Since May 2011, Google has offered businesses the chance to have the interior of their business profiled by professional photographers, enabling customers to stroll through the location virtually. The service has expanded throughout the country since its inception; and is now available in Southwest Virginia. Potential clients contact the photographer directly, who will quickly provide a quote and schedule a photo shoot. Within a few days their images and photographic tour appears on Google Maps and Google Places.

Bring your Virginia business to life with Google Street View Trusted technology and create a 360-degree “Inside” interactive tour. Showcase all the details that your customers love. Perfect for museums, art studios, restaurants, gyms, salons, and more!

The finished product and images is an invitation to ‘See Inside’ and will appear in Google search results, Google Maps and the new, Google+ Local too. In addition, your Google Street View Trusted Tour can easily be embedded into your website. Allowing your on-line guests to tour your business without leaving your website.

These search results will look more inviting, colorful and informative, allowing your customers to really engage with and explore your business via the interactive, ‘walk-through’ experience.

By Jim Rector