Google Local Business – 9 Steps to Adding Your Google Local Listing

November 10, 2009 · Filed Under Google Local, google · Comments Off 

What follows are 9 easy steps to getting your local business into Google.

  1. First, visit http://www.Google.com/local/add and sign in with your Google account. If you don’t already have one, you can get one for free.
  2. Click the button to add a new business listing.
  3. Fill in the required information.
    Your business name. Your business name should be your legal business name for your company.
    Your telephone number. Your main telephone number should be your direct phone number. Not an 800 number. You can add additional phone numbers using this link (the add more phone numbers link).
    Your Address. Your address cannot be a PO Box. It must be your actual physical location. Additionally, all of these pieces of information should be the same as what’s listed on your website (if you have one).
  4. If applicable, use an email address that is the same URL as your website. For example, if your website address is http://www.ABCCompany.com then your email address should be yourname@ABCCompany.com.
  5. Enter in your website URL.
  6. Give your business a description. Describe what your business does and how it can benefit someone reading your local listing. If possible, include a positive review that your company has received.
  7. Enter a category for your business. Begin typing and Google will display a listing of categories. If one of the categories Google suggests to you fits well with your business select that one. If not, enter in what best fits your business. If your business fits into multiple categories, you can click the link to add another category. Google let’s you choose up to five of them. Click next.
  8. Finally, you’ll be able to add details to your local listing such as your operating hours, what kinds and types of payments you take, any photos or videos of your business and any other additional details you’d like to add. Remember, the more you add, the more helpful it will be to web searchers.
  9. When you’re finished, click submit and Google will ask you to verify your listing either by a telephone call or postcard. If you choose telephone call, remember to be near your business phone as they will call you at the telephone number you provided in your business listing and provide you a PIN number on the screen. If you’re not, simply request that they send you a postcard and they’ll send you your PIN number via postcard.

Once you’ve verified your local business, it should appear within Google’s search results within 12 hours.

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