97% of consumers search for local businesses online. Your local Google+ page connects you with customers on Search, Maps and Google+, no matter what device they are using. And, it's FREE! Using Google+, or Google Plus, will help you find more customers and engage more easily with them. It is the second-largest social networking site in the world after Facebook. As of February, 2014 Google reports that 300 million people a month globally visit the social network (more use it indirectly, such as by uploading cellphone photos without opening the app.) That is far less than Facebook’s 1.2 billion, but more than Twitter’s 241 million. If you are looking to find more customers for your business, these are numbers you don't want to ignore! Google+ is a great place to put your photos for people to see and comment on. It's Hangouts feature allows you to easily video chat with up to 10 people at a time and, it instantly creates a replay that can be viewed by your prospects at any time. And since Google Plus is a Google, Inc. property, you want a business page there for your business if you are using the internet to find more customers. So, if you don't have a Gmail account yet, go create one and you will be ready to use Google+, Maps, Blogger, Youtube and all of the other Google, Inc. sites to market your business. You bottom line will be glad you did! To learn more, check out http://FindMoreCustomers.org where you can purchase step-by-step tutorials on 15 different marketing strategies for growing your business.