google Places Business Listing Links - Seattle Web Promotion

A simple list of links of mainly blog posts urging you to claim your Google Places Business Listing.

The Google Search was a simple "claim your google places business listing".

Google Places and subpages were #1 thru #4
http://www.google.com/places/

How To Claim Your Google Place, and Why You Should   July 20, 2011
http://todaymade.com/blog/how-to-claim-your-google-place-and-why-you-should/

Claim Your Business Listing on Google Places for Better Local Search Results
http://salonbuilder.com/google-places-local-search-listings.asp

Google Places: How to claim your local business listings YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-GR0IVJW9M

How To Claim Your Google Places Page For Your Local Business   May 23, 2011
http://www.quickregister.net/wordpress/2011/05/23/how-to-claim-your-google-places-page-for-your-local-business/

Ten Advantages of Google Places For Your Business   Feb 6, 2011
http://socialmediapathways.com/google-places/ten-advantages-of-google-places/

How to Claim Your Google Places Local Business Listing    Apr 12, 2011
http://getblissed.com/blog.php?view=detail&id=201104121705338320
Today, more than one in five searches are local and your business is impacted by customers searching the internet ....

Those are the results from the first page of the Google Search.

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Google Places Basic Information - Seattle Web Promotion

This is an excerpt from Google's Places Help Page, it gives an general overview of what information you need to provide for your business listing on Google Places.

http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=28247&topic=28307

Create a great listing

Take a tour of a Place page to understand how information appears in our search results

Basic information
When you enter basic information about your business, make sure you include the following:

• Company/Organization: This is the business name known in the offline world.
• Address: Enter your address the same way it would appear on a paper mail envelope.
• Phone number: Make sure to include the area code with your business phone number.
• Website: Make sure to list your authoritative business website as your homepage, since Google uses information from your homepage to help improve search results. The URL you provide can be a maximum of 255 characters.
• Description: Tell users what makes your business special.
• Email address: Let users know how to contact you.

Categories
Categories are ways to classify your business that help Google show your business for the right searches. The Google Places will suggest categories that match what you type, but feel free to create your own if you don't see a category that fits your business. Make sure that the categories you choose are accurate and describe your business well. It's ok if they're specific; Google's search algorithm makes sure that users looking for a general business type, like 'book stores,' will see businesses in more specific categories too.

Hours of operation
Let customers know when your business is open.

Payment options
Specify the payment types you accept.

Photos/Videos
Including photos and video adds visual appeal to your listing.

Learn even more ways Google products work together.

 

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