Search Google Canada :: 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.

I've added Bing and Yahoo Canada Search info as well. Bing local search is very reliable as it pulls data from Yellow Pages.

On To Canadian Google Search Eh!

Google Classic Canada Search :: http://www.google.ca/m/classic
Additional Information: This is for Canada wide search, and this version is my absolute favorite. It doesn't have Google Instant, suggestions, or anything else. Just good ole Classic Google search so you can type in peace!. I opted to change all my Google homepages to this version as the latest version tends to lag or slow loading at times.

Google Canada Search :: http://www.google.ca/ 
Additional Information: To further refine for Canada choose the option "pages from Canada" after your initial search. This will help narrow the results.

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.

MSN/BING Canada Search :: http://www.bing.com/?cc=ca
Additional Information: Make sure you choose 'Only from Canada' when searching to narrow your results.

Bing Canada Local Search :: http://www.bing.com/local/
Additional Information: Local Canadian data is taken from Yellow Pages.

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.

On initial tests with Yahoo Local Canada Search, it wasn't as accurate as Google or Bing.

How to get listed or update your listing in Google Local/Places Business Center

To add your business listing to Google Places, go to www.google.com/placesforbusiness

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 Additionally, if your Yellow Pages information is outdated, you can also contact the yellow pages directly as well.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.

Gerard Manning
SEO Company Canada
Search Engine Marketing Agency :: Manning Search Marketing