How to use the Power of "Google My Business"
Since, Now you have understood the power of using your GMB listing to get the maximum benefit from this FREE Tool by Google, you should not ignore it anymore.
A Well optimized GMB page not only display all the information about your business but also shares your reputation and helps the users to make a decision about your business right there in the search results.
Steps to Follow:
- Optimize your listing. This involves checking and optimizing each section of the Listing, Optimizing the photos, sync with Bing places, website schema etc etc
- Build Citations. Not all Citations directories are equal and these must be build at websites that can give you best results. An Advanced strategy can be leveraging Press release for Citations
- Google Reviews is NOT just one of the Factors but probably one of the most important ones. These not only help in determining your visibility but also influence the potential buyer’s decision to use your services. ( You can check the video below how you can automate the process for collecting reviews)
You can :
- Do it at your own or Use a Professional help who has an experience in getting results.
- Get more visibility than your competitor who may not have realized the power of Google My Business
- Forget the hassle to learn it at your own and get quick results
Click this button above to send your questions in Messenger
In truth, this is not rocket science and you can do it on your own if you want to. But like everything else, this also has a huge learning curve and if you are a busy person in running a business, then you would like to spend your time in something that you do best.
We were running this service as a part of our comprehensive marketing service but started to offer it separately recently after we realized the results the users are getting in terms of visibility and thus revenue with this alone and it helps them in these unprecedented difficult times for a business
You can expect increased visibility when you optimize your GMB listing
For any business, the major way to increase the revenue is to get in front of the potential clients. The benefit of a well optimized and maintained GMB listing is not only that you show up in front of the prospective clients but also know the data behind it
Do Google Reviews matter?
Check this short video about how we can help you manage your online reputation and collect hundreds of 5-star Google reviews.
Let me ask you a question. If you are a buyer, who would you choose to call first or buy from?
Do your potential buyers see/ read the reviews?
I left a review for a service that I personally used and in 30 Days Google send me this email.
Second image shows that the potential buyers are really influenced by the reviews.Just Imagine, how bad impact it would be if it was a negative review.
With this system, you can even handle and stop bad reviews being published on Google.
How much do these services cost?
Listing Optimization
Review Management Setup
Online Review and Reputation Management
Normally these services would cost more than $1500 per month.
We understand that many businesses are going through a tough period and if we would like to help them in any manner we can. Please contact us for your very special pricing of $xxx per month (Offer limited to first 5 clients each month)
Also, please note that due to the very nature of these services, we can only accept 1 business in any particular industry in a geographical area.
My 5x Guarantee?
With the Optimization you can start to see the results in a month. You can start to see the reviews coming from your real clients in 2 weeks.
If your’re unhappy and don’t think it is giving to 3x return on your investment- I’ll give you a full refund.
Just send me a message and I’ll process your refund.
Here’s my email:
info [at] ravikainth.com
Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)
Why are you offering these services so cheap?
Our core service is comprehensive marketing (for which GMB optimization/ Review management is just one part) for our Dental clients. My team is giving them 6/7 figures of additional revenue each month and we are charging good enough for these services.
My friend, who owned a small business, was deeply impacted by this ongoing Covid crisis and I was able to help him regain a good part of his lost business by optimizing his listing. This prompted me to offer these services to other Local businesses who can get the benefit from this at a very reasonable cost at a time when they need it most.
As mentioned above, we would like to maintain our specialization in marketing for Medical clients, we would NOT be in a position to offer you our high priced services. We have spent a lot of time and money in gaining the expertise in working with medical clients and will not like to spread ourselves thin by running advanced marketing in other verticals.
And, if you are in a Medical industry, we will not offer you our other High- priced services
Are you going to up-sell me your high priced services?
The GMB and review services are the very base of any marketing and is common across all industries. This is the very reason we are offering these to other industries/ Local businesses.
We never up-sell or offer our advanced services unless you are very happy with the GMB results and ask us more.
Does my business need this?
The GMB and review services are the very base of any marketing and is common across all industries.
If your customers are finding you on Google, then definitely you would like to rank for your keywords( search terms) and be visible to them.
Once they find you on Google, the customer generally looks for reviews to decide what others are saying about your products or services and if they want to do business with you.
How fast can I expect results?
Once we are able to set up the account, you can expect to see the results within 6 weeks.
This is in sharp contract to traditional SEO, where you may need to wait 4-6 months to see the return on your investment
What you need to do to Optimize Your GMB Listing?
Here are the basic steps to fully optimize a GMB listing. Click arrow for more details for each step.
The First step to getting your GMB listing up and running is to conduct a Google search to make sure your business doesn’t already have a GMB listing.
If your business has been there for several years or more, it’s likely it already has a GMB listing and you just need to claim it.
Enter all the data for your listing. Be meticulous with contact information.
Local search results favor the most relevant results for searches, and businesses offering the most detailed and accurate information will be the priority of Google to give users the best search experience.
It’s necessary to enter your business hours, but equally essential to update them whenever they change.
Once you have submitted your business info and your service area (if applicable), you’ll need to verify your listing. This is crucial for the visibility and performance of your business listing.
This is probably one of the most important factors in your GMB listing.
They are also one of the biggest indicators for Google to rank your location in their local listings
Positive reviews are going to have a positive effect on potential customers when researching your business and they not act as strong social proof from your raving customers, but they also increase your business’s visibility in search results.
3 main reasons for not leaving the reviews by customers are
* They find it difficult
* They forget
* They don’t know how to do it.
“68% of consumers left a review after a local business asked them to” This is data from Local Consumer Review Survey by BrightLocal
Make systems to ask the customers and collect the reviews
Citations, in essence, are very Similar to your NAP data, Citations are a combination of your URL, address, phone number, and brand.
However, instead of building these on your site, local citations are your NAP data listed on a variety of different listing sites throughout the web, thus becoming outlets where you can further spread your brand name and all relevant data concerning your business.
Generally, those who are running the business are too busy in the same. Give proper users to maintain your GMB listing with the way Google suggest it
Depending on your business, Google photos are one of the important points for your new customers to discover your offer.
Depending on your business case, Google photos are one of the touching points for your new customers to discover your offer. The purpose of photos is to make your Google My Business profile look active and make people feel that you are right there, ready to serve them.
Google offers the feature to answer commonly asked Questions in Google Business Profiles. The Q&A section is a great place to provide potential members with additional information and further build out your GMB profile. Answers to these questions may be the reason for a customer deciding to choose your business.
Recently Google added a new feature to Google My Business Listings, called Google Posts.
This allows businesses to publish short posts with links to news, events, or offers about their products and services, directly in the Google search panel, that displays on the right side in the Google search results.
By introducing this small feature, Google wants to bring the social media aspect in the search results, by allowing small businesses to push their latest news.
Google has added Messaging to the list of ways you can easily connect with your customers. When a person searches for and finds your business listing on Google Search, they can message you directly from your Google My Business (GMB) listing. The research shows that majority of Americans text twice as much as calling. So this definitely can be considered.
Needless to say, checking and updating your listing should be a regular process and report for any spam entries.