Like claiming your Facebook page or Yelp listing Google My Business listings are very important to control your online brand. It builds trust, is great for SEO, draws in locals and tourists, prevents misinformation, increases your online visibility, and it’s free!
Improve conversions and click-throughs to your site by verifying your
Google My Business listing and also get found on Google Maps. You need
all the leverage you can get!
Here are a few tips to make the most of it:
- Verify: By verifying your Google My Business listing you can optimize and make edits to your listing. When you have verified your Google My Business listing Google knows the address is now accurate and is more likely show your listing in a local search. For example if someone searches for “pizza for lunch” on their cell phone and your pizza business is open for lunch Google is likely to deliver your Google My Business page over a business that is not verified.
- Categorize: With your verified listing you also get to claim what category your business should be listed as. Coffee shop or café, there is a difference.
- Enhance: Improve the stickiness of your listing by uploading and managing pictures, videos and writing your business description, adding your hours, phone number address, link to your web site, and email address.
- Review: Added bonus is that your Google Reviews are part of your listing. So keep asking your customers for reviews!
Start here www.google.com/business/ and if you would like to dig deeper give us a call and we will help you GET GOOGLE VERIFIED!
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