Google Plus ( g+ )

Google Plus ( g+ )

.. could probably be described as the Google version of Tripadvisor. Most marketeers do not consider it to be as important as Tripadvisor but our advice is … Ignore g+ at your peril. Google owns Google Places and Google Maps – both connected to Google Plus. We have a written a Calco Guide to setting up a Google Plus Page

You may want to link your page to “BUSINESS VIEW” by Google. This the latest service from Google Streetview (the maps that let you walk down streets in the UK and other countries). Now Google offer the facility for a photographer to come round to your B&B or Hotel or Shop etc. and take 360 degree panoramic images which they send to Google who integrate them into Streetview maps. This lets potential customers wander down your street and right into your Hotel or B&B seeing the rooms, gardens and facilities they will be using. Same applies to Gyms, Theatres and other public spaces. See here for the Google Presentation

If you are interested in this call Calco UK on 0845 257 9460 OPTION 8 or email sales@calcouk.com and will organise everything for you.

Other Social Reviews.

There is Facebook of course which most business owners will be familiar with. Visitors to your Fan or Business Page can usually leave comments. But we will deal with Facebook in its own section because it is so important in the social media arena.

There are a couple of other smaller websites that could be useful: