Google Local Search: How Do You Get Listed in Google Local Search?

Have you noticed that when you do a search for a term and place a geographic location in front or before the phrase, Google will show a map with local listings on top of the search results?



This is called Google Local Search – and it can drive companies a lot of traffic.

In fact, some of the listings that do come on Google Local Search, the companies don’t even have a website, and yet are getting more traffic (phone calls) then the #1 result in the search engines!

Advantages of Google Local Search:

• Google usually listed the local results on top of the actual search results
  


• Google will display a link to your website if applicable
  


• Google will display your business phone number
  


• Visitors can click on the ‘more’ link where they can write and view reviews, download coupons, see al your partner websites, and additional details about your business.
  


• Your business can also appear in searches done in Google MAPS and Google Earth
  
  
• You can get listed here for FREE!
  

How do you get your business/website listed in Google Local Search:

Google pulls information from two primary locations into their local listings.

1. The businesses that are submitted into Google Local Business Center (http://www.google.com/local)
   


2. The businesses that are listed in YellowPages (http://www.yellowpages.com/ )

Conclusion:

You can submit your business information to Google Local Business Center for free - and they will ask you to verify either by sending you a pin through postcard or telephone number (for verification purposes)

Once you verify your business information with Google, it typically takes 6 weeks to get listed in their local listings.

Baltej Gill
Internet Marketing Blog