Google My Business (GMB)

In 2014, Google combined what was left of Google Maps, Places and Local to create Google My Business. The final product is a masterpiece, that helps businesses put the word out on who they are, what they do and where all they do it. For single location businesses or a business with thousands of locations, GMB provides complete info, maps, business hours, texting with customers and a great place to show clients photos of your business location and the products and services you provide.

GMB is a free service from Google that allows you to personalize and assure accuracy of the information shown on Google regarding your business. It also provides tools that can have a huge impact on the number of people who call or visit your business. Google will create a page about your business, whether you want them to or not. So, you may as well claim the business listing and take control of it. People are going to post reviews – good or bad, so you may as well be able to thank them for a good review or defend yourself against a bad or false review. It may just be a competitor pretending to be a dissatisfied customer and trashing you online to help his own business out. Google will remove reviews that are spam, fake, personal or political rants, illegal, offensive, racist, profane, intimidating, or dishonest. You just have to bring it to their attention and you need to have claimed your business profile. We can help you with that too!

I am personally certified by Google themselves, to optimize Google My Business profiles so that the company gets the maximum benefit from using this free service. My fees are minimal, starting at $99, for setting up GMB for local businesses (wherever they may be located). It is just a way for me to introduce myself, and who knows, down the road, you may want to try our Google Ads or SEO, to bring in even more customers who are looking for your services or products. You don’t even have to have a website or make any kind of long term commitment.

Home based businesses can greatly benefit from GMB as well. Google will not send customers to your home if you only office out of there, but will gladly show your business profile to anyone interested in the services you provide at the customer’s home or place of business – plumbers, electricians, air conditioning contractors, moving companies, florists, etc. Your phone number will be shown front and center to people in your local area searching for your products or services. All you have to do is sound friendly on the phone and set up a time to come to the clients home or business to show what you can do for them.

Just call me at the number above between 9 am – 5 pm Central Time, weekdays, for a free 15 minute consult. I may have to call you back if I am busy working on Google Ads or SEO or GMB for others at the moment. But I will call you if you will just leave me a number to reach you at! I won’t know you called if you hang up – or more likely I will think you are a spammer trying to sell me a warranty on my car, if you hang up and don’t leave a message !