Google My Business (commonly called GMB), is a business listing platform on Google’s search engine results pages for businesses to gain recognition, acquire relevant traffic, source reviews, and help cus- tomers find business locations. Think of it as a competitor to Yelp or Yellow Pages. Someone who is interested in finding products or services like what your business offers doesn’t have to search on Yelp to find your business’s information, location, hours, and reviews. All of this can be found on GMB! This puts you one step closer to getting a new customer! Google created this platform to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) compete online to be seen and get leads since it’s really hard to get on the first page as a new business. This outlet may be several years old now, but it’s continuing to grow and is expanding with new features for local business owners. We implore you to take the actionable information found in this article and go start your GMB listing as soon as you can, if you haven’t already.
What is a Google My Business Listing? A Google My Business listing is your footprint on Google’s first page results. Open Google in your web browser or Google Maps on your phone and when you type in “gas station near me”, what do you get? Does it look anything like this?
Or this on Google Maps?
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