I blogged about the Google Phone Service---called GOOG411---last June in a post called Secret Sauce. Over the weekend, one of my tech feeds sent an updated video of the free GOOG411 service. If you haven’t begun using it to get local information and telephone numbers, then this should convince you. Even if you have used it, the video is entertaining and informative…and only a couple minutes long. If you use your cell a lot to get phone numbers and check movie times, it’s a must. Did I mention that it’s FREE? Last I checked, AT&T was charging $1.85 per call for a similar service!
On a similar note, Microsoft’s new bing search engine has had a lot of press and promotion. I wrote about establishing a GOOGLE PROFILE last month in GOOGLE ME. Microsoft also has established what they call the bing Local Listing Center, where you can list details and contact information about your business. Link to information bout---and a link to---this listing service here: http://tinyurl.com/lqplar.
It’s really important that you take the time to complete accurate business listings in Google, Yahoo, Bing and the other third-party service providers. The more accurate information there is about your company out there, the better chance that your customers---and prospects---will find you are going to find you.
Profiles such as these also assist in SEO (search engine optimization) factors. The more you and your company appear on the web, the better chance that your link will appear on the first page of any search. Statistics show that 92% of users click on links found on the first page of any search.
So be there for them…
“Inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it." --Lisa Alther, American novelist