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What is Google Business Profile?

Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) is a free tool that allows users to promote a Business Profile and business website on Google Search and Maps. With an account, users can see and connect with customers, post updates to…

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What is Google Business Profile?

Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) is a free tool that allows users to promote a Business Profile and business website on Google Search and Maps. With an account, users can see and connect with customers, post updates to the Business Profile, and see how customers are interacting…

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Satisfied User

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 03, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
4 years of experience
We use Google Business profile to update people with our hours, and make sure all our locations are well posted. We also solicit many reviews on our profile.
  • updated business hours
  • reviews
  • photos
I always ask our clients to check out our profile so they have all info they need about us. I also like that people as questions on google.

Google My business: list your business

Rating: 9 out of 10
November 12, 2021
SM
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
5 years of experience
Google My Business helps for the purpose of marketing. If your company is small or big one of the most essential tools to survive in this digital market is a digital marketing and at the initial level Google My Business totally helps you to reach out to customers who search for your service. you can make a page in it, manage a business, and so on.
  • Digital marketing
  • Presence in google maps listing
  • It's free to use
  • Analytics
It is very appropriate in marketing especially for listing it, it is free to use, easy to use, has analytics inside the app or the website, it's easy to predict the area of service for our product, we can contact the customer who messages us or have a chat with us, give importance to rating system I didn't catch any less appropriate as it is free to use and user friendly it will always be appropriative and more improving.

get your business seen online

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 14, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
1 year of experience
We use Google My Business to create a listing online for our company. It shows our website, phone number, hours, etc. for anybody searching for us. It is an easy way for users to learn more about our company quickly.
  • It is very easy to use and does not take long to set up.
  • It is a free tool.
  • Generates clicks to your website and calls.
Any business should use Google My Business because it helps generate traffic and phone numbers.

Get noticed online

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 13, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
2 years of experience
We use Google My Business to show up online when people search about us. Because our brand name is also a term that people are searching regularly, it helps us to be identified as a business by showing up directly in the search engine and having our website and phone number accessible.
  • Google My Business is free so this is a huge positive.
  • Without any effort, it displays all of the important information to everyone right away.
  • It is easy to customize and edit.
Every business should have a Google My Business listing. It is free and it can only provide benefit.

Google My Business is a free tool for generating traffic and calls

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 05, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
1 year of experience
We use Google My Business as a place to be able to list our website and information as well as our hours and our contact information. Our whole organization uses it, though we do not update it too often, only when there is additional information for us to add. It solves a problem of making our contact information and website URL easier to find and access.
  • Shows analytics each month
  • Easy to access and edit and make customizations
  • Software is intuitive and easy to use
Google My Business is really a necessity for any business, even if you are online.

Get discovered in search engines

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 29, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
1 year of experience
Google My Business is a great tool for getting your brand out there online. It has helped us be featured in the search engine and display information about ourselves. It has helped us generate traffic, and also display our contact information so people can reach out to us.
  • Google My Business helps us generate traffic
  • It generates awareness for our website
  • Helps readers learn about our organization
  • Shows up in search engines so we can be visible to individuals who are searching for us
Google My Business is well suited for pretty much any business. You can list your business and show up in the search engines. It helps you show up in search engines and be able to generate some traffic and some calls as well.

Get discovered on Google with a Free Listing

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 24, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
4 years of experience
Google My Business essentially allows you to get a listing on Google for free. It helps you to show up in search engines, generate traffic, and overall make more people aware of your business.
  • I like that it is linked with Google Maps, though this is a benefit from the user perspective because it makes locating the businesses easily.
  • A great strength is that it is free to sign up for and create a listing.
  • Allows you to set hours, have a call button, website link, etc.
I would definitely recommend this product for anyone who has a business because it allows you to get a free listing.

Google My Business is free and excellent!

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 15, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
3 years of experience
Google My Business is a great tool for creating a listing to show up on Google. Many businesses use it and it can help you expose your business further as well as generate traffic to the website.
  • It helps generate traffic to your website.
  • Gets you exposure within Google
  • Easy to set up and use/edit
Any business should probably create a Google My Business profile because it is free and can help generate awareness and traffic.

A simple way to increase brand exposure, authority, and drive organic traffic

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 14, 2021
We are a small business and we use Google My Business to drive organic traffic to our website by promoting our business on Google by sharing content, announcing events (webinars and live events), special offers and announcing live in-person events for our local community. It is also a way we use to generate reviews on Google and build our social proof.
  • Integrates well with Google Workspace
  • Ability to build a simple website
  • Share content - text, images, video
  • Promote events with simple CTA
  • Increase brand exposure and generate organic traffic
  • Simple and intuitive to us
  • Allows to collect Review in a simple way
It's another simple way to increase your presence online and generate organic traffic and social proof on the internet. It integrates well with Google Workspace and you can have multiple people manage Google My Business. A simple way to increase brand exposure both globally and locally for your company by sharing content, special offers, and updates.

