Today the Local Business Center became Google Places. Why? Millions of people use Google every day to find places in the real world, and Google changed  the way that businesses are being found — with the new google local it enables business owners to manage their presence on Google.

There is no doubt that Google Places are important for business so why not contact us today ? And start getting results in onle a few days.

Google Local Pages was launched in September  for more than 50 million places around the world to help people make more informed decisions about where to go, from restaurants and hotels to dry cleaners and bike shops, as well as non-business places like museums, schools and parks. Place Pages connect people to information from the best sources across the web, displaying photos, reviews and essential facts, as well as real-time updates and offers from business owners.
Google Places will continue to offer these same tools, but the new name will simplify the connection with Place Pages.

Google are also introducing  new features:

• Service areas: If you travel to serve customers, you can now show which geographic areas you serve. And if you run a business without a storefront or office location, you can now make your address private.
• A new, simple way to advertise: In the US Google have started Charging for Google Places Listings, it costs $25 per month and businesses in select cities can make their listings stand out on Google.com and Google Maps with Tags.  Google have rolled it out in three new cities — Austin, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. — in addition to ongoing availability in Houston and San Jose, CA. In the coming weeks Google also be introducing Tags in Chicago, San Diego, Seattle, Boulder and San Francisco. It’s still at the moment not clear when Google places tags will hit Europe but this will happen shortly based on the results from the US market.
• Business photo shoots: In addition to uploading their own photos, businesses in select cities can now request a free photo shoot of the interior of their business which Google will use to supplement existing photos of businesses on Place Pages. Google have been experimenting with this over the past few months, and it’s much easier to use now.
• Favorite Places: Google are doing a second round of their Favorite Places program, and are mailing stickers and window decals to 50,000 businesses around the U.S. These decals include a QR code that can be scanned with a smartphone to directly view the mobile Place Page for the business to learn more about their great offerings.

All in all this is very powerful marketing for local companies and an opportunity you must not let go.
There are only 7 Links on Google Places, and you must ensure your place in Google Places now! – to get in the top in the local listings.

1st Online Solutions will manage your Google Places listing, and in some cases even manage your inbound calls if needed.

Don’t miss out Contact us today and get started on Ranking in the top on google local results.

We work with all available locations, and can even advice on locations not yet registered in Google Places and major European cities such as London, Paris, Berlin, hamburg, Madrid, Barcelona, Birmingham, Nottingham, Lyon, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and many other European cites that will soon be tags and listed in the Local Search Results in Google.