Google :: Google Local Search for Canada

Google local search for Canada is a great way for the smaller businesses get noticed on the internet, and help people find the products and/or services that much easier.

Ever since Google release its local search in the United States, I have been waiting for it to be implemented for Canada. Google local works with the Yellow Pages data to help pinpoint the local resources you are interested in finding.

How to get listed or update your outdated information

To add your business listing to Google Local, send an email to local-listings@google.com.

Google Local gathers information from a range of sources including websites and Yellow Pages directory. To update your business listings in the Yellow Pages, you can send an email to local-listings@google.com. Additionally, if your Yellow Pages information is outdated, you can also contact the yellow pages directly as well.

I think this is going to be a great avenue for small and medium sized businesses get more qualified traffic from the internet, and it will make searching the dreaded the Yellow Pages that much easier. Google Local is still in the beta version, so you may find some results that do not match up properly. Incase that happens you can email them your findings.

On To Canadian Search Eh!
 

Just a quick note, make sure you read the additional information for each of the following, you will discover just how truly Canadian the Canada only results are!

Google Canada Search :: http://www.google.ca/ 
Additional Information: To further refine your results when searching for Canadian websites online, choose the option "pages from Canada". This will help narrow the results down somewhat. Websites with the domain extension .ca will show up, also any website hosted on a Canadian IP address will also show higher in the results, including websites from other countries.

Google Local Canada Search :: http://www.google.ca/local
Additional Information:  The Good thing about Local search is that it will only return results from that area, so you don't have to worry about getting similar results as with Google.ca search with non-Canadian websites.

Yahoo! Search Canada :: http://ca.search.yahoo.com/
Additional Information: The results are similar as with Google.ca results, if a website is hosted in Canada (on a Canadian based IP address), it will qualify as a Canadian website no matter where the actual company home-base is.

Gerard Manning
Search Engine Placement Specialist
Search Engine Marketing Agency :: Manning Search Marketing