Add Your Business to Google’s Local Business Center

Adding your business to Google’s Local Business Center is a smart marketing idea.  If you do a Google search using your location and the type of business (for example: Tucson Web Design), you’ll see that Google has implemented the first organic search result to come from local business results and Google maps.  What does this mean?  Two things:

1. Google is moving toward more relevant search results by adding a local component to their search results.
2. If your business is not listed with Google’s Local Business Center, it should be.

Google gives you lots of options for adding your business to its Local Business Center, including adding your basic business information, adding your business to categories, adding a link to your website, displaying payment options, uploading photos and videos about your business, and adding coupons.

With all the options available, you can basically create a mini site about your business, giving potential customers a lot of information about what you provide.

Here’s instructions for adding your business to Google Maps.