Why Small Businesses Should Merge Their Google Pages
If you have a local business and most of your customers come from within a 20-mile radius, you need to merge your Google+ Local Page with a Google+ Business Page. If you aren’t sure you have a Google+ Local Page, you are not alone. A while back, Google changed “Google Places” to “Google+ Local”, so if you had previously claimed your Google Places listing, you are on the right track. To determine if you have a Google+ Local page, search for your business name and location in Google. You should see something like this: If your Google listing is missing a bunch of information, or has incorrect information, then you probably have not claimed it or it’s been a while since you’ve done anything with it. (More info on Google+ Local here .) Your Google+ Local listing should have your business name, location, contact info, hours of operation, and any Google reviews you might have received. It’s also a good idea to add your logo and some applicable p...