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The hyperlocal google maps wordpress plugin is a great tool for any wordpress blog which is writing or publishing blogs which have specific location relevant information. For example if you are writing a restaurant review, wouldn’t it be helpful if you also provided your readers with a google map listing. This listing would not only show the reader where the restaurant was located but it would also help them find directions to the location. How about upcoming events, news reports or local business interviews. All of this type of information could easily benefit by enabling the hyperlocal google maps plugin. Location plays an important role in helping define hyperlocal landscapes and this is great plugin for anyone wanting to add a little more enhancement to their wordpress site.

Philip John is a freelance Wordpress consultant, hyperlocal blogger and local media commentator. He helps run the community news web site, The Lichfield Blog and is the founder of hyperlocal platform, Journal Local. We caught up with him and did this interview.

I began building websites in the late 90′s. Over the past ten years I have seen alot of things grow and change around the technology for community portals. Recently a hot topic which I have been asked is what platform should be build our community portal or hyperlocal blog on. Many communities and newspapers are [...]