Outrank.com Announces New Google Places Online Local Search Marketing Functionality

Austin, TX, May 15, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The marketing scientists at Outrank.com, a leading national provider of localized search engine marketing services, have been working hard over the last week to power their customers' online marketing results to new levels using the newly relaunched Google Places platform.

"We're committed to getting a business ranked on the front page of one of the search engines in 60 days or less, and Google Places is an excellent opportunity to create trust with potential customers and enable businesses to reach out to them," said David Rubin, CEO of Outrank.com. "While organic rankings are still incredibly valuable, local Maps results allow users to connect on a personal level with your business."

Google customers are increasingly turning to enhanced Google Maps in order to locate nearby services, such as shopping, restaurants, grocery stores, banks and other services. Not only are these services becoming popular on desktops, but more and more Android phone users are finding this capability important in the launch of new consumer focused phone apps.

Not only will Google Places allow customers to provide map location information about their business on Google Maps, but the new enhanced features enable Outrank.com to add and optimize information about a company's hours of operation and services offered so customers have another way to find a business.

"People may not search in a search engine to find a company, but simply click on their local map and select a business from the map," Rubin said. "It is becoming incredibly important to be on these local maps for neighborhood level searches. We are excited to be providing these optimized map search services to our Outrank.com customers."

Outrank.com is a nationwide leader providing local search engine placement services to help businesses drive new customer traffic and develop new marketing and business development activities on the Internet. The company features advanced services such as search engine optimized websites and strategic monitoring of a client's web presence and search engine ranking. Using a proprietary search engine placement technology, it is also able to successfully get its clients front page ranking in local search engine results.

Outrank.com's parent company ProfitFuel was founded in 2002 and has been named one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. by INC. magazine; one of the fastest growing private companies in Central Texas and a 2010 Best Places to Work in Austin by the Austin Business Journal; and one of the Best Companies to Work For in Texas 2010 by Texas Monthly.

For more information on Outrank.com, including a consultation for your own local search engine placement, call 877-332-4321 or visit their website at www.outrank.com.

Certain trademarks used in this press release, including Google, Google Maps, Google Places, and Google Android, are registered trademarks owned by Google, Inc.

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