District Creations

Let’s talk Google Set up a Free

Google My Business Listing

displayed on Google Maps

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Introduction

Set Up Your Free Listing

Verification Code

Entering Reviews

Contact Info

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Introduction

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Introduction

Whether you have a brick and mortar business, or a consulting agency with no fixed address, setting up your business on Google can : • Boost your rating on Google Maps. • Boost your rating on Google Search Engine. • Generate more leads. • Enable your clients to rate your service.

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SET UP YOUR FREE

LISTING

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Set up your free listing for a physical location

1. A. If you have an office address or physical location, open a browser and type

in “Google My Business”

2. Open the first

result under the ads

Ads

Ads

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Set up your free listing for your brand

2. Open a search engine and type in

“https://business.google.com/create?gmbsrc=ww-ww-et-gs-z-gmb-v-z-h~bhc-core-u”

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Product, Sports team, band, cause, etc

List your Brand

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Set up your free listing for your business

3. You will be taken the Google My Business Page

Setting up your Google My Business page is the first

step in Local Search Optimization, and should be a high

priority for all businesses.

If you have a

Google account

Sign in.

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Set up your free listing

If you do not have a Google

Account, select “Create account’

You will need to create a Google

Account if you do not have one. It’s

free. This is also helpful for a

Google Analytics account if you

have a website.

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Set up your free listing

4. Click “Start Now”

If Google can’t find your business you will have to manually enter your company name, address and phone number by clicking “Add your business” Tip: Make sure your Name, Address and Phone Number is consistent in all of your online listings

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Set up your free listing

5. Upon clicking “Add your business”,

the following screen appears:

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Set up your free listing

b. Brick and Mortar Businesses:

• Select “No”

a. Consultants and people who do not have a

brick and mortar business: If you do not have a brick and mortar business (and work as a consultant), make sure that “Yes” is selected under “I deliver goods and services to my

customers at their location. If you do not serve customers at the address that you filled in, you are defined as a Service Area Business (SAB).

• Check “Yes”

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Set up your free listing

6. Authorization

Verify the information and check the box if you are the owner of the business or

authorized to fill this information out.

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Set up your free listing

6. Authorization

Consultant Example:

I filled in my zip code and since I can work online, I put within 1000 miles. It adjusted to 632miles. If you want your home address or business to be listed, check “I also serve customers at my business address”

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Set up your free listing

7. Agree All Business Owners:

Click Continue Check to Agree to the Terms of Service

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Set up your free listing

8. Verification Your profile will not be created on Google My Business until you enter the verification code. See step 9. • You will get an option for a

Verification post card.

• The post card will contain a code that you need to enter.

• Sometimes, there is an option to

verify via SMS (text).

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Set up your free listing

8. Verification continued… If you are verifying via post card, there is an option to enter your name:

Your business needs to be verified within 30 days, so once the post card arrives, verify immediately.

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Verification Code

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Enter Verification Code

9. In 1-2 weeks you will receive a verification code in the mail to verify your business.

10. When you receive your verification code • Go to https://business.google.com • Log into your account, • Enter the Code and Submit.

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You did it!

Congratulations! Your business will be live on Google Maps within minutes. You are on your way to boosting your search engine rankings and generating new leads!

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Result

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Entering Reviews

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Creating a Review

Once your business is live, your clients can go to Google Maps and find you:

Click on the name of the business

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Creating a Review

The information you entered will appear: Click on the link that says Google reviews, assign a rating and leave a review. Reviews will boost your rating on the Google search engine and drive more custom to your business.

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Shelley Magnezi

240-274-9940

http://www.districtcreations.com

@shelleymagnezi

District Creations

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