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.
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
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
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.
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