Google My Business is a free tool from Google that any business can take advantage of for both the search and maps features.  Your listing on Google My Business gives the world a snapshot of what and who you are. Your listing clearly displays the most important information about your company including your business hours, phone number, address and website.

 

There’s a whole lot more that you can do with your listing that can really help your search ranking position.  This is where having an expert optimize your Google My Business and Google Maps listings can be very beneficial to you.  When done the right way, you’ll see a noticeable increase in your traffic within a couple weeks.  

 

These are just a few of the benefits to using GMB to its full potential

 

 

• It’s completely free to list your business

•  Any information you make available on your GMB listing can be setup to link through to your website.

• Customers can post reviews easily, and can see reviews that others have left for you.

• You can manage and respond to your reviews directly through your listing.

• You do not have a limited audience, as you do on other social platforms. Anyone searching for products and services similar to yours can view your listing.

• Automatically lists you on Google Maps listing for "near me" searches

• Only businesses with claimed, optimized listing are able to appear in the 3 pack- These are listed before the organic listings, at the top of the search results page.

• Create and post offers, events, coupons and updates for free.

• Positively impacts SEO (specifically, local SEO)

• Lists your phone number, address, website and business hours prominently.  You have the option to even allow people to send you text messages directly from your listing.

• Allows you to specify the exact areas you serve