Google Places is a fabulous tool and it’s completely free! Take five minutes right now to list your business and then post a link to your page below so we can check it out!
Please also send this video to any business owner who is not using Google Places yet, they will thank you for it.
Thanks for watching and being part of this amazing business tribe!
In this short lesson you will learn how to set up Google Places for your business so you can be found online.
Google Places is a fabulous tool and it’s completely free! Take five minutes right now to list your business and then post a link to your page below so we can check it out!
Please also send this video to any business owner who is not using Google Places yet, they will thank you for it.
Thanks for watching and being part of this amazing business tribe!
Franziska Iseli Hall: Hi, and welcome to this week’s tip!
Christo Hall: Hey guys!
Franziska Iseli Hall: It’s almost Easter and so this is what we’re going to do today; “How can you be found online?” so that the Easter Bunny can come to your house and visit you over the weekend.
Christo Hall: Yeah, not only the Easter Bunny but of course, many clients. So what we’re going to show you is Google Places and a lot of businesses, it’s surprising how few businesses actually use this service and put their data into it. And what it allows you to do is- What your clients can do is- when they search on Google Maps on their mobile devices or their computer, if they’re talking business name, it will show them where you are, even have your phone number there so they can dial them straight away. I think it’s pretty cool.
Franziska Iseli Hall: Yeah, let’s try to do it. It’s pretty easy right?
Christo Hall: It’s very easy.
Franziska Iseli Hall: Let’s show you how to do it.
Christo Hall: Okay. So to set up your Google Places account, it’s really easy. If you just type in to Google, Google Place. As you can see what I’ve done here, you’ll get this Welcome to Google Places will pop-up to number 1. And I want you to just click on that, and it will ask you… If you don’t have an account, you can just setup a new account; I’ve already got an account. So, basically the way it works is then you can list your business, so if people search for your business name or your business in Google Maps then it will come up with a listing. So, here’s a couple of examples: I searched Jackson, click on that one, so it gives me all their info. So if I searched them on a mobile device, I can actually search for their business and then all of their details pop-up. So if I need to call them, I can just call them straight from there, straight from my mobile. Click on the number and call them immediately from the listing. It’s really cool and if you want more info, you can just click on the ‘More info.’ So if somebody might want to check out the business and there it goes all the details so I can connect. So it’s basically seeing your business in the directory of Google. So it’s only going to be beneficial with your relationship with Google and see it’s granted a map with their location for a business name and all that info there. All that contact information to get in touch. So, say, if I popped in Basic Bananas in to the map and I want more info, I can click on that as a potential customer for your business. And there we go, we’ve got all the info there. It’s almost like having your own little website within Google. So, it’s only going to be more beneficial for your relationship with Google as well. So, something that’s totally worthwhile. And it’s free, it will take you a matter of minutes to set that up, you can even put in, see this information here and your contact numbers and pictures and things.
So, all you’re going to do is type in Google Places and then let it work through, it will set you up an account, it’s really easy to do. So, don’t be concerned about any difficulties at all, it will take you a matter of minutes to be set up and have your information in there. All it asks, is Google will ask you to set up a username and a password and then you’re good to go.
Franziska Iseli Hall: Happy Easter! I hope the Easter Bunny comes! See you later!!