This guide gives you a short overview on how to improve the google maps ranking of your site.

1. The first and the most important step in improving your google local rankings is to add your business to google local. Click here for a detailed summary on how to add your business to Google Local.
2. Next, you need to verify your listing on Google Local. There are currently three ways you can verify your listing. By phone, via sms or letter.
3. The name of the company should have your major keywords and the place where your business is setup.
4. The description should also have your major keywords in the form of a meaningful sentence.
5. You can list your business in main directories like Yellow Pages. This can help Google verify your details.
6. The last step is to get some reviews from your clients. These reviews can be positive or negative. Negative reviews wont affect your rankings. It is the number of reviews that matter.

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