3. Who cares?
• 97 percent of U.S. consumers search
online for local business information
• Google is still king of search
4. Benefits? Check.
• Pay nothing
• Get found on Google, increase website/store
traffic
• Help your business stand out amongst the
competition
• Boost engagement with images and videos
• Increase sales with special offers and
coupons
• Pocket bigger profits than the competition
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9. How To Do It
1. Submit your information, from basic
contact info to photos
2. Verify your listing by phone or postcard
3. Wait for your listing to appear on
Google…
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13. “Think about it like being back in in school and
writing a paper; you'll pass doing the minimum
set forth but a little extra effort can go a long
way. Don't fill out some of the extra details, fill
them all out; and don't just add one photo, add
several photos.”
– SEOmoz
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19. Leave gaps in your page.
• Fill out all text fields, even the ones that
aren’t required
• Don’t just do the bare minimum
• Page completeness is considered the
MOST important ranking factor
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28. There Will Be Challenges …
• Building a complete listing (100% score)
• Keeping your listing fresh and up to date
• Acquiring citations from third-party sites
• Soliciting customer reviews
• Getting your listing to appear (in a
competitive vertical)
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29. Benefits? Check.
• Pay nothing
• Get found on
Google, increase
website/store traffic
• Help your business
stand out amongst
the competition
• Learn more about
your customers
• Boost engagement
with images and
videos
• Increase sales with
special offers and
coupons
• Pocket bigger
profits than the
competition
30. You Can Do It!
• And we can help you
• Please contact us for assistance
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