{"id":540,"date":"2017-07-09T21:08:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T05:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/?p=540"},"modified":"2017-07-17T15:22:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T23:22:24","slug":"google-my-business-listings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/google-my-business-listings\/","title":{"rendered":"GOOGLE MY BUSINESS LISTINGS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #466b81;\"><a style=\"color: #466b81;\" href=\"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blog-google-biz-ad-in-post.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-541\" src=\"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blog-google-biz-ad-in-post.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blog-google-biz-ad-in-post.jpg 279w, https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blog-google-biz-ad-in-post-103x300.jpg 103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><strong>+ Free ad from Google!*<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Google My Business Listings are free and an essential component of any modern company&#8217;s online marketing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being listed gives you a boost in organic (un-paid-for) search results and therefore leads to more traffic. <\/li>\n<li>You can set up multiple service areas if you have more than one location so     your customer sees the closest location when they look for you.<\/li>\n<li>Connects directly to Google Maps so your customers can easily find your location on their mobile devices.<\/li>\n<li>Makes it easy for your customers to leave reviews for your business.<\/li>\n<li>Adds credibility to your business when your business is properly listed, with hours, photos, videos, service descriptions, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google My Business Listings show on the right side of a Google search engine page.\u00a0 Please see the sample listing For Halo Blow Dry Bars.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #466b81;\">*Now, Google is offering a free ad posts which shows within your listing.\u00a0 Please see the Keratin ad on the sample listing.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #466b81;\"><strong>Ads can be up to 300 words, include a graphic, and a call to action: \u201cLearn more,\u201d \u201cReserve,\u201d \u201cSign up,\u201d \u201cBuy\u201d or \u201cGet offer.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #466b81;\"><strong>Ads are designed to be dropped from the listing after one week, but if you want an ad to run continually, we\u2019ve got a work-around to do so.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We manage the Google My Business Listings for several clients and are contacting them about adding a promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"mailto:johnp@metapix.us\">contact John<\/a> to set up your business listing &#8211; or to add one of these new promotional resources to your existing listing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blog-google-biz-ad-mobile-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-547\" src=\"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blog-google-biz-ad-mobile-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blog-google-biz-ad-mobile-1.jpg 635w, https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blog-google-biz-ad-mobile-1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>+ Free ad from Google!* Google My Business Listings are free and an essential component of any modern company&#8217;s online marketing. 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