All About Google
by Trent Blizzard.
http://blizzard.trent.googlepages.com/home
Google Base
- Google Base offers Free Listings for Vacation Rental Properties (and reviews, real estate, recipes and more)
- Example of a listing
- Not Included: Google Apps can provide email, spreadsheets, calendaring and more. Combine that with a modern asp PMS and your whole business can be run through a browser
Google Maps
- Use Google Maps to create fun, easy and interactive maps for your website.
- Consider using Community Walk, an application to build better Google maps. Search Engine Results Benefit!
- Example Embedded into a website
- Google Earth is the dynamic 3D version of Google Maps. Community Walk creates Google Earth maps. Here is an Uploaded Version (You have to have Google Earth installed)
- Not Included: Google Adwords has special features for a presence in Google Maps and Google Local.
Google Local
- Google Local is where Google is building your business profile. Local Search is a unique, and powerful algorithm.
- Recognize the power of the Local Search Example with similar example with no Google Maps recognition
- Edit your own business profile
- Not Included: Google Calendar is a good way to promote local events. Connecting it to your Google Desktop or Google Homepage is a handy way to use it personally.
Google Video and Youtube
- Video delivered by Google and Youtube is growing fast and offers several benefits:
- A large community of users watching video. If you have a quality video, expect good numbers.
- SEO benefits from videos. Example Search
- Videos are easy to embed into your websites.
Trent Speaking at VRMA national
- Not Included: Google Alerts are a great way to have Google notify you and Google Mobile is coming on strong for Mobile-based websites like this VRBO example or my Blizzard mobile site.
Google Sitemap
- Google Webmaster's Central offers excellent tools and information.
- Every SEO professional should have their site registered with Google using XML sitemaps (Yahoo too)
- Not Included: Google Image search can drive a lot of traffic. Consider optimization strategies for images to get some of this free traffic. International Google searches are a powerful area many webmasters don't consider.