Local Internet Search
Rapid growth means Portishead is filling up with business people. With young families and demanding jobs, they tend to be cash rich and time poor.
When such people want something, Google is probably their first port of call.
They may well search using a mobile phone or tablet. Tablets are becoming more popular with businesses. These devices announce their location to search engines, which list local results higher, when appropriate.
Google Places
With Google Places you can promote your business using a free web page. It doesn’t take very long and it’s easy to make your business stand out from the crowd.
On your Google Places page you can,
- describe your business and your unique selling proposition (USP);
- display up to ten photos of your products, people, shop, anything really;
- state your opening hours and payment options.
More important, you can choose the categories in which your business will be listed. Google will list your business whenever someone searches for them around your location.
Get Started
It’s dead easy: go to the Google Places home page and log in using any Google account. If you don’t have one, we’ve more advice here.