Google Location Maps
Does your website promote a shop, or business premises where you sell your services or products? If so, I am sure that your customers would find it useful to see a location map. They may be more likely to visit you if they can see at a glance where you are and also get directions whilst on the same This can be done very quickly and easily, and is totally free!
Many people when looking for directions will just get out an A-Z map, or go to a route-finder website. But did you know that Google have a great map system, which is very quick and easy to use. Google Maps may be used by potential customers to search for a business in a specific geographical location. You can add your own business to the listings, so that it would appear in search results, although you don't need to do this to add a link to a Google Map showing your business location. Google say that their maps cover the following regions:
Andorra, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Istanbul, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Moscow, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and US.
Once you are in Google Maps, follow these instructions to link to a location map from your website:
- Enter post/zip code in search box
- Click SEARCH and wait for your location to appear
- On the top right of the page, click "Link to this page"
- Select "Copy Shortcut"
- Paste the link to your web page. type a suitable description, such as "Visit our Shop"
- If you have a photo of your premises, add the same link to your picture
Get started here with Google Maps
