Are you using videos to advertise your local business? Videos are a great way to do that because people are 10x more likely to click on an image link than a website link.
Places account, so I thought it would be good to do a basic walk-through.
It is an easy process (detailed below) that entails:
- Set up an account with Google
- Enter your business details and information.
- Upload your videos to YouTube
- Indicated in your Google Places listing which YouTube videos to show.
- That is it.
First, you’ll need a Google Places account (formerly Google Local Business Center), which you can sign up for here. This is a vital thing for any business to do regardless of whether or not they’re looking to add video to it. I’ve had countless clients ask about how they can get their company listed “on that little map on the Google search results,” and Google Places is the first step.
Essentially, Places was born as a way to help businesses “claim” themselves on a map in order to offer consistent Google data on a company’s location and contact information. You’ll need to verify your Places account, so that Google can tell you’re who you say you are, and you can verify by phone (instantly) or mail (2-4 weeks).
Happy Marketing!
Arlina Allen
Hey thanks for this, we added several new videos to our Google Places profile, in fact, we had yet to claim our own profile, so thank you for facilitating that with your suggestion.