The answer is … yes, you do need a Google+ Business page if you’re a small local business. Why? A Google+ Business Page can help people find your business, and let’s face it, when a potential customer is searching for the product or service you provide, you absolutely want to be found in search. Or at least I hope you do!
Plus your Google+ business page can provide important information about your business, such as:
- Phone number
- Location
- Hours of operation
- Pictures of your product or service
- Other content you feel is important
Your mission is to connect with customers, your Google+ page can assist you with that whether they’re looking for you or your product or service on Search, Maps, Google+ or mobile devices.
It’s pretty easy to setup too – simply:
- Google “Google+ Business” or click this link www.google.com/+/business/
- Choose your business category (image below)
- After you type your address in and Google finds you, you’ll need to verify your business location, so click yes to have the verification postcard mailed to you
- Follow the instructions to add information about your business
- Add your cover image which is 2120px x 1192px
- Add your thumbnail image which is 250px x 250px
- Start adding content about your business.
- Pro Tip: Pay attention to important keywords about your business, (another thing about Google+ posts, they are indexed by Google, so they can show up in search!)
- ProTip 2: Use #’s on your keywords to further help people find you
Hope that help, if you ahve other tips or things you’ve found useful, please leave a comment below,
Thanks!
Bill