Creating a listing on Google Maps and Places can have a positive affect on traffic to your local business. Foot traffic is noticeable but you might want to see what is happening with the listing. This can be done through the Google Places Dashboard. The Dashboard provides data about views, keywords, and when searchers request directions to the location. Read on as we provide a quick tutorial on how to access the analytics for your Google Places listing.

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Auto-reply is a feature in Webmail that works exactly like the 'out-of-office' settings used in desktop email programs. It's easy to set up, here's how!

This week we launched the new webmail app for our wisnet.com clients. It’s cleaner, easier to use, and more powerful. For those of you who use desktop applications, such as Outlook and Entourage, you will find that this app comes close (if not right on) to feeling like it’s running on your computer…it’s fast. Some day soon you might wonder why money was spent on Outlook along with an IT guy to configure and troubleshoot your email. With webmail, the most difficult obstacle to encounter is forgetting your password. That’s it! Plus, you can check your email at the office, at home, and on a mobile phone. If you’re new to webmail stick around. We have a few screenshots of the new look.

In a previous article we provided a tutorial on how to add a Facebook Like button and Box to your blog. Now that visitors are ‘liking’ the articles and Fan Page wouldn’t it be nice to see statistics and demographics that will provide a better understanding of your audience? For example, if a majority of visitors are female (and from Wisconsin) you might want to start selling pink Cheeseheads alongside the blog articles. Stick around as we walk you through a brief and easy tutorial on how to track your Like button, Like box, and Share button using Facebook Insights.

Okay, so you have completed part 1 and part 2 and are excited to finish. Here is the final tutorial to accomplish the task of claiming your listing on Google Maps and Places.

We’ve been working our way through Google Places learning how to claim a business listing. If you haven’t registered with Google or do not know where to start read Claim your Listing on Google Maps & Places: Part 1. In the following tutorial we will explain Places’ dashboard. This is the area where you can manage the details, content, photographs and video that will appear on your listing.

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Now that you are convinced you want to list your business on Google Maps and Places, how exactly do you go about doing that? What steps do you need to follow and what kinds of things can a business listing include to communicate what you offer? Don't worry, here is a walkthrough of the setup along with some suggestions thrown in. Let's get started!