Google Places

Ever since 2010, Google has added a new function into their search engine called Places, which shows business listings that have been created via Google Places. In addition, these business listings are also triggered for normal web searches by certain keywords.

For example, the Google Places listing for www.larrylim.net appeared ABOVE the organic search results for "seo singapore" on google.com.sg:



Google Maps

The listing also appears when users search for local businesses in Google Maps. For example, the listing for www.larrylim.net is shown when searching for "seo" on Google Maps Singapore:
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Business Listing in Google Places: Why It's Important

As you can see, a business listing created in Google Places can give you exposure in THREE different places - Google's normal web search, Places search and Maps search. In addition, Google also provides you with statistics - below is the 30-day performance for www.larrylim.net:



Google Places Optimization

What most companies are unaware of is that you can actually optimize your Google Places listing to rank higher for popular searches that are related to your business ...like SEO for websites.

Here at SEO Company, we provide free Google Places listing creation and optimization as part of our SEO services.


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