How to Link to Google Maps

Linking to Google Maps is very beneficial for promoting a location or a brick and mortar business on a website. Linking to Google Maps provide customers with directions to the location and the ability to generate driving instructions from their current locale with just a few clicks. Providing a link to Google Maps is very simple and may be accomplished in just a few simple steps.

Instructions

1. Visit Google Maps and enter the address for the location. Typically, addresses are entered in this format: 123 Anywhere Ave., Austin, TX 78735, but Google Maps is pretty good at figuring out what you need if it's formatted differently or you don't have the zip code.

2. Click the "Search Maps" button. The map for your location will be generated.

3. Click the "Link" hyperlink in the top right corner of the page. This will open up a dialog box that includes the URL you can link to. By using this link instead of the one in the address bar, you can be sure that the link will go to the exact page you want instead of the main Google Maps page. The dialog box also includes HTML code for embedding the map on a website.

References

• Malevolent Web Design: Add Google Maps' Directions to Your Site

Resources

• Google Maps