{"id":38,"date":"2013-03-20T17:46:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T17:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/?p=38"},"modified":"2013-05-03T12:49:11","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T12:49:11","slug":"google-local-to-include-serving-customers-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/?p=38","title":{"rendered":"Google+ To Include &#8220;Serving Customers In&#8221; on Local Listings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google is the #1 search engine with <a href=\"http:\/\/searchenginewatch.com\/article\/2244472\/Google-Once-Again-Claims-67-Search-Market-Share\" target=\"_blank\">67% <\/a>of all searches. Over the years, updates to Google&#8217;s search algorithm have placed a priority on local results. This gives local businesses, including law practices, an expedited way to appear in the top search results organically.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Capture.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-42\" alt=\"Capture\" src=\"https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Capture-1024x821.png\" width=\"526\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Capture-1024x821.png 1024w, https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Capture-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Capture-373x300.png 373w, https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Capture.png 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A recent update now offers lawyers the ability to indicate the locations they serve clients.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/google-maps-service-area-edit-1362661659.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-40 aligncenter\" alt=\"Google+ Local Now Serving Customers In...\" src=\"https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/google-maps-service-area-edit-1362661659.png\" width=\"512\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/google-maps-service-area-edit-1362661659.png 640w, https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/google-maps-service-area-edit-1362661659-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/legalmarketing.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/google-maps-service-area-edit-1362661659-500x300.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please not that this is a brand new feature in Google+ Local and may not be immediately available in every Google+ account.<\/p>\n<p>Google+ is a very effective marketing tool when optimized correctly.This new feature is an additional step to ensure your practice receives the most relevant leads.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like a free assessment of your Google+ account please send an inquiry to <a href=\"mailto:support@corp.lawyer.com\">support@corp.lawyer.com<\/a> or call us at 800-820-0900.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is the #1 search engine with 67% of all searches. 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