{"id":1050,"date":"2020-06-22T12:31:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T12:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearimaging.com\/blog\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2020-06-22T12:31:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T12:31:34","slug":"google-my-business-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clearimaging.com\/?p=1050","title":{"rendered":"Google My Business 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. How to Set Up or Claim your GMB account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing you need to do is search your company name and\ncity on Google and see if there is a profile that pops up on the right-hand\nside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a profile does not pop up then you will need to create an\naccount from scratch.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a profile DOES pop up and you never created it and don\u2019t have\naccess to it, you need to click on \u201cOwn this Business?\u201d so you can claim it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Remove Duplicate GMB accounts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case where you have multiple GMB accounts for your\nbusiness, you need to delete the duplicate one. All you need to do is:&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open Google Maps and log in to your account.<\/li><li>Find the location you want to report.<\/li><li>Click on the &#8216;Suggest an edit&#8217; button.<\/li><li>Mark the location as &#8216;Place is permanently closed or\n     never existed&#8217;.<\/li><li>When the reason is asked, select &#8216;Duplicate&#8217;.<\/li><li>Now click on the &#8216;Submit&#8217; button to confirm your\n     action.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. How to Manage your GMB account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have a GMB account there are some key things you need to\ndo to optimize the profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ensure the NAP on your GMB is the same on all\nweb properties<\/li><li>Create a listing for every product\/service you\noffer<\/li><li>Fully fill out the \u2018info\u2019 section<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. How to Promote your GMB account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Just having a GMB account created isn\u2019t enough, you need to take\nadvantage of all it\u2019s free promotion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Add link to your website <\/li><li>Creating weekly article posts <\/li><li>Posting photos and video <\/li><li>Creating special offers<\/li><li>Events<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. How to Generate GMB Reviews<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting Google Reviews is vital to your success in local search.\nHere is what you need to do: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Get the \u2018Google Review Share Link\u2019 on your GMB\ndashboard so you can give it to your customers <\/li><li>Create a list of all your past and current\ncustomers, in Excel or Google Sheets<\/li><li>Send out a short text message to each of them,\nwith the Review link<\/li><li>Send a follow up text a few days later <\/li><li>Note in your spreadsheet all the people you\ntexted who ended up writing a review<\/li><li>Send an email to everyone who didn\u2019t write a\nreview after getting your text messages<\/li><li>Send two more follow up emails. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Closing Thoughts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Google my business is free promotion for your business. And, you can\u2019t get Google Reviews unless you have your GMB profile created. It\u2019s a no-brainer. And if you are already signed up, optimize your account and start creating posts and requesting reviews! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need help with your website my company Clear Imaging has\nbeen helping small business owners manage their websites since 2004. We&#8217;re\nsuper dependable, always answer emails and we get the job done; that is why\nwe&#8217;ve been around so long. Come on over to the contact page and let us know if\nthere is anything we can do for you. Until then, God bless and stay safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.clearimaging.com\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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