Google Places
How to get your business listed on Google Places
Upon searching for a business in your area you’ve likely seen Google listing businesses alongside one of their maps with pushpin icons indicating the locations of the businesses listed. Try the search for “hotel” with your city name and state or province to see what I mean. These listings provide a real convenience to searchers and a massive benefit to businesses to are able to include themselves in those listings.
Here’s how it’s done:
- First visit the “Google Places ” at
http:// www.google.com/local/add - If you have a Gmail account you will be asked to log in with it. If you don’t, sign up for one - it’s free.
- Fill out all the forms with your businesses contact information and follow the screen prompts to the end of the process.
- At the end Google will give you some authentication options. The fastest one is by phone. If you are doing this for someone else, call them before your continue with the process and let them know an automated message will be calling them with a PIN number. Have them call you back when they have it. It only takes a minute for Google to call.
- Proceed to the next screen
- Enter the PIN number
- The listing will go online within 24 hours.
