Why is it important for an Agent and a Broker owner to be on Google My Business?

To simplify the answer; It is because Google dominates the internet. It is the most powerful search engine tool on the world wide web. Google has so many helpful applications and tools that business owners and independent contractors should be utilizing to gain success on Google search engines. One of them being Google My Business.

This class will explain to you the importance of creating a Google My business page and how it can generate more business for you.

• How to set up a Google My Business Page

• How to Post on Google My Business

• How to get more Reviews for your business Listing

• How to post on Google My business page to generate traffic to your business website

• How to create a Google Adwords Advertising and redeem your $100 voucher for creating a new Google My business listing.

Not Just a Business Listing

Google My Business is not just a business listing on Google Maps and on Google Search engines but it acts as a social media platform as well. You can set up your My Google Business profiles to set up messaging and answer your clients questions, follow up on business reviews, post updates, links, products, photos and video. Like many other social media platforms you can even manage and create Google AdWords advertisements.

Getting Started:

How you set your location will vary depending on if you’re business operates with a storefront or in a service area.

Hiding Your Address

If you already have a listing and want to hide your address on Google you can do so from the info settings of your GMB dashboard, we cover how to hide your Google My Business address from Google Maps here.

Setting Your Location as a Brick & Mortar Business

If you’re a brick and mortar business you’ll need to set your business location on a map. You may have to drag the marker to the exact location on the map that your business exists. Simply place your marker where it should go on the map and then press the “Next” button again.

Set Service Area:

This option you can list what parts of the area you service. If you only service the state of NJ then you will type that and enter it. If you only service Hudson County than you will use that only. This will help you target a specific demographic by area.

Categorize your business:

Find the appropriate category that describes your business best in the drop down menu.

Set what contact details to show your customers:

Please add your website URL provided by ROG. Copy and paste the whole URL address from your browser.

*Stay consistent with the URL address and how it is copied and pasted with other business listings as well.

*Read: Why Business Listing Accuracy is The Key to Ranking on Local SEO

Check your online presence here:

https://direction.com/local/online-presence-check/

Finish and Verify Your Business:

Next, you’ll have to verify your business and that may take a couple of days. You can optimize your listing in the meantime though.

Google may give you a different option to verify your business but for most business owners, you’ll have to wait for a postcard to be mailed to you from Google with a verification code on it.

Once your postcard arrives you’ll need to sign back into google.com/mybusiness, click Verify Location from the menu or the Verify Now button if it’s available, then enter the 5 digit code from your postcard.

READ MORE : https://ardentgrowth.com/blog/google-my-business-guide/