Increase Local Traffic -Local Business Online Marketing

Increase Local Traffic -Local Business Online Marketing

 

From Google With Google Places
If you’re a local business owner and have not claimed your Google Places listing, what are you waiting for? Google is just giving away free advertising spots to local business owners. Look at the facts on stats on local search engine usage.

82% of people look online to find local information.
97% of Consumers Now Use Online Media to Shop Locally, According to BIA/Kelsey and ConStat.
There are 100 million local searches on Google every day.
1 in 3 Mobile Phone Searches Are People Looking For Local Businesses.
Smart Phone Sales Grew by 49% in the First 3 Months of 2010 Alone.

Google seems like they’re on a mission to replace the yellow pages, and are fighting against other local search engines like Yahoo, Bing, and the yellow pages online to become a local information authority.

What better way to get people to use their service then by giving away their top advertising spots to local business owners?

Most businesses don’t have a clue how to do it yet, but they’re catching on.

Right now the pickings are ripe to claim your spot and dominate your market. Soon it’s going to be extremely competitive with every local business fighting for a top spot. In just a few minutes you can control your Google local listing on Google and Google maps.

You can add information to help:

Be seen in the search results
Stand out from your competitors
Add coupons your customers can print out
Enhance your listing with Tags and Boosts

And now you can see data you’ve never been able to see before. Like how people are searching for you, and where they’re coming from. Getting a top Google local listing is probably one of the most important actions you can take to grow your business in 2011 and beyond.

*Google, Google Places, are trademarks of Google Inc.

 

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