Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:46:57 by Matthew Hopkins
Local search is important and as the volume of information (web pages, businesses, products, etc) continues to be so overwhelming, more people will start to make their world a little bit smaller.. and search locally.
Google offers a service called the "Google Local Business Center". Although it is a separate service to its maps product, they are closely linked. Google maps gets its business information from a variety of sources - including its own database (aka Google Local Business Center). Although there are other sources, if you want to get listed in Google maps quickly - Google Local Business Center is the best place to start.
The great thing about it is that you can get listed in the Maps (find a business) section within 24-48 hours of verifying your listing. It then can take up to 10 days to appear in the local listings that show up in Google's main results (aka the "LocalOneBox"). This is great news - where else can you get listed at the top of Google within a few days... and for free?
Matthew Hopkins
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