Gmaps.js library simplifies your life in spatial coding, Write less, Do More!!!!. Geo-developing has got no better than this, and never will, given Google map is to be plugged into your website.
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=600x600&scale=1&format=png&maptype=roadmap&key=YOUR_API_KEY&markers=size:tiny%7Ccolor:purple%7C28.3125,-97.6257 ...