GOOGLE-411 and Your Website's
Google Local Business Listing
GOOG-411 is using Google’s normal
local business information available on Google Maps and elsewhere.
Google has a new product called Goog-411 - a free telephone
based information service that could replace toll 411
calls. About 2.6 billion 411 calls are made in the U.S. each
year, and it is a $7 billion/year market.
Dial 1 (800) 466-4411 and see if 'Google 411' finds
your business by 'name' or by 'service'.
This is one of many bench tests that you can perform to see
if you are optimized for Google local listings!
To add your business to Google local or update your contact
data click
here for Google Local Listings.
Other local listings you
should sign-up for include the following:
Verizon SuperPages
If you don’t have
a SuperPages listing then you should. It’s free.
To get started paste this link in your browser.
http://yellowpages.superpages.com/profiler/register_import.jsp?
Yahoo Local Listings
Want to get listed in
Yahoo local? (Choose the basic listing) Click
here to get started.
MSN
Local Listings (Managed by Local Eze)
Want to get listed in Yahoo local?
Click
here to upload your local listing information.
Ask.com Local Listings (Click on 'Add a Business
Record')Ask.com pulls most
of their local results through Info-USA. Want
to get listed in Ask.com local results?
Click
here to add your information to InfoUSA.
Local Listings
Want to get listed in
Local.com?
(Choose the free listing) Click
here to sign up and get started.
About the Author
Rick Vidallon is President of Visionefx, a
Web
design company based in Virginia Beach, Va. They
provide services to national companies as well as small to medium
businesses throughout the United States. Rick can be reached
at (757) 619-6456 or rick@visionefx.net.
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