Stevenage Local was developed to promote local businesses. Now Google has a local business feature called ‘Places’. From Googles massive data base of information they have found that over 70% of searches are for local products and services.
Google had produced millions of listings of businesses from various directories like Yell, Thomson Local, etc. Businesses are claiming their listing which are free. Every business that has a listing should claim theirs now, before someone else claims their listng.
You do not even need to have a website to claim your business listing. Once you claim your listing your business will start to appear higher in local searches. Once you claim your listing you can then add additional information about your business. The more information there is the better chance your business will appear on page one of searches for your type of products and services.
Some local businesses do not need to advertise but most do and there is rarely an opportunity to get genuinely, free advertising, until now. Claim your listing on Google Places and have free advertising for the foreseeable future. Once you have claimed your listing you can add photos, videos, reviews and even add offers through coupons.
Once you have claimed your business listing it is yours for as long as you are in business. Not only can you add additional information, photos, videos, etc about your business but you can view reports on visitors to your listing. The more information you add the higher the position you can achieve when people search for your type of products and services.
