Google Places
Google Places Gets A New Look!
Google Places is constantly changing and updating! Google recently released an update to the way it displays local results to give more prominence to Google Places data within the search results. The new look substitutes a horizontal map for a vertical one displayed on the right side of the Places results. This allows more ads to appear above the fold without scrolling down the page. The map is vertically larger and more pins are displayed. The RED Google pins are now GRAY. The grey pushpins become red when you hover your mouse over the pin. When you click on the red arrow a new panel to the right is displayed with more information. This information includes Place Page photos with more details and the business’s home page. Five images from the Google Places profile appear as thumbnails. A short snippet from the Places descriptions appears as “At a glance” info. … Continued
Can Local Customers Find You Online?
Have you heard of Google Places or Google Maps? Google Places/Maps is an important way for your business to be found on Google by potential customers searching for your services locally. Google Maps is a service offering potential leads for your business and local search results that include your business location, contact information, and driving directions. For more information on Google Maps or for more internet marketing and website design information, contact us today at (317) 805-4933! Google Places/Maps is a free service offered by Google. However, the time and effort necessary to get you to the top is why you hire a company like ours to take care of it for you! Getting your business’s listing to the top of Google takes ongoing work and effort which is where The Web Guys excel! See Some Examples! Search “Boat Rental Smithville TN” and you’ll see a section titled “Places for Boat Rental near … Continued
Google Tags & Google Boost
The Web Guys are also your Internet consultants, so it is our job to stay current on all online changes and trends so you don’t have to. Remember, if anyone ever offers you an online service and you’d like to hear our thoughts, we do this for you at no charge. Make sure to take us up on it, as it is sure to save you money! This is the first in our series of useful Internet Marketing communications. From now on, expect to see at least one from us every month! If you have a topic that you’d like us to write about next month, feel free to email us a suggestion. Google recently launched a re-branding effort focused heavily on local search and local advertising. Maybe you are one of the many small businesses receiving phone calls about the new features Google is offering: Google Tags & Google Boost. Google Tags & … Continued
