{"id":3987,"date":"2009-06-29T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=3987"},"modified":"2009-06-27T09:42:53","modified_gmt":"2009-06-27T13:42:53","slug":"tips-to-help-google-users-find-and-connect-with-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/29\/tips-to-help-google-users-find-and-connect-with-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to help Google users find and connect with your business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/10\/google-details-information-sources-for-the-business-listing-cluster\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/sbts5zh63suzozrslmzjtrg.png\" alt=\"Flow Chart of a Google Cluster technology in Local\" align=\"right\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nMaps Google has been somewhat more forward facing of late. They rolled out the <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/02\/googles-data-rich-dashboard-in-local-business-center-official-announcment\/\">data rich Dashboard<\/a> accompanied by a strong PR push in the <a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/more?um=1&#038;ned=us&#038;cf=all&#038;ncl=ddaaw_t0PE8MLFMYAR-izgWY_hF4M\">technical<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/more?um=1&#038;ned=us&#038;cf=all&#038;ncl=dkc9JRp1vtprz_M5bvY7DVUd01_zM\">business<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/paidmediaAtoms\/idUS385686973420090602\">mainstream media<\/a>. They have been dribbling out tidbits as to <a href=\"http:\/\/maps-forum-announcements.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/local-listings-where-do-they-come-from.html\">how Maps function<\/a> (see the diagram to right) and are being somewhat more forthright on the forums as to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/support\/forum\/p\/maps\/thread?tid=1b10f44d80a884fb&#038;hl=en\">what works<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/support\/forum\/p\/maps\/thread?tid=39b7748a6b6a88fb&#038;hl=en\">what doesn&#8217;t<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>One realizes after watching Google that their communication is no accident and is very controlled. Information doesn&#8217;t flow freely about Maps and given the lack of a Maps Guide with the public presence of a Matt Cutts, it comes from many different angles; the forums, blog announcements, the help docs, rare interviews etc. etc<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/google-latlong.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/tips-and-tricks-set-up-shop-in-local.html\">recently<\/a> highlighted  <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/support\/bin\/answer.py?hl=en&#038;answer=148047\">Tips to help Google users find and connect with your business<\/a> is consistent with this communication pattern. It is a understated and a tantalizingly insubstantial document that deserves a careful read. Two tidbits that were of interest to me (bold are mine):<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 98%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#C6D7CF\"><a name=\"choose\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span>Choose the most appropriate, specific categories for your business.<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t be afraid to choose specific categories instead of broad ones<\/strong>. The important thing is that the categories are accurate and describe your business well. 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