Is Your Google My Business

Listing Active?

Are you using Google My Business yet?

cost-effective online marketing tool.

If you Google your business name what comes up?

If you Google your business name what comes up?

• If set up properly, your company details will display at the top right of the search results page.

If you Google your business name what comes up?

• If set up properly, your company details will display at the top right of the search results page.

• Users on both desktop and mobile can go directly to your listing, where they will see a map of your location, business hours, and phone number.

If you Google your business name what comes up?

• If set up properly, your company details will display at the top right of the search results page.

• Users on both desktop and mobile can go directly to your listing, where they will see a map of your location, business hours, and phone number.

• Users can read ratings and reviews, or leave a review of their own.

the verification.

the verification.

This helps Google ensure that the person claiming the listing is the legal owner of the business.

the verification.

This helps Google ensure that the person claiming the listing is the legal owner of the business.

It ensures all your information and updates are correct and included.

the verification.

This helps Google ensure that the person claiming the listing is the legal owner of the business.

It ensures all your information and updates are correct and included.

It ensures that your GMB listing will get ranked.

Optimizing Your Google My Business Listing

You must enter your actual business name.

stuffing keywords into your business name. Google will know!

Your Actual Business Name

BUSINESS NAME

If your business has a brick-and-mortar location, enter the address exactly as it appears on your website.

or if you run the business from your home, enter a service area rather than an address.

BUSINESS ADDRESS

Choose your business category carefully. Although you can select

best not to choose more than 2 or 3.

CATEGORY

Your business hours matter to Google a lot. You are likely to rank better during hours your business is open. You can also enter holiday hours and other special opening or closing times.

HOURS

seriously, and prospects will never call, unless you enter your phone number and website address. This allows users to call directly from the GMB listing, or go directly to the website.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For the main image, Google pulls its own street view image for your address. You will not have control over this image. However, you can upload your own images or even a Google Business View virtual tour.

IMAGES

Take the time to specify other users as owners or managers of your GMB listing. This allows your staff or internet marketing company to update your listing without having access to your Google account.

LISTING OWNERS & MANAGERS

The Importance of Keeping Your GMB Listing Fresh and Updated

keep it up to date, Google may think you have abandoned it and unverify you.

keep it up to date, Google may think you have abandoned it and unverify you.

GMB listing become

unverified!

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