{"id":422,"date":"2013-08-13T04:42:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T11:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/?p=422"},"modified":"2017-02-10T04:51:27","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T04:51:27","slug":"advertise-for-free-with-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/advertise-for-free-with-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Advertise for Free with Google?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Adding Your Business to Google Places<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you taking advantage of google\u2019s free advertising? As google is giving more value to local search results, you will benefit by adding your business to google places. If you already have a listing then you might want to add special offers, videos and photos.<\/p>\n<p>To get started make sure you have the following ready:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your logo for uploading<\/li>\n<li>Coupons or special offers (optional)<\/li>\n<li>About 10 images of your business (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Description of your business<\/li>\n<li>Videos on You Tube (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Create a google account if you do not have one. (https:\/\/accounts.google.com\/SignUp)<\/li>\n<li>Go to <a title=\"google\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/business\/placesforbusiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.google.com\/business\/placesforbusiness\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the blue button &#8211; Get Started for free Button<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/google-places.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13549\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/google-places-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"Google Places\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/google-places-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/google-places.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter basic information about your company.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your service area.<\/li>\n<li>Specify Where Your Services Are Provided.<\/li>\n<li>If you are a home based business and do not want to show your address, then select Yes, this business serves customers at their locations.<\/li>\n<li>Select Do not show my business address on my Maps listing.<\/li>\n<li>Indicate Your Hours of Operation.<\/li>\n<li>Specify Payment Options<\/li>\n<li>Add Videos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, the first time you create a Google Places listing, you will need to validate your location. This helps Google avoid spam listings and advertisements. Google will send you a postcard with verification information and next steps on it. You might have to wait 2-3 weeks before your listing can get verified and become live.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/website-info.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13551\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/website-info-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"Business Information\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/website-info-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/website-info.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/web-development-area.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13552\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/web-development-area.jpg\" alt=\"web development area\" width=\"245\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/web-development-area-147x118.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/web-development-area-177x142.jpg 177w, https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/web-development-area.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/business-area.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13553\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/business-area-300x144.jpg\" alt=\"Web Development Area\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/business-area-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/business-area.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/web-development-hours.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13554\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/web-development-hours-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"Web Development Hours\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5: Specify Payment Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/web-development-payment.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13555\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/web-development-payment-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"Web Development Payment\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/vidoes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13556\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudounwebdesigns.net\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/vidoes-300x81.jpg\" alt=\"videos\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/vidoes-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.netqwik.com\/loudoun-web-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/vidoes.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding Your Business to Google Places Are you taking advantage of google\u2019s free advertising? As google is giving more value to local search results, you will benefit by adding your business to google places. 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