Google Places

Google Places Helpful URLs

March 5, 2012

Google place pages are like a shortcut to higher search engine rankings. If you are not optimizing the page with a 100% business profile, images, hours then you are not really committed to getting found. These are free and most often will be on top for a search result, isn’t that what you wanted? Google [...]

How To Become a Google Favorite Places Page

March 1, 2012

A google favorite place is a business that google selects as a favorite place. Google sent out a “favorite places decal” for your business door or window. The decal has a QR code on it and it is something to not lose or put in a drawer, it’s really hard to get a replacement decal. [...]

How Do People Find My Google Place Page

February 28, 2012

Google place pages are dynamic and not branded with the words “google places” but those that know how to optimize and find them are way ahead of their competition. The ways people can find a google place page for your business is linked through the google map feature since they bulls eye the map with [...]

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Google Places Helpful links to Learn More

December 30, 2011

http://places.google.com – the main landing spot to search for Google place pages http://google.com/support/places – get your Google places page questions answered here http://youtube.com/googleplaces – Find YouTube videos on how to use Google places http://google-latlong.blogspot.com – the official blog for Google maps and Google places http://maps.google.com/help/maps/businessphotos – how to get Google to take pictures of your [...]

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What You Need Before You Set Up Your Google Place Page

December 30, 2011

First of all you will need to claim your Google Place page (See How To Claim Your Google Places Page). Gather this information and type it out in word before you begin to insure spelling and grammar are in place. Then know thy competition what does that carpet store down the street have on his [...]

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Google Reviews

December 30, 2011

For years Google used the Yelp and Trip Advisor review engines and many people sent their clients to yelp and Trip Advisor to review them because it is a well-known fact that reviews boost SEO. After some troubles with snippets in 2011 Google places started using their own review engine and now Google users can [...]

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Google Places – Supported “Place Types”

December 30, 2011

When you are creating a Google Place Page you will be asked to choose from one of the categories below. The list is small when you think of the millions of different type businesses so if you are confused as to which bucket you should select I recommend you Google your competition and see what [...]

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Claim your land on Google Places

November 2, 2011

Google offers free Google places page that can boost your visibility attract more traffic and allow you to control your online search world. You are being given a free webpage that appears above all organic search results. Why wouldn’t you work a few hours to maximize this free publicity? First Claim your Google place – [...]

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