Google Places: A New Paradigm in the Local Search Engine

Aug. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- If you are looking for the way to grow your local business, without investing efforts and money in SEO and pay per click advertising, then the best way to gain maximum visibility is local listings through Google Places, Yahoo local listing as well as Bing local listing.  All these tools can help you grow your local business by developing relations with the customer.
Whether you have an online store or not, you can still find yourself on local business listings. You can even share the photos as well the videos of the store along. The Google Places allows users to set up the personalized dashboards to monitor their progress.
Today, maximum customers look for the local information on the internet, whether they want the restaurants or the fitness center near their locality.  Local listings like Google Places are a great place for people who are new to a city. The complete listings under various categories are available on the Google Places. Whether you are looking for a spa in your area or auto shops in your place, you can get complete listings in jiffy with the complete address and the information about the stores.
Google Places is a resource guide that provides complete information of about 50 million places all over the world. So, it is the information about the different places that customers are interested in along with the maps. The listings may also include the photos and the reviews given by the customers. For instance, a new restaurant opened in your city may be listed on Google Places and the complete information such as the original reviews by the customers may be a part of the information.
The businesses that are included in the Google Places have reached the mark of 4 million.  Whether it is a small business or a mid-sized business, Google Places help provide the maximum visibility to these stores without any investment.
Even the places that fall in the non-business category can also be listed on the Google Places, Yahoo local listing and Bing local listing. These places may include the recreational parks as well as the Universities and Schools.
Local search listings also allow the real time updates by the businesses. For instance, any deals or offers given by the local store can be found under the listings. So, the visitors who are checking out the local store information on a regular basis may get this info and take advantage of the best deal.
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