If you are a small business owner, have you done a Google search for yourself to discover a result page that looks like this:

The first three listings in pink are the sponsored listings. However, the second set of three listings are generated by the Google Local listings. The above image shows three local web designers in Los Angeles, CA. There is a map and push pins in the map representing the location of each business listed. Directly below the local results listing is the standard Google search results.  

Do you have a small business that you want included in Google Local? If so, then you are really in luck because getting your business listed in Google Local is free and very easy to do. Here is how…

How To Get Your Business Listing in Google Local

• Visit: https://www.google.com/local/add/login
• Either sign in or sign up with a Google account
• Complete the form and submit information to Google
• Google will then mail you a conformation letter to your address on file.
• Receive the conformation letter within two weeks and complete your submission.
• Enjoy the benefits of helping your customers find you on Google Maps.

It’s really that simple… yet one of the most powerful online marketing strategies you can make. If your business isn’t listed in Google Local, I wouldn’t wait another second to submit it into their directory.

What can Google do for your local business…

Help customers find you on Google Maps

Millions of people search Google Maps every day. A free listing on Google Maps makes it easy for them to find you.

Use the Local Business Center to create your free listing. When potential customers search Maps for local information, they’ll find your business: your address, hours of operation, even coupons to print out and bring to your shop. It’s easy, free, and you don’t need a website of your own.

Reach new customers on Google Maps and Google.com
Local customers are already searching for the products and services you offer. Why not make it easy for them to find you on Google search and on Google Maps? The Local Business Center is the place to start.

Works great for businesses of any size
Whether you run a single dentist’s office or dozens of coffee shops, manage all your listings from a single account.

Update your listing at any time
Use the Local Business Center to edit your listing whenever and however you like. Your Google Maps results will be updated in a few weeks, not next year.

Catch their eye with printable coupons
Google printable coupons are a free and easy way to bring in more business. You decide what your coupons should say, then customers print them out and bring them to your store.