Show up on Google easily!

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 14, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
3 years of experience
We basically use our Google My Business listing in order to list our website and to be listed on the right side of the search panel for more brand awareness as well as for SEO. It helps to increase our brand awareness significantly since our brand name is a general term.
  • The pricing is great because it is free!
  • It generates traffic to our website.
  • Easy to use and set up and does not take a lot of time. Also easy to edit should you need to make changes.
Any business, but especially physical based ones, should use this tool. It has nothing but benefits with no cost.

Google my Business for NonProfit

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 13, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
4 years of experience
Google My Business is being used across our organization. The organization has many campuses but through Google My Business, we were able to manage the information users get with ease. It helps us ensure that visitors will be visiting or calling the correct location and getting correct information when they look us up. There are many organizations with our same name all over the country, so this software is essential for us.
  • Helps keep visitors/customers up to date with holiday hours or just contact information.
  • Provides detailed and regular insights and analytics in easy to read reports.
  • Allows for the display of media including photos, products, and even the creation of a website.
It is honestly essential for your business in order to meet customer needs if you have a physical location or establishment for your business or organization. Google My Business will let you manage what individuals see when they search for your business on google, especially Google Maps if they are looking for directions. They can easily call you directly from this page too, and you are easily able to track that information for insights purposes.

Google My Business, promote your business

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 08, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
1 year of experience
We have used Google My Business because it is one of the most favorable digital marketing tools in terms of business and social strategy, to sponsor the profile and web page of any company in the Google search engine. We also find it very conducive to provide key information that we use to enhance the profile of the business through interaction with users.

Google My Business is a very easy to use tool to make present on the internet the template of any business. Its simple management encourages the use of the application as a method of digital strategy to redirect or focus our attention to the tastes and needs of users. However, it often presents errors and rejections in the update or inclusion of data that can prove to be a frustrating obstacle.

Like Google, Google My Business provides customer service, but unfortunately when problems arise in the application and a report is made, the solutions offered are automatic responses from the system that do not solve the problems, and do not show any intention to address and investigate particular cases.
  • Because it is a tool implemented by Google, you get the great benefit of appearing in the Google search engine, Google Maps and Google+, all favoring the inclusion of the business in one of the most popular websites in the internet world, with the advantage of accessing from any device.
  • Google My Business has a review system in which other users can rate any business, which is previously registered on its platform, in a descriptive review through a star rating system.
  • The Google My Business API allows the business owner to keep up to date with reviews about their business, and to interact with customers within the platform.
  • To register on the Google My Business platform, a series of steps must be followed, including the verification of the data provided by the business, which generates credibility and trust to users who visit the profile.
  • It is a social network or free tool provided by Google in order to help all companies and businesses to include and manage their figure on the web to extend their customer reach.
  • It offers the user to include information about their business, allowing to write reviews about the company, photos related to the business premises, working hours, location and contact details.
  • Google My Business offers the user business owner access to statistics of visits, search locations and clicks to the profile, to improve search engine optimization (SEO).
  • You can choose to customize each business profile even if you do not have a website.
The great advantage of Google My Business is that any business that complies with the privacy and authentication policy requirements can access all the functionality tools that help promote the business website through the referral system, exchange of opinions with other users and search engine optimization (SEO).

Google My Business

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 08, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
2 years of experience
Google my business is being used in order to give us a listing online for people searching for our business. It is especially important since our business name is generic, but we do own the domain name. So when searching, people are aware of our business and what we do.
  • It is easy to set up and to use. It does not take a lot of effort.
  • Helps us show up in Google results easily.
  • Gives good analytics.
It is more well suited if you have a business that has a physical store like a restaurant or retail shop.

Show up in the search engine

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 07, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
1 year of experience
Google My Business is a great tool for getting your business known online. It is super easy to set up and helps people find you online and figure out your hours, information, phone number, etc.
  • It is very easy to set up and does not require a lot of effort.
  • Just setting up helps you to generate more traffic and leads.
  • Displays all information super easily for the user without any confusion.
  • Allows you to add deals / other necessary information.
If you have a business, you might as well set up Google My Business since it is free and can help to generate traffic and leads and is also good for SEO.

Improvement in the positioning of our company.

