| Intelligent business owners will use any and every | | | | designate 5 categories that are suited for your |
| chance available to market and promote their | | | | business (type a keyword to bring up a list). In |
| company. Specifically, with the economy having | | | | addition to Limousine you can use transportation, |
| problems, it is necessary to make more people notice | | | | wedding, airport and various phrases to discover |
| your business and take advantage of the | | | | appropriate designations up to a maximum of 5. |
| opportunities for leads. New customers can discover | | | | 7. Next is the hours you will be open, the various |
| you from hearing other people talk about you, from | | | | ways to accept payment, and uploading photos and |
| advertisements in newspapers or a lot of people | | | | videos. People love photos so be certain to have |
| currently do an Internet search. The first page of a | | | | several beautiful photos available of the inside and |
| search engine will give you 3 different options. Ideally, | | | | outside of your fleet. This also helps your listing to |
| your website would be one of the first viewable links | | | | get noticed. |
| on the left side of the page in the top 10 listings | | | | 8. Finally there is an opportunity for special items. |
| called natural listings; but only if your site is properly | | | | They offer you advice sometimes but this is just |
| optimized to be relevant to your local service area. If | | | | another place for keywords and marketing. You can |
| you have specific search criteria and phrases that | | | | place information such as a warranty, discounts, |
| you think are important to your business, then you | | | | services offered, locations served, special pricing, the |
| can pay to have your ad run on the right side of the | | | | kinds of vehicles you have and so on. You can create |
| page. | | | | a group (an example is vehicles) and then insert the |
| For search words that include a city, a third column | | | | names of limousines, such as Lincoln, Cadillac, SUV |
| shows up usually close to the top of the map on the | | | | Hummer and so forth. Creating a list of the services |
| left side. These local listings are known as Google | | | | you offer and also a list of the principal towns you |
| MAPS. Something you must do is to be certain that | | | | work in is an important matter because this is what |
| your Google local listing is as robust as possible. The | | | | most people type in when they do a search. |
| best thing is that you can advertise here and you | | | | 9. Then the only thing left for you to do is to verify |
| don't have to pay anything. | | | | the listing. The best way to do this is to be near |
| The following is a step by step plan telling you how | | | | your central business telephone and Google will call |
| to do this: | | | | you instantly. Just follow the directions and look at |
| 1. You'll need a Google ID email address for your | | | | the screen to see the PIN number you have to put |
| company. Open a personal account with Gmail if you | | | | in. Or, you could telephone your office, let them |
| haven't done it before. | | | | know that someone will be calling, and instruct them |
| 2. Log onto Google now and click the link for the | | | | to tell the caller the PIN number. Another way is to |
| Maps that is located on the left side at the top. Type | | | | have a postcard delivered to the company address |
| your company name, city, and the state in the | | | | and at a later time you can put the PIN number in. |
| search box. | | | | 10. After you verify one time, then your Google ID |
| 3. If there is a listing for your company, click the link | | | | can be used for editing at anytime. |
| to get extra information. Tabs will be there for | | | | To change a listing or verify a list, you can log onto |
| reviews, photos and other things. Click these to find | | | | google.com/local/add |
| out what is there. Usually there is not anything wrong | | | | The process is similar to improve your listing also on |
| with the first listing that is taken from the Internet | | | | Yahoo. |
| yellow pages, but it basically contains just the | | | | Credibility is established through reviews. Good |
| address and phone number, and it commonly doesn't | | | | reviews will make your listing stand out and higher |
| tell you anything about what the company does. | | | | review counts, it is thought, will further improve the |
| 4. Click the button for editing and then push the | | | | ranking of your website on the local area listings. An |
| button to claim the company. Here you will sign in | | | | easy way to persuade customers to offer their |
| with the Google ID for your business. | | | | reviews is to give them a cheaper price the next |
| 5. You will have to prove that this is your address | | | | time they use your limousine service in exchange for |
| and phone number as well as establish a marketing | | | | a review. |
| description using a maximum of 200 characters for | | | | So now you know what to do. Take control and |
| your keywords. You will want to give a concise | | | | improve your Google local listing for your limousine |
| statement about the reason somebody should trust | | | | company to make it more noticeable online. Your |
| and employ your limousine company as well as tell | | | | limousine service will prosper if you use the steps |
| them about the kinds of cars you have (SUV limos, | | | | outlined above, as people will have increased |
| buses for parties and so on), including airport service, | | | | exposure to your properly optimized, and now highly |
| winery tours, weddings or other services you have | | | | relevant local directory listing. A special local listing |
| to offer. Don't be concerned about getting | | | | combined with various other online and offline |
| everything in, more chances are available to describe | | | | marketing programs will help your business to profit |
| the details later. | | | | quickly. |
| 6. At this time you will have the opportunity to | | | | |