By Getbuzz Singapore SEO Company

02/19/2012 Choosing the right marketing strategy can be a gifted boon for the successful growth of your business. Google has always served its users with the best available features and it does not lag behind in guiding people with their business undertakings as well.

Google Places:
Local business can gain profitable earnings only when they are brought forward to connect with its users. Google Places provides the right platform to do this using the internet as well as in the real day to day environment. Google has been the choice of many as the perfect search engine and several utilize its efficient features to search for local business listings. This gives a bright opportunity to bring about all the details and information of your business undertaking in front of all your potential clients.
Google places found its way back in 2009. It is free and open to everyone. It works by allowing you to set up your business account specifying your business details along with photos and videos and also your contact information. Other relevant information may also be added up as you desire. Google places allow you to categorize your business and place it under the accurate listing.

“You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.”
- Harry Firestone

Going by statistics we see that 85% of digital consumers in Singapore own an Internet capable mobile phone, thus searching for essential information such as desired business listings, has become more prone to be performed through the online feature of the cell phone. Google tops the list among all websites as being the topmost visited site with a huge 77% of internet users in Singapore choosing to browse Google. Thus, all business ventures look forward to being listed amongst the top search listings. But, is it that easy to accomplish this? Well, the answer is pretty much a ‘no’. Being specific in your description along with perfect submission of past reviews, photos, videos, etc can get your business highlighted and reach among one of the top listings.
Here is a case study of how google places helped businesses online

Optimizing Google Places:


Five simple steps can be followed to ensure complete optimization of Google Places:

• Your Google listing is meant to highlight all specific features of your business, thus it is essential to fill up all the fields during the account creation process.

• Specialized keywords describing the service or product you provide should be included.

• Business having the most reviews automatically gets highlighted and goes under focus. Promoting business through consumer reviews is an added advantage.

• Ensure that your local directories lists you, if not then this can affect your chances of ranking high in the search results.

• Getting your business listed in various other directories can serve as an extra benefit.

It is essential to get this optimization done through experts who possess thorough knowledge on the internet marketing strategies.
Contact us today for us to help your business get listed on the first page of Google Places.