Marking Your Territory On Google Maps

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Many of us use Google Maps to find out where a certain place is, or to get driving directions when we are going somewhere, but did you know that you can add your business to Google Maps? Not only can you add the location of your business but you can add a photo of your storefront or office and even offer your customers a printable coupon.To begin, visit the website maps.google.com. On the left side of the screen you will see the Google logo. Pan down a little further and you will see a link that says Put Your Business on Google Maps. Click on the link.You will have to login to your Google account if you have one. If you do not have a Google account you will have to create one. Don’t worry, it’s a free account and also gives you access to all sorts of other cool Google features.Click the Add a New Listing link. You will now have to fill in a simple form with your business information. Once you have filled in the form click the Next button

The next step is to enter categories for your business. For example, restaurant, dentist, real estate etc. You can also be specific with your categories. For example, Italian Restaurant or Women’s Clothing. You have the option of entering your hours of operation. If you are a business with set hours you can enter them, if not, or if you prefer to not enter your hours you do not have to do so.Also on this screen you can enter how you accept payment from your customers. You can choose cash, check, and all the different credit cards you accept as well as PayPal if applicable. Next on this screen you can add a photo of your storefront, your office, your products or even yourself. This adds a touch of personality to your listing. You can even add a YouTube video that is related to your business.Finally you can add any other details you wish to let your customers know about. Once finished, click the Submit button.

After clicking Submit, you will be asked how you wish to validate your listing. This is to prove that you are for real and legitimately listing your business. You have a few choices here. You can do it by phone, Google will phone you and give you a PIN number to enter, you can do it by text message (SMS) where a text message will be sent to your cell phone and the text message will have the PIN number, or you can have Google send you the PIN number on a postcard. Beware that the postcard method obviously takes awhile. Choose your option, (I chose SMS and it arrived within minutes) and click Finish. (Note: if you choose SMS text message for the validation, you must have supplied a mobile phone number ont he first page by clicking Add more phone numbers.)Once you receive your PIN number and validate your account, you can update your listing at any time and you can even add coupons for your loyal customers to download. If someone goes to Google and searches for a business that matches your category, you will now appear on their search results which could mean added business for you.

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