Make Money with Google Places- Step by Step Guide

Making money with Google places?… I doubt many of you know about this method. So, read on to find out a simple yet smart way to make money with Google local business places without spending a dime.

What is Google places anyway?
“Google Places allows business owners to update and manage their physical business location information. This information can be used to update their business listing so that it appears correctly within Google Maps and associated Google properties and search and Display Network sites.” That’s a direct quote from Google itself. I dont think I need to add anything else to that!

Many local businesses have already realized how important a listing on Google places can be when it comes to being found easy when customers are searching for them. So,they have a Google places listing.

However, there are hundreds of thousands of local businesses that either dont know about Google places or simply haven’t realized how Google places can help their business grow.That’s where you can come in and make some money by providing a service that any local business owner would love.

Finding unclaimed pages
Start by searching on Google by using industry specific words, like “Barber”, “Dentist”, “Chiropractor”, “Lawyer”, “Floor installer”, “Mechanic” or any other profession you can think of.

Google can automatically figure out your location. And thanks to this technology, when you hit search, it gives you a list of local merchants related to the keyword you searched for. Now, to start researching, click on the “Places” button whcih is located on the left side of the page.

Your goal is to find businesses that have not claimed their place page on Google places. To do that, click on the “Place Page” link to the right of the listing. If you see “Edit this place – Business Owner?” at the very top of the listing page, then you are in luck! That little comment basically means that that business owners doesn’t have a page  on Google places. And that’s what we are looking for. Simply go through all of the listings one by one to find as many local businesses that haven’t claimed their Google places page.

Visit your newly found client
When you are done, make a list of all the local businesses that dont have a Google places listing yet. By now, you probably figured out whats next, right?…
Well, just in case you didn’t realize, we are going to visit these businesses to let them know we can claim and set up their Google places page for them for a small fee.

Don’t panic! Claiming pages on Google places is very easy and straight forward. You can use Google Places Help section to learn how to claim a page.

Show them the benefits of a Google places listing
The most important thing you need to remember is that you have to convince the business owner why and how a Google places page can help their business grow and gain more customers.

For example, let them know that these days nobody uses “Yellow Pages” to look up business phone numbers anymore. That most people use computers or “Smart Phones” to search and find local business. And since Google has already set up Google place page for mobile, they will make it easier for customers to find them.

Also, dont forget to mention that a listing on Google places is 100% free. They just have to pay you a small fee to set up their page.