Getting on Google’s First Results with google places
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Google has recently released Places Search which makes it possible for websites to be listed in google places (formerly Google Local/google maps). Businesses can have their websites listed as the top search results for local searches. If you are a business that offers products or services in a particular area, it is very important that your website is listed in google places.
Optimize your Google Places Listing
It is important that you consider some things before you listed your website in Google Places. You should provide the location of your business, the industry that you’re in, the keywords that you are targeting and other things influence your listing in Google Places. You must put your business in a city or state your keywords are related to so you will get high rankings on that local searches. If you want to be found for local searches in Australia, then your business must have a physical address in Australia.
But make sure to put your business in the list of the correct category in Google Places. Specify the correct category when you submit your website. For example, if you provide Search Engine Optimization Service then your website should not be listed in the real estate category.
Your business should contain the keywords for which you want to be found to increase the chance of getting listed in Google Places’ search results page. If you provide web design services, then put “web design” as your keyword.
Citations or the web references can be also a big help in getting your business in first result page of Google Places. It should mention your business name and address on the other web pages even if some web pages do not link your website. The more web references your business has, the more your chance to be listed for local searches. It has similar effect on local searches as back links have regular website listings. To show Google that your business exists, you need to get your website address listed on as many websites as possible.
Google Places is a great place to get recommendations and good reviews from your customers, clients and other people interested on your website. But if your business offers poor products and services then it would be hard for you to be recommended by many people. So to get good reviews, you must have good credentials from your customers and must also encourage them to write positive reviews about your business if they are happy with your offered products and services.
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