Google My Business, previously Google Plus Local, previously Google Places has just gone through a huge revamp as of late. Google have incorporated the use of their Google Maps and used the old Local Business Centre and integrated it into their social media platform Google Plus. Then, they again changed it into the new format, Google My Business
Google Is Now Putting Local Business First
Google is now detecting from the geographical location of your computer and your search term, it is determining whether you are looking for a business or service.
Local Search Terms
If you are looking for a business or service, you may type in the geographic location following by the keyword, or vice versa. ie sunshine coast builder or builder sunshine coast. If you do this, Google will give you results of business's in the area you specified.
Get In The Top 3
Also, the top 3 are the only ones displayed, along with their image. This extremely valuable real estate. You will see from these results, that each listing has the url of their web page as well as a link that takes you to their customised Sunshine Coast Google Mu Business Page.
Optimsation Is The Key
The trick is to get into the top of these results. These results are free to claim, but knowing how to get your business located in the top of those Sunshine Coast Google Places Listings for search terms is the trick. Google gives you the fields to fill in, but there are very important facets of those fields that really need to be filled in correctly and then there are other facets that can propel you to the top of your local business results.
You Need To Claim Your Free Listing, &/OR Optimise Your Listing To Get Shown
At OzwebIM, we know what we are doing. We can claim and optimise your free Google Plus Local Listing so you get found. What if you could get massive amounts of free traffic by simply claiming and optimising your listing.
Just simply entering your details is not enough to ensure you get in that top listing. If you would like to know more about how you can get top position in Google Plus Local on the Sunshine Coast, click the button below.
