Many of us might not know to advertise our brand in Google without spending a cent. Sounds interesting right? Visit http://www.google.com and type in “Chinese Restaurant” in the search field and press “Enter”, then you will see something that similar to the image below:
All the local Chinese Restaurants are listing in the search result with location map. So, how can we get this free advertising? The answer is submit your business to Google Local 🙂
Submit your business to Google Local
- Logon to Google Local – www.google.com/local
- Click on the “Add/Edit Business” which located at the bottom left of the page.
- Write a good short description to describe your business.
- Fill in your business’s contact info such as phone number, fax number, office address, email address and website URL.
- Provide a logo or a image that can represent your business.
- Follow the instruction of Google and verify your business either by phone or email
- It may take several weeks to go through the verification, so check back your listing in few weeks later.
That’s it! Enjoy it. If you have any other ideas about online advertising method or SEO, feel free to share them in comment section.