Another step many businesses overlook is adding their business name and information to various online directories. There are several prominent sites that list information about businesses, including their contact information, hours, and reviews. You will increase your visibility and increase the potency of the Google Places profile by making sure that you have the exact same information posted to a variety of online directories.
Many of these directories are free, but several others require small fees per month or year. Of course free is best, but small charges are worth the cost – the more your site and the exact information from your Google Places profile show up elsewhere, the more highly Google will rank your listing.
Here are the primary websites you want to make sure you have a profile listed on:
- Superpages
- Yelp
- Yahoo Local
- Angie’s List
- InsiderPages
- City Search
- InfoUSA
Knowing how to set up your Google Places profile is incredibly easy to do, and really just a matter of taking advantage of the way Google operates. Make sure you follow these instructions precisely, and you’re certain to have more customers coming your way.