by Ruth Fullerton-Reeves | Aug 24, 2023
Showing up when customers are searching online is more important than ever. Ensure customers can find accurate, updated information about your local business on Google Search and Google Maps, no matter which device they use. In this workshop, you will learn how to create and manage a Google Business Profile from start to finish.
In this session we’ll show you how to:
Create or claim your Google Business Profile
Manage your business info across Google Search and Maps
Use your Business Profile to connect with potential customers
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by Ruth Fullerton-Reeves | Aug 24, 2023
Google is the number one search engine in the world, and your small business deserves to be found! In this session, you’ll learn how to leverage Google Business Profile, a free tool for businesses of all sizes!
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by Ruth Fullerton-Reeves | Aug 23, 2023
Showing up when customers are searching online is more important than ever. Ensure customers can find accurate, updated information about your local business on Google Search and Google Maps, no matter which device they use. In this workshop, you will learn how to create and manage a Google Business Profile from start to finish. In this session we’ll show you how to: • Create or claim your Google Business Profile • Manage your business info across Google Search and Maps • Use your Business Profile to connect with potential customers.
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by MelanieD | May 20, 2018 | Blog
It’s important that a business’s information appears—and appears correctly— when people search online. Research shows that 80% of consumers used a search engine when looking for information about local businesses.1 And, businesses that are online grow 40% faster and are twice as likely to create jobs.2 This brief tutorial explains the importance of creating or claiming your local business listing using Google My Business–a free tool for your business!
Once a business listing has been verified, you can manage your information as it appears across Google Search and Maps, and help potential customers find important information, including phone numbers, hours of operation, and driving directions.
But just what is Google My Business? 
Creating a business listing helps you control the details Google displays, so they’re up-to-date and consistent across Search and Maps. It won’t guarantee that your business will appear in the search results, but it can help.
Google My Business doesn’t replace a business website, but it can help your listing stand out in the search results and on the map, and send potential customers to your site.
Why is Google My Business important?
People visit 1.5 billion destinations every month related to their Google Searches.3 People are searching locally: there are billions of local searches made monthly, and more than 30% of all mobile searches are related to location.4
Businesses with storefronts open to customers—and those that meet with customers in local service areas—can appear on Google Maps. These listings help searchers find businesses nearby.
Google Maps also considers other factors, like relevancy, distance, and prominence.Relevancy is how well a business listing matches a search. If your listing is detailed and up-to-date, Google is more likely to show it for relevant searches.
Google My Business makes it easy for your listing to appear on all devices. It works on computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones, so potential customers can find you, no matter how they get online.
How do I get started with Google My Business?
It’s so easy! Just head over to gybo.com/business, click on “View My Listing” and Google will walk you through the steps. All you need to complete the process is a Google account (and that’s free, too!)
How do I get my Google My Business Listing verified?
During the listing creation process (or in the verification process), Google will prompt you to “Verify Now” by one of several options. Most commonly is for the business owner to request a postcard. Within approximately 14 business days, you will receive a postcard with a PIN number on it that you will use to verify your business. The postcard will have specific instructions on how to update your listing. If you’re working with a GYBO partner, you may have access on an online expedited verification form, which processes your request electronically within 3-5 business days. As your GYBO partner, let me know if you need access to this form.
Want to learn more about Google My Business? Click here to get the latest updates.
1 The Consumer Barometer Survey, 2014/2015.
2 BCG Report, The Connected World: The $4.2 Trillion Opportunity, March 2012
3 Google Data, Mar. 2016.
4 Google internal data, Jan 2017
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by MelanieD | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog
As a public speaker for Google’s Get Your Business Online (GYBO) program, my mission is to teach as many business owners as possible about the free (and low-cost) Google tools and products that are available to them.
Here’s a quick look at just a few of these Google tools.
- Google My Business
- Google My Business Website
- A free one-page website available to every claimed and verified Google My Business listing. It’s great as a starting place for those businesses just getting started.
- Google Adwords Express
- Adwords Express is a simpler version of Google Adwords. It’s simple, easy to launch., and there is no cost to create an Adwords Express campaign (however, there is a budget requirement for CPC or PPC. Google Adwords experts can help with this). gybo.com/awexpress
- Google Trends
- What’s the hottest trending topics on the web at any given moment? Research your industry to help develop your content. trends.google.com
- Google Alerts
- Goodness, this is one of my favorite tools. Set alerts on your business, your name, your competitors, your high school crush (but that’s between you and Google), and get an email digest whenever your alert is found online. google.com/alerts
- YouTube
- Google is the world’s number one search engine. YouTube is in second place! And video is growing stronger every moment. Leverage your YouTube channel, and get more eyeballs on your content. youtube.com
- G-Suite
- While not free, it is certainly affordable at around $5/month. Get domain-based email, 30GB of memory, 99.9% up-time, 24/7 support, and so much more. I use it and I encourage all of my clients to use it as well. gsuite.google.com
- Google Trainer
- Bring one of Google’s 15 National Trainers to your event, anywhere in the US! There’s no cost to your organization, and the level of education and training is top notch. Learn how to bring a trainer to your event here.