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 07, 2021
JA
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
2 years of experience
For us, having a good online presence and maintaining a good profile of our company is something totally essential, that is why we have chosen Google My Business as our main manager, to be able to modify the information that we want our clients to see and to be able to improve our online positioning. Google My Business is currently being used in our Leadership sector, where the people in charge of the company work as founders, CEO, CMO, CFO and many more, in short, those in charge of managing Google My Business in our company are the bosses and owners of the company. I have been the person who has made the decision to buy and implement this service in our company, and I must say that I have been impressed with the results obtained in such a short time. Google My Business has been in our company for two years, and thanks to this service we have been able to receive customer opinions about our services, we can answer any questions from customers or potential visitors, in addition, we can keep an updated profile at all times , where we place images of our company, the services we offer and the trained personnel who help the client to complete their transactions. It is fantastic to have this service in our company, we have been able to improve the positioning of our company considerably, clients looking for a company in the real estate sector can find us more easily thanks to the score we have online.
  • Google My Business offers us an alert system in our work email, where we receive notifications when there is a new comment or review of our company. This alert system helps us to be aware of each of the opinions written by each client who has received our services, in order to be able to respond to each of them in record time.
  • Google My Business gives me a complete visualization of the clicks, location of the searches of my company and the visits that my business file has received. This visualization allows me to control access and measure the traffic that my business listing is generating in conjunction with the Google Maps service.
  • The update of my company file is done in real time and immediately. I don't have to wait several minutes for my company file to update. When I make a change to my company information, the changes are shown immediately to all clients who consult that business card.
I would definitely recommend this Google service to any colleague or company that is considering implementing it in their workplace. Google My Business is the best option to consider if a company needs to have a better positioning on the internet, since it offers a business file that can have complete information about the company, services it offers, exact location and also works in conjunction with the service of Google Maps, to facilitate the arrival of all customers. Google My Business allows you to control all the positioning of the business file, you can respond to all kinds of customer reviews that your company has had and you can highlight all the company's services.

Currently, the only problem is that direct messages cannot be regulated and this causes spam to occur in the mailbox, however, I do not consider this to be a serious problem. Google My Business has very good features to improve the positioning of a company and get more customers to reach the exact location.

Pros and Cons of Google My Business - Must lead application for Small, Medium, Large Enterprises

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 01, 2021
RR
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
5 years of experience
Google My Business helps Tracktalents to grow into the International Market and yes it is helpful for SEO and an integral part of a Digital Marketing campaign. Google My Business helps us to improve the user search and user interaction. Google My Business used by the Tracktalents Digital Marketing team.
  • Setup Google Map directly
  • Google My Business help you for direct search
  • Google My Business provides you international Business listing
  • Helps you to grow SEO
  • Google My business a next big Digital Marketing Asset
Google My Business helps you with digital marketing assets along with direct communication with customers. Here are some good points to know why it's worthy:
  • Accurate Map Location
  • Collecting Reviews
  • Direct call from the customers
  • Helpful for SEO
  • Digital Marketing Asset
  • Direct Website Promotion
  • Adding a lot more information about your business

Want to improve efficiency and reduce costs?

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 01, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
1 year of experience
Google My Business is used across the board at OVS Group. It addresses and ultimately solves the issue of ineffective communication with customers, making it a faster process to communicate with our audiences, as well as potential employees, etc. Additionally, Google My Business gives an easy to read, insight report. This report shows web traffic, interests in our site, listing, and even who has messages us or is wanting more information.
  • excellent web builder, easy to use
  • reaches target audience at a fair price and gives tips along the way
  • inexpensive domain and workspace costs
  • generates a report that is easy to read
Google My Business is well suited in situations where buyer needs to communicate directly with seller, or needs to find more information about their business with questions on a surface level, etc. Google My Business is less appropriate in situations where private information is being given, or anything in that area is involved.

Google My Business: An Important Tool

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 01, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
1 year of experience
We set up Google My Business to try and generate more of a presence in the search engine and generate some additional traffic to our website. Most of our team does not use it because we simply have set it up and left it and just update every once in a while. It is not a team tool.
  • Easy to use interface and platform
  • Can make updates quickly
  • Easy access to team members on the same domain.
Google My Business is especially important for local businesses and physical platforms. If you are digital business you can use it, but it is not completely necessary.

Google My Business is great for boosting enquiries, traffic and credibility

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 29, 2021
LH
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
8 years of experience
Google My Business is used for my own organisation and I recommend clients to use it. <br><br>It brings in a lot of new customers for my clients as it's powerful for local search. <br><br>Collecting reviews also brings in a lot of benefits for my customers and myself.
  • Great to collect reviews
  • Boosts enquiries and visitors
  • Great for local search
It's great for boosting local search, collecting reviews, and increasing business.

It shouldn't be used without a website setup, as lots of people click through to the website and then enquire through there rather than Google My Business itself.

Essential for any business with a geographical location.

