We offer Integrated Online (Home) Business Profile. It is a Service that allows you to take charge of the way your business appears on Google Search and Maps. In our Online (Home) Business Profile and Integration service, we focus on helping your business to be found on Google, do Business Online, Work Smarter, Reach more Customers and be successful online even when your business doesn't have a Physical address.
After we have set your Online (Home) Business Profile with integrations, you can connect with customers from anywhere in the world, post updates, list your products and services, accept online orders, and lots more.
I know you now understand why owning your own Integrated Online (Home) Business Profile is necessary.
The next question you may want to ask is who should own an Integrated Online (Home) Business Profile?
Anyone can have an Integrated Online Business Profile. Yes!
You can have a profile even if your business doesn’t have a physical address as long as you make in-person contact with customers.
You can also have a profile if you’re a hybrid business that serves customers at your business address and visits or delivers directly to customers.
You may also have a profile if you’re a service-area business that visits or delivers to customers directly, but doesn't serve customers at its business address, like a plumber or cleaning service.
You may also want to ask if it is still necessary to have an Integrated Online Business Profile since you already have (Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp) your social media handle business profiles (Page) or you want to know the difference between social handles business Page and online business profile.
We advocate that you set up a Business Profile (Page) on all Social media Handles as much as possible but it is very necessary to have an Integrated Online Business Profile even if you already have (Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp) your social handle business profiles.
The difference between an Integrated Online Business Profile and Social handles Business Profile (Page) is very large. Yes!
Your Integrated Online Business Profile complements your website and Social handle Business Profile by adding more visibility to your current business website and social media handles on the most popularly used search tools like Google Search and Google Maps. Like it implies Integrated Online Business Profile, Unlike the Website which is static and a one way communication system despite its integrations, Integrated Online Business Profile has social features and integrations that enable you to respond to reviews when you’re signed into your account just like every other social platform.
As we all know, Social Media handles are limited to communicating to customers on the same social handle.
WhatsApp Business Profile communicates with only customers who are on and use WhatsApp.
Facebook Business Profile communicates with only customers who are on and use Facebook.
Instagram Business Profile communicates with only customers who are on and use Instagram.
Likewise other Social Media Business Profiles.
Many others who are not users of the same social media platforms won’t know about your business profile nor can they interact with you (Your Business Profile).
With an Integrated Online Business Profile, customers can contribute to your profile information, drop their review and when you reply to a review, your response appears below your customer's review on Google Search and Maps under the label "Response from the owner". Yes you heard me right.
If your business provides specific services with different times (e.g. Service hours, delivery, takeout) you can set “More hours” instead of special hours which you can not do on any Social Media Business Profile.
If you have a running business with Social Media Business Profile quickly follow the steps below using someone else's phone to ascertain how visible you are online to new customers.
Open the Browser.
Type in your Business name with the best description ever (you can make multiple attempts).
Search your business on Google Search and Map which are the most popularly used search tools in the world.
What do you see?
Let me make a guess of your results.
Seeing other businesses with same or similar names?
Seeing Social Handles Business Profile of other Business with same or similar names?
Seeing the definition of your business in words and phrases?
Can't find your Business that has been in existence for over a week or more in the almighty internet? not even a trace on search or map?
Can't even see your social Handle Profile with over 5,000 sales Witten 2 weeks and 1k social media followers on Google?
Is my guess correct?
If NO - Which is not correct?
If Yes -It then means you have no Integrated Online Business Profile.
Could you imagine how many customers you would have gotten if you had an Integrated Online Business Profile since your existence as a Business?
You can turn people who find you on Google Search and Maps into new customers with an Online Business Profile with integrated features for your shopfront or service area.
Show the best of your business by:
Showing your business’s personality with photos, a cover image, your logo and more to stand out to customers.
Adding information like your phone number, social handle links, operating hours and health and safety measures, so that customers know what to expect.
Adding posts to your Business Profile to promote special offers, events and updates to keep customers in the loop.
Replying to public customer reviews to build trust with new and returning customers
Interacting via Message with customers directly. You can pause messaging or create automated responses any time.
Listing helpful business info upfront and saving time by posting answers to common questions. Even let customers answer questions, too.
Helping customers discover what you serve by adding photos of your menu and best dishes
Show whether you offer options like curbside pickup or delivery
Show a list of your business services and provide online quotes, so customers get the info they need to choose you over your competitors.