Publicity Monster has been working over time on our new customer support system, this is a specialised area where customers will be seeing the latest statistics, manage account, online support and get instant answers to over 100 FAQ questions. Lots of changes in the tech world with some of the big search engines and social media hubs making dramatic changes to the way users use the services. New iPhone 5 to be announced in September Google+ Hangouts replaces Gmail chat Over 83 Million Facebook profiles and growing Google Buys Wildfire Bing adds Facebook integration   For regular updates check out Publicity Monster

Publicity Monster is excited to share that we now have over 4500 optimisation success stories, with small businesses thriving on our cost effective optimisation services. We will be in contact with all our customers over the coming months to share more success stories of how our customers excel with our various services like Google+ Local Optimisation (previously Google Places), Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). We have recently welcomed hundreds of new customers including Radio Rentals, LJ Hooker, UltraTune and many more. Check out some of our other clients here So why are these customers moving across to Publicity Monster?

1. Our optimisation technology and experience is second to none
2. We are the largest Google+ Local Optimiser in Australia
3. We keep up to date with Google’s regular changes and help our customers bring their business inline with guidelines
4. Proof is in our results
5. Our prices start from under $8 a week (cheaper than doing it yourself)

Our positive reviews keep coming in, here’s one from a Counselor in Brisbane: “You have helped increase my customer numbers please continue to do what you are doing. i will sign up for the next 12 months. keep up the great work and thanks.” Read more Publicity Monster reviews here and here So don’t sit back any longer, speak to one of our specialists and find out how we can get your real results quickly. CONTACT US HERE  

Big changes for Google Places this week with the integration into Google’s social media platform Google+ to create the all new Google+ Local. We find it be a lot similar to how you can check into a business via Places on Facebook, leave comments, share with friends but you can now do this by logging into your Gmail account and using Google+. This is obviously a big push from Google to get more people to use their platform and get businesses more involved with Google+, we also understand by Google making this integration, Google Places will see a lot more features introduced in the near future. We really like the new layout, it’s simple and gives you all the information you need at a glance. We also like that there’s a lot more information about the users who’s leaving the feedback and this gives you a clearer indication of where else this person has visited and what else they’ve commented on. Google+ Local drops the old star rating system for the Zagat review system , better known in the US for decades for their restaurant reviews. The rating system is now based on a 0 to 3 point scale. (see image)

• 3 = Excellent
• 2 = Very Good
• 1 = Good
• 0 Poor to Fair

These scores are then averaged by Google and the business is given a total score:

• 26-30 Extraordinary to perfection
• 21-25 Very good to excellent
• 16-20 Good to very good
• 10-15 Fair to good
• 0-9 Poor to fair

Main Changes:

• No more stars, a score out of 3
• Businesses get a total score that is average by Google
• Clearer and more substantiated reviews from friends and visitors
• More features coming

  To find out more about Google Places, Google+ Local speak to one of our specialists click here

Optimise Your Business In Google Local (Places) for under $6 It’s no secret that the old ways of advertising like local newspapers and directory books are dying a slow death becoming less effective for small business, especially when 82% of all local business searches are done in Google. We have been able to see the success of many of our customers who have seen real results and real business coming through the door within their first 4 weeks! So is online marketing the answer? Yes, but not all online marketing is the same. There’s 2 forms of online marketing:

1. Advertising that helps grow traffic to your website
2. Advertising that get’s your phone ringing

Let’s talk about no.1, this form of advertising is great if you have a website and the website is designed to turn traffic into calls or sales online and this is what we call a high converting website. Unfortunately, most websites are a tangled web and are either too simple with no information, no direction or too complex causing potential customers to leave before taking any action. The No.2 type of advertising is powerful yet hard to find, advertising that simply gets you the right kind of customers picking up their phones and calling you. This is where Google Local also known as Google Places comes in, the service is dedicated to helping you convert business interest in your local area into real business dollars. How does it do this? Let’s me you an example, Mr & Mr. Smith are watching a home renovation show on the weekend and decide that it’s time to give their house a fresh coat of paint, they jump online and search Google or they can’t be bothered getting up at all and do a quick search on their iPhone using Google to search for a “Painter” in “their local area” Google pops up a map (as seen below) and next to the map are the top 7 painters in that local area. The easy part is that next to each of the painters is their business name, website and their contact number and you’re one click away from calling the painter and getting a quick quote. Easy! So how do you get your business in the TOP 7 in Google Places?

This is a great opportunity for any business looking to grow online using the world’s largest search engine “Google” and join our successful customers who have been able to turn Google traffic into profits for their businesses. Want more information? click here for our contact details Timmy Sabre

September Special (Normally $999) Take your old tired website and give it a much needed face lift to the award winning WordPress system, it’s a businesses dream, a website that can be easily managed internally without the constant need for a designer. How easy is it? Can you write and send an email? Yes, it’s that easy. All our website packages come with the following to make sure you get the best value: 1 on 1 Training – Showing you how to manage and update your own website Award winning WordPress – CMS (Content Management System) back end used by some of the bests company in the world like Google, VW, The New York Times, Sony, Sumsung, Mozilla, Flikr and of course Publicity Monster. Custom emails – finally you can stop using that old hotmail account for your business and start using yourname@yourbusiness.com.au SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) – We upgrade your website so it’s optimised for the most powerful search engine in the world and in Australia - Google! We will also work to get your business name and your service or product optimised in your local area. NOW ADD EXTRA FEATURES:

• A BLOG – Keep customers up to date with your business and specials
• GOOGLE ANALYTICS – Get detailed statistics on your visitors, what where and for how long?
• FACEBOOK SHARE
• TWITTER SHARE
• LIVE CHAT – Allow customer to chat to you directly from the website and close a lot more business
• E-COMMERCE – sell products and services from your website
• GALLERIES – Feature your work and show prospective customer and that’s just the tip of the iceberg
• Google Local (Places) – Get your business featured at the top of search the search results in your local area

Get your business listed and optimised for the top of Google Local (Places) Australia today for as little as only $6 a week.

Why optimise your business in now?

1. There’s only Top 7 spots available in each suburb
2. Unlimited leads (you don’t pay per click or per lead)
3. 82% of all Australians go online to find their local business
4. 92% of all Australian’s online use Google
5. 12 times more people use Google than Yellow Pages Books
6. 18 times more people use Google than local newspapers
7. Due to high use of iPhone & smart phones – Google Places is the first choice in search
8. Be found easily by existing customers looking for your number
9. Get called by new opportunities in your local area
10. Jump ahead of your competition
11. Google Places mini-site featuring photos, testimonials, opening times, details about your business
12. Get quality targeted website traffic
13. Detailed statistics showing you who is searching for you, where they came from and what they’re looking for
14. 12 months support & assistance with your listing optimisation
15. Thousands of satisfied customers, see testimonials

Ask us how we can help optimise your business to appear in the top search results in your local area. We specialise in listing your local business in Google Places and Google Places Optimisation to help your business grow online Contact us

Google Local (Places) is for you! Watch the 2 minute video below.

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