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 28, 2021
JJ
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
5 years of experience
First off what is it, Google My Business is a free product that lets you effortlessly connect with customers across Google Search and Maps. When searching for your company, people only need to click the “More Info” button underneath the name of your business in order to view contact information, get directions, or review reviews.

It is a useful tool for all business and essential for local businesses who server a defined geographical area, think small city or regions.

  • Provides key location information to your clients, maps and pictures of the outside of your premises, especially useful if you have visitors to your location.
  • Lists opening times and variations for holiday periods.
  • Shows key product or service images.
  • Includes pertinent contact information.
If you are serious about online marketing, have products or services to sell and an actual premises Google My Business is essential.
It also houses customer reviews and provides a star rating which with the addition of some html (schema) on your web page displays your star rating in the Google search results.
If you are purely online and do not encourage visitors such as to a warehouse it is not as useful.

Google My Business for All Business Owners

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 27, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
5 years of experience
We are an advertising agency that creates and optimizes Google My Business accounts for our clients so they can improve their organic search rankings in the SERP. We provide GMB free of charge as an upsell to our clients that have Google Ads campaigns managed by our team. Having a verified GMB account improves not only organic, but our paid advertising efforts, especially with Google Paid Search and Search Retargeting (in addition to Google Shopping ads). Reviews are absolutely critical this day for business and GMB allows us to monitor and encourage positive reviews for our clients to improve their reputation.
  • Very detailed category listings that improve organic search ranking.
  • Excellent channel for customer reviews and reputation management.
  • Verified by Google provides credibility to a business, especially in maps listings.
Every business needs to have a properly set up and optimized Google My Business account in this day and age. If not, that business is not relevant. In fact, GMB has so much credibility that it can be a huge turnoff if some businesses don't have an account and can be bad for their perception. It's appropriate for every business, no matter if it's an online business or a brick-and-mortar. The basic tools are free and GMB provides businesses with so much more leverage to be indexed and found in local search queries.

Market your business with Google My Business

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 24, 2021
SP
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
1 year of experience
I have helped an individual business owner to set up a Google My Business account to present their services on the internet. It provides a good platform to share the details of the services being offered, open hours, and the location of different branches with potential customers. Since it has integrations with different services from Google, it has helped in sharing information through different channels offered by Google like search, maps, and other services. It has helped the business in growing and improving, as customers are able to provide their feedback. This has helped the business managers to focus on areas of improvement for better customer experience.

Since there are multiple branches for the business across the city in different neighborhoods, we are able to share information for different offers of the day and discounts for each location separately on a single platform.
  • Easy to share all the necessary details on a single platform
  • Good SEO capabilities
  • Very easy to configure
  • Free to start with
  • Photos can be uploaded by business owners and customers (for feedback)
  • Good feedback mechanism
  • Detailed analytics
It is well suited for any business. It provides you with a platform to create an online presence for your business, and you can share important updates and information with the customers. Basic services are free to use; hence, it is one of the best tools to make your business get noticed.

Help local businesses to have more traffic and generate leads

Rating: 7 out of 10
May 24, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
2 years of experience
Google My Business is used today by the consultant department to help our clients increase the visibility of their companies on Google Search or Maps.
  • Create Posts that show directly on Google Search
  • Add all the information about the website, location, and hours displayed automatically
  • Send the Review section to clients to leave a review
Google My Business is really necessary for physical business as their clients could know about their location on Google Maps. Moreover, it's really useful for an SEO strategy to rank your website on the first pages with a good Google My Business well set up and organised.

Pretty much a necessity for a local business

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 24, 2021
DD
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
7 years of experience
Google My Business is a great resource for local businesses. I use it to post info or announcements about multiple local companies. The central location to handle my Google assets for a local business is very handy. The mobile app makes it easy to manage my google listings and switch between different accounts. Being that Google is the top search engine I don’t know what you would do as a local business without Google My Business.
  • Share business photos
  • Share announcement and posts
  • App is an easy way to update Google listings
Google My Business is a must if you want to have a listing on Google and keep your Google assets updated as a local business. Being able to easily add photos and videos to my Google My Business listing is a nice feature. Their suggestions on how to update your account are also handy to keep your listing current.

Google Your Business Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 24, 2021
NC
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Business Profile
5 years of experience
Google My Business allows us to set up our google business profile. This is how people find us online. It provides valuable statistics of what's going on with our listing. how many times we show up for our services on our map. As well as clicks to our website, phone calls, messages, etc. Provides valuable info for small businesses and how they are doing on google.
  • See how many search you're getting
  • How many people eyeing your site
  • How many visitors you get
  • How many number of calls you get
Google My Business is well suited for small/medium-sized businesses with physical locations. especially if you have multiple locations. It helps people find your business. Also, there's a reputation aspect to it such as the ratings. A good Google My Business page will increase the change of people calling your business and use your services.
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