“Google Places is a Google service offering powerful, user-friendly mapping technology and local business information – including business locations, contact information, and driving directions.”
The Google Places results are displayed at the top of results pages for certain keywords or keyword phrases for local business ranking, in other words, it is basically the first thing visitors see and it is really hard to miss.
Google Places Ranking
The visitor can immediately get detailed directions from your local business ranking results, your telephone number, hours of operation, method of payment and much more. It is a valuable tool and is something any business in Kansas City or anywhere in the world should have in their marketing arsenal.
So what is the difference between Google Maps and Google Places: This quote is from Google:
“The main differences between these two features are:
Community edits are location changes anyone can make in Google Maps.
The Google Places, on the other hand, allows business owners to verify their business locations and information in Google Maps search results. These listings, once verified by the business owner, can’t be changed through community edits.”
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