As Google maps becomes more ubiquitous and more people use it to find restaurants, shops, and other businesses, it is important to make sure that your local business is shown correctly. If you own a business and you want it to show up in Google maps, you can wait for Google to find you, or you can take matters into your own hands and add yourself to Google maps.

I prefer the "add myself" since if you add yourself to Google maps you can make sure that all of your information is correct, and you can write a description that will probably be better than anything that Google can come up with. To add yourself to Google maps, just go here (http://www.google.com/local/add/) and fill in the form.

You can also use this form if your entry for Google maps is incorrect, or if you want to make changes, such as in the description or phone number, to your existing entry.