Google Places

Google Business Profile is a Google service that lets businesses create and manage their presence on Google Search and Google Maps. It is owned by Google and (formerly branded as Google My Business) provides tools to edit business information, respond to reviews, publish posts, and view performance insights.

Google Maps is a web mapping service developed by Google (Alphabet) that provides satellite imagery, street maps, route planning for driving, walking, biking and public transit, real-time traffic information, business listings and Street View. It is available on web and mobile platforms and offers developer APIs for location-based services.

The Google Maps API (part of Google Maps Platform) is a suite of web services and client libraries provided by Google for embedding maps, geocoding, routing, places data, and other location-based services into web and mobile applications.

Yelp is an American company that operates a crowd-sourced local business review and directory platform. Founded in 2004 by Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons and headquartered in San Francisco, it publishes user reviews, ratings, photos and business information and provides reservation, ordering and advertising tools for merchants.

Local Internet Presence is a local marketing service operated by Mike Stewart for small businesses. It offers help with websites, content, Google Business Profiles, advertising, and local customer acquisition; its website invites business owners to book a Zoom session to discuss being found online and converting visitors into customers. The accompanying description says Stewart also creates jingles for businesses such as plumbers, roofers, and pest-control companies and runs them as skippable YouTube ads targeted to their ZIP codes, using tools including Suno and ElevenLabs.