{"id":9262,"date":"2012-06-07T12:30:06","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T16:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/?p=9262"},"modified":"2012-06-07T10:24:40","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T14:24:40","slug":"new-google-platform-for-local-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/new-google-platform-for-local-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"New Google+ Platform for Local Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about the newly introduced Google+ Local from the article \u201cGoogle+ Local: Finding Your Business Just Got More Social\u201d from Inc.com. Google+Local, which has replaced Google Places, provides a new way for customers to find your business online.<\/p>\n<p>Google+ Local differs from Google Places in that it is centered upon customer reviews and Zagat business ratings, where businesses are rated in various categories on a 30-point scale. According to\u00a0Google\u2019s vice president for local search and maps, &#8220;Google intends to create pages for all known places.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With these updates, we&#8217;re connecting the millions of people on Google+ to local businesses around the world,&#8221; Google\u2019s Jen Fitzpatrick wrote in the company&#8217;s small business blog. &#8220;With one listing, your business can now be found across Google search, maps, mobile, and Google+, and your customers can easily recommend your business to their friends, or tell the world about it with a review.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you previously had a Google Places page for your business, Google says you should continue to manage it in the same place as before.<\/p>\n<p>To read the entire Inc.com article, please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/christina-desmarais\/google-plus-local-social-search-for-finding-businesses.html\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about the newly introduced Google+ Local from the article \u201cGoogle+ Local: Finding Your Business Just Got More Social\u201d from Inc.com. 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