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Meet Our New Partners, StarterSuccess!

This month, we’re partnering with StarterSuccess to offer you a FREE Google Places listing! What is Google Places and what can it mean for you when it comes to driving traffic to your business? We let them take over our blog for the day to fill us in with the details on how this is a huge benefit for both new and existing small businesses.

For a small business or company just getting started, a Google Places listing makes it easier for new and existing customers to find you. At StarterSuccess, we specialize in claiming and optimizing Google Places directory listings. This month, we’re providing a series of informational blog posts to help you make the most of your Google Places listing and we’re also teaming with our partner, MyCorporation, on a special promotion that will help you claim you Google Places listing for free. You can click here to find out more about how we can help you.

What is Google Places?

Google Places helps your business get found on Google for FREE.
Millions of businesses like yours are already using Google Places to promote and sell their services. Are you?

The Google Places Business Listing can appear in search results, like Google and Google Maps and most recently, in search results. This business listing can include the following:

1) Your company’s basic information such as address, website, and phone number
2) Photos of your business
3) Videos or advertisements of your products or services
4) Customer comments and reviews

How Does Google Places Help My Business?
1. According to Google, 97% of consumers search for local businesses online. A listing on Google Places is like having a FREE ad on Google.
2. Makes your business easy to find on mobile devices like smartphones with Google Places.
3. A Google Places Listing will appear above the organic (non-sponsored) search results, giving you great page placement. The average computer user will only see the top 5-7 listings.

Think of Google Places as just another way for people to find you- anytime and anywhere! Go and claim your Google Places Business listing for FREE here.

For more information on StarterSuccess, visit their website and like them on Facebook!

Deborah Sweeney

Deborah Sweeney is an advocate for protecting personal and business assets for business owners and entrepreneurs. With extensive experience in the field of corporate and intellectual property law, Deborah provides insightful commentary on the benefits of incorporation and trademark registration.

Education: Deborah received her Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from Pepperdine University, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of West Los Angeles and San Fernando School of Law in corporate and intellectual property law.

Experience: After becoming a partner at LA-based law firm, Michel & Robinson, she became an in-house attorney for MyCorporation, formerly a division in Intuit. She took the company private in 2009 and after 10 years of entrepreneurship sold the company to Deluxe Corporation. Deborah is also well-recognized for her written work online as a contributing writer with some of the top business and entrepreneurial blogging sites including Forbes, Business Insider, SCORE, and Fox Business, among others.

Fun facts/Other pursuits: Originally from Southern California, Deborah enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons, Benjamin and Christopher, and practicing Pilates. Deborah believes in the importance of family and credits the entrepreneurial business model for giving her the flexibility to enjoy both a career and motherhood. Deborah, and MyCorporation, have previously been honored by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s List of the Valley’s Largest Women-Owned Businesses in 2012. MyCorporation received the Stevie Award for Best Women-Owned Business in 2011.