Using Google Yahoo & MSN Local

There is a a great way to get your local business to the top of the search engine results pages. It will take you about 15 minutes of your time, and at most 10 minutes of planning, but the amazing amount of instant value it provides makes it one thing every single business owner should do regardless of their size. If you have a physical address, adding your business to Google, Yahoo, & MSN local will help your current and potential customers easily find your companies information regardless of if you even have a website.

How To List Your Business On Local Business Centers

Google Local Business:
Start by setting up your Google account
here. Then make sure to be as descriptive as possible about your business can be. This will help increase the odds of your local business ad showing up when people are searching. Make sure and include all hours and payment information. Google local business ad’s will have the most power of the three and can really generate a lot of results within Google. Many times it will simple be people searching for your specific business but there is a lot to be said for making things easy on them. The easier you are to find the better.

MSN Local Business:
To add your local business to the MSN local business center you will follow a similar procedure except it’s a little quicker. Start by heading over to this link and start signing up. As with Google local business you will want to be as detailed as possible and take the time to list everything right. Going back to make changes later can be very difficult especially on the MSN Local Business Center.

Yahoo Local Business:
Yahoo Local Business can also send your company lot’s of great traffic. The first step to doing that is heading over to this link. Like the other 2 take enough time to be very specific in your business listing. Going back to edit these listings later can be a total pain. That said, once you have completed the yahoo local business center ad you will be complete. The entire process will take you less than one hour and drive tons of phone calls and website traffic.

We realize that this method of online advertising certainly isn’t groundbreaking. That said, it is free and pretty much the most effective free advertising you could possibly do online. Before listing your website on any of these sites make sure to place your companies address clearly on your website, usually in the footer. This will also help your website get more local traffic.