by Gerard Manning
Manning Search MarketingGoogle has just recently updated its local search and now includes Canada. This is a great way for smaller businesses in Canada to get noticed on the internet, and helps local internet users to find products and/or services that much easier.
Ever since Google released its local search in the United States, I have been waiting for it to be implemented for Canada. Google local works with the Yellow Pages data to help pinpoint the local resources you are interested in finding. This will make using the yellow pages that much easier and useful for businesses who will have to make sure they are listed correctly and that their information is upto date.
How to get listed or update your outdated informationTo add your business listing to Google Local, send an email to
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Google Local gathers information from a range of sources including websites and the Yellow Pages directory. To update your business listings in the Yellow Pages, you can send an email to
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I think this is going to be a great avenue for small and medium size businesses to get more qualified traffic from the internet, and it will make searching the dreaded Yellow Pages that much easier. Google Local is still in the beta version, so you may find some results that do not match up properly. Incase that happens you can email your findings to them for errors to be rectified.
Contributed by :
Gerard Manning
Search Marketing Consultant
Manning Search Marketing