Google is looking to pay out
some very decent commissions to Americans that become “Google Business
Referral Representatives”. How much are they looking to spend? Well, up
to $10 dollars for each business identified. It’s not hard work either
— pull up to a business, take some pictures, and write down some
information (like the address). You could rattle through tens or
hundreds of businesses per day depending on how hard you work.

Now, let’s put this into perspective. According to a quick Google
search, there are over 24 million businesses in the United States
today. If this number is accurate, Google must be prepared pay out
between $48 to $240 million dollars for this information. If I had as
much money as Google, I would wonder why it took me so long to figure
this one out. This is loose change when you consider they are spending
several billions on companies like YouTube and DoubleClick — and the
quality of information they will get will be top notch.

Exactly a year ago, minus about a week, I suggested that Google do this very thing.
Last August, they launched “Google Coupons”, a service that I thought
could be useful if businesses actually knew about it. I doubt they
explicitly listened to me, but I’m glad they decided to give this a
shot — I really do think it’s the best way to get the word out to local
businesses.

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