On a recent business trip to Seattle, I decided to try and find some sort of Seafood restaurant near my hotel and decided to use Google Maps on my phone to find it. Shortly after finding the information. As owner of a search firm and I am always curious so, I did a search on Accounting and Financial Planning firms in the area. I expected to see red markers designating firms everywhere, however, I was surprised to discover that that was not the case. Why not? Its free advertising! I also decided to glance at how many firms were listed in my home town Amarillo, Texas. Knowing that Amarillo has NO shortage of accountants I expected to find quite a few, but the overall majority were not listed (as shown in the screenshot below).
So How Do I get my Business on the Map
This got me thinking that maybe people just do not know how to add their business to Google Maps? Here I am going to show you how to do just that.
While Google, Yahoo and other maps gather business information from numerous websites (Yellow Pages directories, and other sources) to populate their search results, you can easily enter your own information into these online services for free. Here’s how:
Google Maps
How do I add my business to Google Maps?
How do I add my business to Google Maps http://maps.google.com/
After you input your information, Google will send you a confirmation code by snail mail or phone. When the activation code arrives, hold on to it because you will need to add the code to your Local Listings Center to activate your business listing.
Yahoo Maps
How do I add my business to Yahoo Maps?
To add your listing to Yahoo Maps
Bing Maps
How do I add my business to Bing Maps?
To get your business on Bing Maps
After you have input your information, Bing will send you a confirmation code in the mail (regular postal mail); pretty much the same way Google does it. When the activation code arrives, hold on to it because you will need to add the code to your Local Listings Center to activate your business listing.
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Happy Searching!
Kenneth Jackson
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