![]() ![]() You need that to appear in the same way, in the same order, in the same format every time. Before you go any further go back to Step 0 and have a thorough check if there are already listings set-up for your business. If there are listings here for your firm this should ring alarm bells. Google will try to help so, as you enter your company name, it will try and match it to listings in its records. You enter your company name, address and contact details here. Hopefully this part should be pretty straightforward. So if you already have a Google account (for Google Analytics, YouTube or something else) that you want to associate with your business, you’ll need those log-in details too. Hit that big, green “START NOW” button and you’ll see something like this: Registering on Google My Business is easy: enter your company name, country, region, address and contact detailsĪ key thing to note here is that you’ll need to log-in with a Google account ( not the same a having Gmail) or set one up. Go ahead, I set that link up there to open in a new window so you can have that open and this page at the same time. You’ll see a page that looks something like this: The first step to get your business listed on Google is visiting Google My Business Step 1: Get on Google My Businessįirst you need to head over to Google My Business. Either do this yourself or, better yet, use a centrally accessible account that colleagues you trust have access to – so if someone leaves (change the password!) you can still access it. A lot longer than doing it properly in the first place. You can claim back a GMB listing – but it takes a long time. I’ve also seen dozens of examples of businesses with a GMB listing set-up – but then their details change (or they spot a mistake) and have no idea how to log-in and change the details, because it was set-up by a former employee or agency/contractor and they’ve lost/never had the log-in details. ![]() I’ll show neither.” and you don’t want that.Īlso, work out who is doing this. In most circumstances if Google cannot work out which page, website or item to show it won’t think “Oh well, I’ll show both.” far more likely it will go: “Not sure. This is SEO suicide and a recipe for search engine confusion. Go to Google Maps and search for your business scroll around the map where you’re located and check there isn’t a pin on your office.įar too many times I’ve seen (and still see) businesses with multiple Google My Business listings. Step 0: Check you’re not already on thereīefore you start with any of the below, check you’re not already on there. Verify your Google My Business listing with that number.You’ll receive a card in the post with your verification number.Then you need to apply for verification (Google suggests this takes 3-4 days).You’ll need to complete all your details (sounds obvious but you need a confirmed address).First you have to sign-up to Google My Business.It takes 3-4 days (plus however long it takes for you to set it up) for a new Google My Business listing to appear. How long does it take for your Google My Business listing to appear? It’s also important to do it early, as it can take a while (a few days at least) to get yourself set-up and appearing in all the Google searches you want to. So setting up your business on Google My Business (or GMB) is important. If they stop doing what people want and expect, then people will stop using their service – same as for any other business. They just run a search engine (OK the search engine – certainly for most markets) and they want to help people find what they want, quickly and easily. ![]() It’s easy to think of Google as ‘the man’ or this faceless machine bent on destroying your business and favouring ‘the big guys’. Google set to monetise Google My Business?.How to list your business on Bing Places. ![]() Old habits die hard so people still refer to Google My Business (or GMB) instead of Google Business Profile (or GBP) – don’t let that confuse you, they’re the same thing. Google My Business is the way to tell Google all about your business: who you are, where you are and what you do – so that it can help customers that are looking for that thing you do, in your location or area find you.Īs is their wont Google changed the name of Google My Business to ‘Google Business Profile’ in early 2022. What’s the right way to set-up a Google My Business listing? How do you harness the power of Google to help your business and maximise your chances of being found? Preferably ahead of all the other businesses like yours in and around Cambridge. This is part of my Google SEO Guide series. You’re also aware that the thing called ‘the internet’ is going to play a pretty big role in your success or failure – and Google will play a large slice of that role. So you’ve decided to start your own business. ![]()
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