Google offers so much to the business owner that many entrepreneurs are unaware of. I have been using Google’s free services for 3 or 4 years now and I know for a fact that I generate a good percentage of business from it. How do I know? I ask all my customers how they heard about us and I also use Google Analytics which tracks every little detail about what my customers are doing online. Here are the basics on how to get set up with the google listing.
1. Go to the Google Business Solutions website:Â Â http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/services/var_2.html
Next, click on local business center. Here you will be able to add a free google listing for your business. You enter your business hours, address, contact info, website url, and can even upload pictures or videos. The listing will put your business on the google map listing which will come up when someone searches your business. Or if someone is simply searching for a mechanic in say… Montana, your business name and location will pop up with other mechanics in the area.
A great thing that will help your business listing stand out is to have customers post reviews to your google listing. Last week I asked a customer how she heard about us. She told me that she searched screen printing in my my home town. About 10-15 other printers are in the area. When asked why she decided to call our number, she said we had the most and best reviews. So, with my free business listing I generated another new customer.
This free listing is just 1 of the many free or cheap ways to get your business heard about.
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Alexa is a tool that you should also checkout at some point. I just found out about it last night so I need to play with it a little more. Before I can fully explain what it does, but I was impressed when I heard about it.
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