Google Tags for Places

In the last few months Google has released the “tag” advertising option in Google Places.  Tags give you way to make your business stand out against the other listings and specific actions related to the tag can be tracked.  Below is an example of  how tags are displayed in universal search and in Google Maps. .. read more

3 Steps to Start in Local Search

Local Search includes services such as Google Places, Yahoo Maps, Bing Maps, Yelp, and many other.  This websites give users the listing information for businesses in a very defined region, such as your neighborhood or city.  Optimizing for local search is becoming more and more important as all of the major search engines begin to adopt “universal .. read more