Google Marketing

Is your business found on Google by people searching for the products and services you offer?

We cannot believe how many businesses completely ignore Google and we help businesses like yours take advantage of it.

There are 7 billion searches a day on Google. 46% Are for local businesses.

With 46% of Google searches looking for a local business, it’s absolutely vital that your business is represented properly on Google and is being found by people looking for your products and services. We can help you with this.

With over 1.17 billion daily users and 7 billion searches a day, it’s essential for any local business to be properly represented on Google with a Google My Business ‘location’. When you do a local search on Google (which 46% of searches are) for example ‘plumber in Oxted’, Google will list paid for adverts at the top (with ‘Ad’ next to them) followed by a map with 3 local businesses (like the image below) and then the natural listings underneath. The map shows Google My Business ‘locations’ and that’s what you need for your business so you are found by local people searching for the products and services you offer. We can help you get amazing results.

The benefits of a Google My Business location

We help a number of local businesses appear on page 1 of Google for all relevant local searches and can help yours generate incoming enquiries. Here are just some of the benefits of having an active Google My Business location:

Attract Incoming Enquiries

New customers can find your business when they search Google for the products and services you offer

Monitor Your Response

You can see how many people find your business, how many people go on to your website, how many people ask for directions to your business and how many people actually call you directly from Google.

Live Opening Hours

You can have live opening hours so your potential customers can see when your business is open.

List Your Products & Services

You can detail all of the products and services that you offer, which will help your business to be found for relevant searches.

Post Updates

You can post updates, events, products and offers, which will help your business to be found in relevant searches.

Showcase Your Work

A picture paints a thousand words! You can add photos of your work, your products, services, staff and anything else relating to your business.

How we can help you with your Google My Business location

If you haven’t got the time or know how, we can help you with our affordable Google My Business setup and management service.

As you can see from the image below, one of our clients received 283 website visits and 33 phone calls in just one month!

Setup & Verification

We will claim / setup and verify your listing adding all your vital information so you can be found by potential customers looking for your products and services.

Optimisation

We will optimise your Google location to give your business the best chance of appearing as one of the 3 businesses on the map on page 1 of Google for relevant local searches.

Regular Updates & Activity

We’ll make sure your content is up to date and keep your location ‘active’ by regularly adding posts and images, which will help your business be found in relevant searches. We’ll also verify any Google updates or changes to your location.

Frequently Asked Questions for Google My Business

Please get in touch with any questions you have about our Google setup and management service.

How come I’ve got a Google location already set up?

Google setup locations for businesses and expect businesses to claim them. You may have one that’s been setup but not claimed, so it won’t have your vital information on there that helps you to be found by potential customers. We can claim it for you and optimise it so you are found.

My Google location has wrong information on it, how can I change it?

If you haven’t claimed your location other people can suggest updates, which Google may add to it. You (or we if you would like us to do it) can claim your listing and add the correct details to it.

Why can’t I find my Google location?

You might not have one. If you haven’t we can easily set your business location up for you, verify it and optimise it to help you be found by potential customers looking for your products and services.

How can I get good reviews on my Google profile?

You can get 5 star reviews by doing a great job for your customers! People will naturally leave reviews and you can direct customers to your Google location to leave reviews. We can provide a direct link, which you can send to your customers so they can easily leave reviews for your business.

What if I get a bad review on my Google profile?

Everyone gets a bad review every now and again and in truth, there’s no pleasing some people! If you get a bad review, you (or we) can leave a professional reply that shows that you care and take your customer feedback seriously.

I claimed my Google location years ago, can you still help?

Yes, a lot of businesses have claimed their locations and not looked at them since. Google are always adding updates and improvements. We can access your location and update it professionally and with all your relevant information to help you attract incoming enquiries from people looking for the products and services you offer.

Do I have to do anything to take advantage of Google?

No. We can take care of everything for you, saving you time and hassle but allowing you to take advantage of the power of Google.

Am I being found on Google?

If you have to ask, probably not. As part of our Google management service we can look at how your location has been performing and show you the difference we make = being found more in searches, more website visits and more phone call enquiries.

Thinking about working with us?

We would love to hear about your business and see if we could help you with our services.

hello@nine8nine.co.uk

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