More and more Kenyans are searching for businesses online than anywhere else, so it is very important to ensure that your business listing can be found on Google.com and google maps.Your Google listing is an easy way to maintain an online presence for your business even if you do not have a website. Google offers a lot of premium options all for free such as videos, photos, coupons, brands you sell and how to find parking.
This is a step by step guide on how to claim your business listing on Google maps and therefore drive a large targeted ready to buy traffic to your business.
1.Visit Google places www.google.co.ke/places
2.Sign in with your gmail account. If you do not have a Google account sign up for one.Its simple and easy and it takes about five minutes.
3.On Google places homepage, click add New business.
4.On the find your business tab, search for your business by phone number to see if Google already has information about your business. Select the country of your business from the drop-down. Enter the phone number of your business listing. Click Find business information.
5.Review the search results, if any, to see if one of them describes your business. If none the results are related to your business, you will be prompted to to add business information on the next page.
6. Fill out the basic information about your business. This includes
company/organization. this is the official/registered name of your business
address(required The address should look exactly the way you`d write it on a standard mailing envelope. If you were a service area business,you will be able to hide your address in a few steps.
Phone number(required Be sure to include the area code with your phone number
website Your website URL can be a maximum of 255 characters.
7. Click Next You will now have the opportunity to provide more information about your business e.g categories,Hours of operation, Payment options,Photos and even videos.
8. You can preview your listing as it will appear in maps on the right side of your screen. New information will appear in the preview as you enter it. When you are satisfied with your listing, click submit at the bottom of the page.
9. Choose how you would like to verify your listing and click Finish. Once you have submitted your business information, you will be asked to verify it before it goes live.
You can see your listing live on Google by signing into your Google places account and clicking see your listing on Google. This link will take you to your actual place page, as seen by users.
That is all ,you are done. Your business will be viewed by millions of customers who search for businesses listings online.
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