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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!
If creating, managing or optimizing your listing seems
daunting, Be Locally SEO can help! Contact us today to learn
more about how this and other online marketing strategies can
help your business.
CONTACT US FOR A FREE CONSULTATION!
Getting the Job Done Right

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Is Your “Google My Business” Listing Active and Up to Date?

  • 1. Is Your Google My Business Listing Active?
  • 2. Are you using Google My Business yet? cost-effective online marketing tool.
  • 3. If you Google your business name what comes up?
  • 4. 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.
  • 5. 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.
  • 6. 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.
  • 8. the verification. This helps Google ensure that the person claiming the listing is the legal owner of the business.
  • 9. 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.
  • 10. 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.
  • 11. Optimizing Your Google My Business Listing
  • 12. You must enter your actual business name. stuffing keywords into your business name. Google will know! Your Actual Business Name BUSINESS NAME
  • 13. 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
  • 14. Choose your business category carefully. Although you can select best not to choose more than 2 or 3. CATEGORY
  • 15. 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
  • 16. 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
  • 17. 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
  • 18. 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
  • 19. The Importance of Keeping Your GMB Listing Fresh and Updated
  • 20. keep it up to date, Google may think you have abandoned it and unverify you.
  • 21. keep it up to date, Google may think you have abandoned it and unverify you. GMB listing become unverified!
  • 22. If creating, managing or optimizing your listing seems daunting, Be Locally SEO can help! Contact us today to learn more about how this and other online marketing strategies can help your business. CONTACT US FOR A FREE CONSULTATION! Getting the Job Done Right