We have all seen it, the block of Google Maps search results which sometimes appear above the normal listings, listing out between five and ten companies, some of which may not even have a website. Indeed getting in the Google Maps search results has little to do with your actual website, and much to do with the points below. Here are a few factors which play a role in your company\u2019s position in Google Maps which you should implement:<\/p>\n
1) Firstly and most importantly: Create your Google Plus account for your business and verify it. You won\u2019t be able to get in AT ALL if you don\u2019t do this. Therefore it is the most important step. Insure you only have one listing for your business.<\/p>\n
2) While Google doesn\u2019t describe in great detail, if you have many positive reviews for your website (On G+) it will add points to your position within Google Maps. Getting reviews is easier than you think. You can solicit your customers to write a review on your Google Plus page for an incentive. If your page has bad reviews, just keep getting customers to write good reviews until the overwhelming majority of your reviews are positive. And it goes without saying that all reviews should be real.<\/p>\n
3) Choose appropriate business categories. Google allows you to select up to five categories to describe the activities your business is involved with. It even allows you to create your own if they don\u2019t already exist.<\/p>\n
4)\u00a0 Make sure the address and contact info on your Google Plus page match the info on the contact page of your website. Your information must be consistent. Make a definite effort to route out and find any inconsistent \u2018location signals\u2019 and get them all uniform. Google needs to be sure of your physical address (of course verifying your G+ page also helps this).<\/p>\n
5) Search the web for large review\/directory type websites, where businesses are listed and reviews are given. Then submit an entry for your website (don\u2019t forget to make sure your contact information is consistent), and then get customers to write reviews for these websites too. This helps give your website more credibility, and shows Google that your company has some reputation. And while you\u2019re at it, make sure you put a link to your website.<\/p>\n
6) On the description of your website in your Google Plus profile, make sure that you include your company\u2019s keywords, but not to the point of being spammy, unnatural text.<\/p>\n
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