Google Local Business photos good for Small Businesses?
This blog post from Searchengineland.com about Google Local Business photos is worth reading because this service could be in the UK after US, Japan and Australia. Users of Google Maps can follow a link directly to product pages, publicity shots, whatever you want. Google sends a professional photographer to your business for free and you can also upload your own photos. Here’s a fancy CGI video about what happens when you sign up for Google Local Business photos.
Whilst this might not be suitable for all businesses, it’s free! Small Business owners like free stuff (don’t we all), but is there a catch? Here’s an interview with Google’s Marissa Mayer giving more detail on Google’s local strategy.
How you promote your business is crucial to it’s long term success, and there are many ways to do it. If Google are serious about local services (and we have to assume they are) then they will have a very powerful promotional mechanism for certain.
