One of the questions I get asked is, " How do you add the Google maps to your blog posts?"

Here is the tutorial on how to add the Google maps to your articles, website pages, blogs, etc. In just a few steps; you are ready to go.

First set up your own Free Google account. Go to Google.com and set up your Free Google Gmail account. This way you can save all your maps on your igoogle page.

I wrote this post about a small oceanfront community in Manalapan Florida in this post  in which I used a map. You can see what the end result looks like.

Click on Google maps from your Google browser.

Next, add the address or town and zip code or place of interest that you want to map in the search box  and click search maps to the right of the search box.

You will get a map back in your search. There will be a flag pin on your location. You can also zoom in or out to get more of what you want on your map.

Click on the red A flag on your map. You will get a box that looks like this. Click on, 'Save To My Maps'.

There you will get a drop down menu of your saved maps. So if you don't have any yet, just click on 'Create New Map' and click save.

Then you will get a screen that looks like this:

In this box you will add your title and your description. This is going to be a searchable map so you want to make sure you did your keyword research and use your best keywords here in both the title an the description.

On the left side of your screen you will see a box that looks like the one below. Click on the public button. You can add more than one flag with more than one title and description. When you make your map public it becomes a searchable map to Google and if someone does a search with your keywords, your may will show up in the SERPS for maps and many times in regular searches where the maps show up.

Click done! See how simple that is!

Now all you need to do to get it on your post is to click on the link tab up in the right top of the map page. Then copy and paste the html code from the embed field into your html editor on your blog or website.

You can also click on Customize and preview embedded map if you want to customize the size that you want to embed. There are choices of small, medium, large but also you can choose your own dimensions.

Disclaimer: Many people use Google maps on their blogs and websites. This post is in no way permission to post Google maps whether customized or not. Please read the Google Maps terms of use yourself. You assume all risk. This post is for informational purposes only.

How To Add Google Maps To Your Blog and Posts by Katerina Gasset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

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