By Diane Robert
Google Business Profile allows customers to find you through Google Search and Google Map.
Benefits
- Showcase your business
- Attract customers
- Generate reviews
- Improve your Google Ranking
- Click on the helpful links below.
- Before getting started, Create a Google Account.
- Verify your business with Google – How to claim and verify your Business on Google
Google offers ways to verify your account. Recently Google added Video Verification - Once your business has been verified, follow the instructions outlined in Google Support to create your Business Profile. If your business name appears in the auto-suggestion list, then Google has already created a Business Profile based on information found online. In this case, edit the Profile Google created for you.
- Avoid creating two separate listings! I created a secondary Profile years ago and sadly it lead to frustrating issues.
In closing, a Google Business Profile is essential if you want customers to find you online.