Google My Business Everything From Setup To Posts More

Learn how to grow your business with Google My Business and get more reviews and increase your local search results.

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.8

- How to claim their Google Business Listing
- How to rank higher in local SEO search
- How to show up on Google Maps

What you'll learn

How to claim their Google Business Listing
How to rank higher in local SEO search
How to show up on Google Maps
Create a free Google website
How to stand out and increase your reach
How to handle good and bad reviews
How to get more reviews

* Requirements

* Business Owner or Marketer

Description

Do you want to learn how to create a Google Business listing to help you show up more in local search?

Do you want to learn how to get more reviews from customers?


This course will walk you through step by step how to create a Google My Business listing or how to claim an existing account. Then we will walk through how to optimize your account for search and utilize some of the FREE marketing tools your Google My Business listing has available to you.


You will learn how to optimize your account for optimal local search results including:

> How to get more Google Reviews.

> How to manage positive and negative Google Reviews

> How to create posts to promote events, promotions, contests or recent blogs

> Tips on how to get more photo views and show up in Google image search

> Adding a "booking" button to your Google Business Listing.

> Need a website? Google My Business can help you set up a website in minutes.

> Understand your insights to learn where your customers are coming from and what they are searching.



Includes

> Download of my free excel spreadsheet for reporting.

> Download instructions on how to ask previous visitors to leave you a Google Review.

> Third-party links, apps, and tools to help you get the most out of your account.


Google is constantly making changes to their Google My Business listing so my job is to always be adding and updating to this course when new things become available.


I am also available to help answer any questions you have about Google My Business pertaining to your business.

Who this course is for:

  • Small business owners
  • Local businesses
  • Marketers

Course content

14 sections • 35 lectures

Welcome to Google My Business Preview 02:28

Course Introduction: Watch this first Preview 03:21

1. Before we get started here are some common questions about the course layout.

1. What is Google My Business Preview 03:18

This section walks you through what Google My Business is.

2. The Benefits of Google My Business Preview 05:29

As a business owner, Google My Business can have a lot of benefits including improving your exposure online, increasing traffic, and improving your local SEO search. This section will cover these topics.

3. Disclaimer Google My Business Preview 00:55

It is important to know the rules before creating and maintaining a Google My Business listings. This section covers the disclaimer and information you need to know about Google My Business listing and where to find the resources.

1. How to claim your Google Business Listing Preview 04:31

Before we walk step by step to create your listing this video provides an overview of the 3 main ways that you can claim your listing. Starting it from scratch, claiming a listing that Google created or requesting access to an existing account.

2. Eligible types of businesses Preview 01:40

This video covers the types of businesses that are eligible and not eligible fr creating a Google Business listing.

3. Step by Step Creating Your Google Business Listing Preview 09:08

This video will walk you step by step on how to create a Google My Business listing.

4. Claiming a Google Business Listing Created by Google Preview 02:23

This video will walk you through how to claim a Google Business Listing that has already been created by Google.

5. Requesting Ownership of a Google Business Listing Preview 02:33

If a listing has already been created for your business and is being managed by a previous owner, this video will show you how you can request ownership to it.

Activity: Create your Google Business Listing Preview 01:02

This activity is designed to allow you time to set up your Google Business Listing.

What to do if you have multiple listings at the same address? Preview 03:15

If you have created multiple Google My Business listings for the same address this video will walk you through how to clean that up so you only have one listing.

Managing Multiple Gmail Accounts Preview 02:33

If you have multiple Gmail accounts sometimes you have one listing associated with one account and one with another. This video will walk you through that.

1. Accessing your Account Preview 02:36

This video will walk you through how to access your account on desktop and on a mobile device so it is easy for you to update and maintain.

2. Optimizing Your Company Name Preview 04:29

This video will talk about the dos and don'ts when it comes to creating your business name on your Google Business Listing.

3. Business Description Preview 06:06

This video will walk through optimizing your account and business description to help you be found in Google Search and on Google Maps.

4. How to remove your address on Google Maps Preview 04:18

If you are a business that operates out of your home you may not want to have your home address listed on Google Maps. This video will show you how to remove your address.

5. Adding Speciality Hours Preview 05:21

In addition to your regular office hours, you will want to add special hours that you are open or closed, for example, holidays. This video will walk you through how to do this.

6. Business Temporarily Closed Preview 02:44

If your business is seasonal or closed for part of the year this video will walk you through how to get a temporarily closed status on your listing.

7. Adding Products and Services Preview 03:36

This video will walk you through how to add product and service details to your Google Business Listing.

7. Suggest an Edit on Google Business Listing Preview 02:58

What happens if someone suggests an edit for your listing? This video will walk you through that.

8. Amenities for your Google My Business Listing Preview 02:37

How to add Amenities to your Google Business Listing.

Adding Booking Button to Your Google Business Listing Preview 02:00

If you use one of the Google-approved Booking platforms you can add a booking button directly to your listing, making it easy for guests to book directly from your listing. Here is how.

1. Questions and Answers on Google My Business Preview 02:07

2. Messaging on Google My Business Preview 01:32

Google has a messaging functionality on Google My Business that you can turn on. This video will walk you through where to find it and how it works.

1. Adding Photos and Videos to your Google Business Listing Preview 10:17

This section walks you through how to add photos and videos to your Google Business listing.

1. Adding Posts to Your Google Business Listing Preview 11:36

This section will walk you through where to find posts on Google My Business and how to create them. If you do not have this functionality I will provide a link to help you get access to them.

1. Everything You Need to Know About Reviews on Google my Business Preview 08:23

Everything you need to know about Google Reviews. How to get more reviews, how to handle negative and positive reviews and more.

2. Handout to help you get more Google Reviews Preview 01:40

I have created a quick handout that you can use in your marketing to help you get more reviews.

1. Adding multiple users to your account Preview 02:46

This video walks you through how to add multiple users and managers to help look after your listing.

1. Understanding your Google My Business Insights Preview 11:03

This video walks you through how to understand your insights and what to monitor. I also show you how to access more than 3 months of insights.

1. Creating a Google Business Website Preview 03:41

If you do not have a website this video will walk you through how to create a free website on Google My Business.

Congratulations on Completing the Course Preview 01:32

COVID-19 Google My Business Updates and Temporarily Closed Preview 04:40

With the recent COVID-19 it is important for you as a business to communicate your hours of operation and if you are open or closed. This video will walk you through some recent changes.

How to Contact Google on Your Mobile Device Preview 01:04

This video will walk you through how to contact Google on a mobile device.