Google’s tool for local business owners, formerly called the Local Business Center (watch video below to learn more about Google Local Listing), is now Google Places.  This is where local business owners submit data about their business, in hopes of showing up in local Google searches. With most searches, a group of 10 local businesses usually show up at the top of the results.

The tool allows entrepreneurs to create a listing for their business containing their company’s address, a brief description of the markets in which it operates, their company’s website, hours of operation, photos, videos, and the newest addition coupons.  Places were launched to help searchers find local companies and for those local companies to attract customers through Google Search. Continue reading ‘Google replaces Local Business Center with Places Pages’