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By Josh Kandle
Every business should create and claim a Google My Business listing. It’s a foundational step in establishing a foothold in Google’s ecosystem.
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Time to complete: Eight minutes, unless you opt for the postcard and then it’s seven days.
Here’s how to do it:
This dashboard is useful because it allows you to control a bunch of information about your business that is visible in the search engine results pages, i.e., to prospective customers.
Also, when you completely fill out your profile and optimize it by adding photos, business hours and categories, you send a trust message to Google that you are a business that is present and accounted for.
The more of those messages you can send to Google, the better.
Now go out and claim your Google My Business listing and start increasing your online visibility.
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Josh Kandle is the creative director for Cougar Digital Marketing & Design in West Richland.