No longer just a search engine, Google has grown rapidly in recent years into a company that now offers a variety of tools and services—many of which are aimed squarely at small business owners. Some of Google's most compelling services are free, making them even more tempting to small business owners on a tight budget.

But some critics say the cost of using Google products is a loss of your company's privacy; the more you tie your company to Google's products, the more Google knows about you, your customers, your bottom line, and more.
The obvious question for a small business owner, then, is, Which Google services should I use?

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