Google + The Basics

• Google + business pages have gotten much easier to use• Navigation to and set up is guided• Here are few specifics ……. Go to Google +

• Drop down the “Home” menu and select your Business page

• Choose the appropriate option

• If you do not have your page began

• Search for address (if you do not have a brick and mortar location, you can use your home, or a suit number)

• Add your business if no match found

• Will need to be verified before active for reviews

• Enter your Info

• Submit for Verification

• You can get the Page set up while you await verification

• If you already have one…..

• Go to your “reviews” tab

• Copy the “reviews” page URL address

• This is the link you are sending

• You must verify your business before you can get reviews• The number you are shooting for is 5 to 10 reviews• Because of the power of social proof, Google puts a lot of weight in

reviews • Ask your: recent clients, clients you bonded with, referral partners,

Hello Mr. Past Client,

I wanted to say thank you again for trusting me with your home purchase financing. It was an honor to have served you.

I am conducting a little experiment and I am hoping I can count on your help. A friend of mine told me about this thing on Goolge that can boost my business ranking in searches. I just have to get ratings and reviews to make it work. What I need from you is a quick and easy review on my Google Business page. It does not to be anything fancy, just an honest review of the work I did for you.

I appreciate your help in advance. To leave a quick review, just click HERE. That will take you to my Google Business review page (it will require you be logged into your Google account). Again, thank you in advance for your help.

Here is a sample of what some others have written on other review sites for me:

“Paul was knowledgeable and efficient in helping me get my mortgage. I was kept in the loop through the entire process and Paul made it simple for me to understand. I would recommend Paul to anyone in need of financing for their home.”

Thank you for allowing me to be your Mortgage Professional.

Paul Baxter

• I have even seen that posted on Facebook by Michael Maher himself…

• Take advantage of “Organic” search results by setting your Google Authorship up• This allows you to tie your YouTube channel, your Website (especially

wordpress site that get continued fresh content)• Multiple results in Search Engine Page Results get 30% more clicks (its

enough to make a difference)

• Go back to your Personal Google Plus

• Drop down the Home menu and select “Profile”

• Go to your About section

• Scroll down until you see your “Links” section

• On the very bottom left of the Links box select “edit”

• You can add your website, YouTube channel, Facebook Business Page, any and all websites you are a “contributor” to

• To add your sites and pages

• Re-order if necessary (most relevant first)

• Keep up to date with Fresh content on the sites you are “contributor” to develop “Authority” in Google search results• All your videos on YouTube (with consistency) give results to other

pages also because you are a contributor to both• Updates on your website or wordpress or videos embedded from

YouTube all add up to more page results

• The Google + Business page and Contributor settings tie all those efforts together in a nice SEO and Organic Lead package