Don’t Pay $250 to Get Listed in Google Maps

The Six Step Guide to Listing Your Business on Google Maps

Step 1: Login into Google Local Business Center

http://google.com/localbusinesscenter

Step 2: Select “Add a new listing”

Step 3: Enter your business information.

Step 4: Add additional business details.

• Hours of operation

• Payment options

• Photos

• Videos

• Additional details (i.e. parking, brands, etc)

Step 5: Validate Your Listing

• Validate your listing via phone or postcard.

• Select Finish & expect a phone call within seconds.

Step 6: Enter the verification pin.

• Enter you five digit verification pin.

• If you didn’t write or type it fast enough, simply press Request verification and Google will call you again.

That’s it. But, there’s more available.

• Click on “Coupons” to create coupons for your business.– Coupons will show up on

your business listing

– Show them on Mobile phones too

– Add images to coupons

– Create expiration dates so you don’t have to worry about managing them

– Select different locations where coupons are valid.

Lions & tigers & bears, oh my: All the statistics about your listing.• Once listed, you can find

out:– Impressions: how many times

your listing was shown.

– Clicks: how many people clicked on your listing, more information, driving directions to your business and to your website.

– View the top search queries that returned your listing

– Find out where driving direction requests came from