Getting listed in Google Places has become very important with Google’s recent algorithm change for local results. Taken from Axandra’s news archive http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter446.htm#facts

If you offer local services, you should make sure that your website is listed correctly. This week’s article will help you to improve your results.

In the news: Google Places causes problems, Google seems to support anonymous reviews, Google’s position on slow websites and more.

If you offer your products or services in a particular area, it is very important that your website is listed in Google Places.

How to optimize your Google Places listing

How your website is listed in Google Places depends on several things. For example, bakeries in Los Angeles are listed differently than Honda dealers in Knoxville. The location of your business, the industry that you’re in and the keywords that you are targeting and other things influence your listing in Google Places.

You can submit your website to Google Places by going to http://www.google.com/local then click on
You can submit your website to Google Places by going to http://www.google.com/local then click on
Put your business on Google Maps

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Have you ever gotten e-mails that have group after group of names and addresses from forwarded e-mails?

Every now and then I do a reply-all and ask the addressees if they realize that their e-mail addresses are being forwarded to others. I do not have any nefarious intentions, but who knows where these things end up, especially in the ones that say ‘please keep this going’.