Google My Business—now called Google Business Profile—allows business owners to reach customers via Google Search and Google Maps.
Maintaining a Business Profile helps you increase your visibility on Google, gain credibility with reviews, and control your business information.
WHAT IS GOOGLE BUSINESS PROFILE
Google Business Profile is a free marketing tool provided by Google. It allows business owners to manage how they appear in online tools like Google Search and Google Maps.
When you set up a Google Business Profile, the photos and other details of your business — including location, services, and products — are used across Google, increasing your visibility to prospects in online search.
Most businesses are eligible for Google Business Profile. This includes those without a physical address location, e.g. businesses that sell products through a website.
How to set up your profile on Google My business (now Google business profile)
Type google business profile on google
Click on sign in
Enter your business name, in the space provided, click continue, i entered Hawclick because it is my business name
Choose your business type
The options provided are:
- online retail
- local store
- service busines
You can actually choose the three service, if your offer all of those
Note: if you pick online retail, you are expected to provide a website e.g. hawclick
Enter business category
the business categories is a drop down of different business, it gives you guide on what to choose, it also gives you understanding of what your business falls under, and for search engines optimization
Enter your address ,
eg, Country, street address, local government, city, postal code
Include Phone number
put your business on the map
- Get discovered by people in your area
- Respond to reviews for your business
- manage your business details across google
Select a way to get verified
add your services
add business hours to your google business profile
Add Business description
Add photos of your business
Get a custom domain name for your business website and a custom email address
