Every time you search Google different results are brought up in different ways depending on what you are searching for.
If you are searching for something that Google believes to be related to a local search – this is what the page will look like.
The page has many elements that make it up.
The first thing is “Paid Listings”. This is a strong reason why Google stock is currently trading at over 600.00 per share. You can use Google Adwords to get listed here.
Next are “Organic Listings”. You’ll notice that organic listings, the reason everyone and their grandmother use Google, take up very, very little real estate on a search that Google thinks is local. To get listed here you need some good on-site SEO and mainly inbound links.
Next up are the Google Local listings. These listing have images, phone numbers, map locations and all kinds of other good stuff to get local businesses clients. Getting listed here is easy. Log in to your Google Account and visit Google Places. Your ranking on here is also determined by Google’s algorithmic nuances. Include your keywords in your profile.
Understanding the basics of Google will help you better understand how to make money from Google.
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