What is Google My Business and WHY is it Important For Your Business?

How are potential customers finding businesses like yours online? A staggering 97% of searches online are seeking information about a local business, according to HubSpot. On top of that, 86% of searchers utilize Google Maps to locate a business. If your business is not one of the search results, you may be missing out BIG TIME! What is Google My Business? Luckily , a small business can manage all of these categories (and more) with a FREE Google My Business listing. Business owners or managers can create a listing to profile their business. Name, contact information, images and other details about a business can be listed on a Google My Business account. Once you've claimed or verified your listing, this information can help populate future Google searches. Where will this information display? Good news here - your information can appear in up to THREE different places! If someone searches your business or your type of business your listing can appear:...