During my search on how to customize a Google map to be added into a project I’m working on, I came across on on a very useful tutorial on how to Google maps more customized by adding your company logo, parking lots, or even the nearest traffic directions on how to get into your location.
Adding a custom Google Map to your website make it more reliable to your visitors to get a clear overview of your business location, it’s a good thing to have specially if you offer an on-location services that requires your clients and customers to drop by your business head quarters.

In this tutorial you will have a general overview on:

• Google Maps API
• Getting the Coordinates
• Adding the Map to Your Website
• Adding Markers
• Customizing the Markers
• The Directions
• Calculating the Route
• Adding Infoboxes

Source:

• Customize Google Map: www.stiern.com
• Add Directions to your Google Map: www.stiern.com