Google Local searches contents near you
On 2004 was born Google Local, local.google.com content searcher, almost for businesses near the place where the user is in that moment, country, city, village, street…
For example if we´re looking for “sushi in new york wall street”, we´ll find sushi restaurants in that neighborhood with results which contains their contact data, like address and telephone number, website and map to locate them.
Usually gives results in a 45 miles range (72 km), but this data can be changed. To look for any shop, restaurant, hotel, bar…or whatever you want near your location, write in the searching bar what your looking for (sushi) and something refering your place: postal code, street name and the city (can be other streets in other countries with the same name, pay attention!), or something well-known (for example the statue of liberty in NY).
Search a place from your mobile phone
Actually is one the most common ways to look for a place to have lunch, take something to drink or have fun! even an addres for making a visit, know where is your job interview or having a meeting with someone…thousand possibilities. And very useful to make it from your phone because is a searching on real time, so you can walk or take a taxi, bus, underground or even the car!…knowing exactly where you wanna go.
You´re not wearing your laptop, but mobile phones, concretly smartphones are always with us.
From where takes Google benefits with Google Local?
Basically with advertising on their results. When we make a searching, appearse some “Adwords” from companies which want to show their products, always related to what we´re looking for.
How can I appear on Google local?
“Google local” is only available on certain countries, and to appear on the results, is enough with having sites that links you on Google adding our address. Google will proces this info.
However is very important to appear on this searchings if your company has a physical location
Alternatives to Google local
Yahoo! Local and AskJeeves Local.
Actually I´m holding a restaurant, as a new business willl be really interesting to try google local, many thanks and keep updating the blog!
keep writing because it is needed so quality information and useful content for those who work with Internet
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