Today, like many small business owners, I got a very welcome email from The Google Places Team. It says that they are going to update the Google Places listings with latest accurate information soon.

Google Places which formally used to be Google Maps Listings and Google Tags is probably the best tool for small local businesses to be infront of their local customers. And for small businesses specially with a physical presence, local search optimization is probably the most cost effective high ROI marketing strategy. You can read our article on local search marketing by clicking here.

It is very important for small companies to make sure that every single dollar they spend on advertising, is bearing fruit. The prospect of spending thousands of dollars without really seeing any return on investment, is simply not an option for most small businesses interested in SEO.

If the above statement describes your situation, please take a few minutes to view the video, you can literally jump-start your business and have countless customers if you understand what local search marketing or local SEO services are.

If you are a small business owner chances are you don’t have have a budget of say $100,000.00 for advertisements. Yet you want to capture all the clients that you possibly can, you want to show your competitors that you have what it takes and are willing to provide equal or better value for the customers money.

The question is, “How do you reach your prospective clientele without spending an arm and a leg?”. If you are strictly a local business and your client-base is within 50 – 100 miles radius. I have good news for you.

Why spend thousands of dollars in world wide web Search Engine Optimization, when you can literally do the whole thing yourself in a week (working only on week-ends)

Local Search Marketing

Did you ever consider whether a customer would rather buy television services over the phone or be able to walk practically down the street to ask a trusted and confident provider in person? Did you know that as a business, a simple online map can be of greater importance than your best company advertisement? This is because of one the premier online marketing strategies of the last few years: local search positioning.