Nora Brown Design

Client Map

The internet has enabled people to work from home, or even across the country from their place of work. That applies especially to internet-based services, such as websites. So my clients have been somewhat scatttered throughout the US (and one in London!)—many of them I have not even met in person.

A portion of my NBD client map

I put together a Google Map of the approximate locations of past and current clients, and you can check it out on my About page.

Why make a Google Map

A Google Map can be really handy if you are planning an excursion or something with various destinations, or if you are weighing different hotel options for a trip. There are also several reasons why you might use one embedded in your website.

Having a Google Map embedded on your site might be useful if:

• your business has multiple locations
• you want to highlight the location of things you discuss on your blog
• you want to provide a map of recommended businesses or resources

How to make a Google map

1. To make your own maps, you have to first have a Google account.
2. Login, and visit Google maps.
3. Click on “My maps” on the left in the light blue bar.
4. Give your map a name and description, and decide whether to make it public or not.
5. Now add your locations, using the placemarker tool in the upper left of the map. You can also search for a specific location, and then add it to your map.

Save a location to your custom map

You can add images, rich text, or even straight-up html to each location.