Submitted by Jay Almers on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 16:49 inFlashPoint Network, Google, Google Maps, Google Places, Marketing, QR Code
Among countless tools and applications that
Google® produces, there is the
Google® Maps application. It is clean, works great, loaded with features, and coolest of all gives you aerial imagery of the location you are looking for. Another great application that builds on top of the
Google® Maps program is
Google® Places. If you have searched for things on
Google® Maps, you have likely seen the pushpins that litter the map drawing your attention to relevant hits to your search.
Google® Places has provided this type of functionality to businesses so that they may provided the user with information about the business. Some of this information includes hours of operation, business logo, coupons and discounts, comments and ratings by past-customers, and much more. Here is a brief synopsis of what
Google® Places is and what it does.
"Reach millions of Google users, quickly and for free, with Google Places
More people search for businesses online than anywhere else, so it's
important to make sure your business listing can be easily found on
Google.com and Google Maps. With Google Places, creating a great
listing takes just a few minutes and doesn’t cost a thing.
Edit your listing and speak for yourself
Your business probably already shows up on Google, but you should
still verify your listing and make sure its details are accurate and
thorough. Your improvements will start appearing as soon as you verify
them through Google Places. Also, you can add notifications
Practical and easy to manage
Your Google listing is an easy way to maintain an online presence
even if you don’t have a website. You can visit Google Places anytime
to edit your information or see how many people have seen and clicked
on your listing."
As you can see, it is a pretty sweet deal for businesses for the grand price of, prepare yourself, FREE. Imagine your city/town/village imposing covenants or restrictions on signage. Give them the big middle finger and put your signage on
Google®...for FREE.
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