enhanced local listings

Check Out Google Enhanced Local Listings

by Zach Cooper on Mar 1, 2010

Depending on who's doing the talking, Google's new Enhanced Local Listings (currently available only in Houston, Texas and San Jose, California) are either a boon to small businesses with small advertising budgets or the end of organic search as we know it. Here is what all the heated discussion is about. The Google Lat Long Blog describes it as "a new ads feature in local search that allows business owners to enhance their listings." Apparently, it is not a matter of "buying position" on the SERP: "When the listing shows up in your Google.com or Google Maps search results, the enhancement also appears alongside it." The "enhancement" as you can see in the screen shot is a little yellow flag. Your listing will also have "sponsored" next to it. The enhancement is something you can click on to go to the business's website, pictures, menu, or coupon. On the screen shot you can see that the flag will take you to the company's website.There are plenty of people, though, who see this...Read More >>