How to get business on the google map?

[R1 Indy]

Im in the process of looking at getting a new website made for my business (electrical contractor) to replace my poor self made one.

The one thing i would like to do before this would be to appear on the google map.

Ie if i google electrician and my nearest town i get a map, and a list of localish electricians:




1: how does one go about getting onto this map/ what process?

2: how expensive would this be?

Any advice here would be great.

cheers

[Dick Dastardly]

You need to set up a Google+ Local listing: https://plus.google.com/local

It is free to set up and depending on how strong the competition is, may start appearing quite quickly. One of the main ways to boost rankings is with reviews, so if you can get any customers to leave feedback from their own Google accounts then that would really help.

[jonamv8]

Dick Dastardly said:

You need to set up a Google+ Local listing: https://plus.google.com/local

It is free to set up and depending on how strong the competition is, may start appearing quite quickly. One of the main ways to boost rankings is with reviews, so if you can get any customers to leave feedback from their own Google accounts then that would really help.

What Disk said - Do it ASAP. Get yourself tied into as many Google products as possible with your keywords and location used throughout. Sooner the better

[dirty boy]

I'd like mine to have a fancy 3D building on google earth!

[R1 Indy]

Excellent, just signed up, although looks like I need to wait for a pin to turn up in the post before it will go live.

Wish I knew this a year ago

[Brother D]

Having an actual Shop/Street picture helps - but be careful about not registering multiple places... Can come back to bite you.