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Initially Google populates it’s local search or Google Maps index from listings that appear in Yellowpages and other reputable business directories.

These initial listings provide minimal information about a business and usually only locality is provided.

You can take your  business  listing to a higher level and include overviews, comprehensive information and even provide video’s and photos of your business. Providing this kind of information to prospects who are using local search would be priceless for you and shove you ahead of your competitors who are lagging in their knowledge of Google local search.

Before you can submit more details to google to be included in your listing you must first claim your listing and veify that you are actually the owner or are acting on behalf of the  business.

To claim your listing, search for your business on Google Maps and then click the “Edit” link followed by the “Claim your business link”

You are invited to watch this short video which demonstrates the difference between a claimed and an unclaimed listing.