Ever used Google Maps? It's very cool. You can look up just about anything. Who knows how those wizards at Google get all that information and stuff it all into Google Maps. Eventually, when Google takes over the world, every possible business will be listed in Google maps.
But for now, there's a way you can help get YOUR BUSINESS to show up in Google map queries! Not only will doing this "place you on the map" it's a great way to get YOUR WEBSITE URL into the Google search engines.
Our Google Maps entry looks like this:
Notice, there is our URL, right there in Google Maps. So even if no one ever goes to Maps to search for us, we managed to get our link into the Googleplex.
How do you do this? It's quite simple actually... Go to Google's Local Business Center and complete the form. You'll need a Google account to do this (but you *really* should have one anyway. Go here if you don't).
Google verifies ALL entries into Google Maps. A couple of weeks after you sign up, you'll get a postcard in the mail with instructions on verifying your Maps entry. Follow these instructions and whalla! you can now be found in Google Maps!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Consult your broker prior to doing this as laws vary from state to state and what you can (or can't) say in your Google Maps entry may be dictated by local and state laws and regulations.
It's likely that most people won't find a real estate agent by searching Google Maps. But it never hurts to get into Google everywhere you can. I can't prove it, but I'm virtually certain our submission to Google Maps helped us rank higher for the coveted "You Town Real Estate" search term. It's free, it's easy and it certainly can't hurt.
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