Local Splash recently participated in the Alzheimer’s Association of Orange County’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s event at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The event was the first of 5 Alzheimer Walks in Orange County and raised over $100,000 for the cause.
Watch our video of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event at Angel Stadium!
According to CNet.com, Google recently introduced a new feature that allows users to see inside businesses before visiting them. Panoramic photos shared by businesses on their Google+ Local page allow users to take a virtual trip inside the location so they know what to expect when they visit it.
To see the panoramic photos, you must zoom in toward street level on Map. Then click, drag and drop the orange figure (known as Pegman) on the portion of the Map you want to see. Once your Pegman has been dropped, you will see orange dots indicating businesses that have submitted panoramas to Google. According to the article, thousands of local businesses have done this already. If you drop the Pegman on top of one of the dots, the panorama will open and you can click and drag to explore inside the location.
If you are a local business owner who is thinking of submitting panoramic photos of your business, to services like Panaramio remember to optimize them with geo-targeted keywords for Google first to help with your local SEO efforts. Photo optimization is a perfect fit to highlight business listings on Google Maps and Google Plus.
Fun Fact: In addition to being able to see inside business locations, Google Streetview includes the inside of the White House and many museums!
Photo courtesy of Kelsey Group
Local Splash CEO, Steve Yeich, spoke this morning with Andrew Shotland, Principal of Local SEO Guide, at BIA/Kelsey’s SMB Digital Marketing Conference. The two spoke about the value of local SEO for SMB’s.
Shotland gave an update on what’s happening with SEO for SMBs and Yeich discussed how SMBs with multi locations can benefit from local SEO. He used Local Splash client and Chicago pizza chain, Leona’s, as an example.
For more details on the presentation, read Kelsey’s blog post, SMB Digital 2012: Local SEO and the SMB Value Prop.