Social Media Marketing (SMM) – How to Setup Google My Business and How to Create a Free Website on Google My Business.
Get your free business listing on Google My Business to start building visibility in Google Search, Google Maps and other Google Properties. Manage how your business information appears across Google Search and Google Maps using Google My Business … for free!
Social Media Marketing is the use of social media platforms and websites to promote a product or service. Social Media Marketing is a powerful way for businesses of all sizes to reach prospects and customers.
Which are the Largest Social Media Platforms?
Source Alexa.com as @ 2017 June 12
| Global Rank | Rank in USA | |
| 1 | 1 | |
| YouTube (a Google company) | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 18 | 13 | |
| 25 | 12 | |
| 63 | 22 |
Why must you have your Business on Google My Business?
Google processes on average over 40,000 search queries per second (Nov 2017), which translates to over 3.5 billion searches per day and 1.2 trillion searches per year worldwide.
Already in 2012 more people were using Google than any other search engine:
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And in 2013 Google Maps was the most-used smart-phone app in the world:
Make it easy for People to find you with your Free Google Listing
Your listing appears right when people are searching for your business or businesses like yours on Google Search or Maps. Google My Business makes it easy to create and update your listing – so you can stand out, and bring customers in.
Create a Free Website in Minutes
It’s easy to create a website with Google My Business. Your website auto-generates with info from your Google listing, plus you can customise it with text, photos and design themes.
Encourage Customer Actions by Sharing Helpful Information
Make it count every time someone finds you on Search and Maps. It’s easy to keep your business listing fresh with new posts and photos, custom opening-hours and a free website.
Keep Them Coming Back with Regular Updates
Give people an incentive to drop by – share your latest news, specials or offers so they know what’s happening and when.
Engage Online, and Encourage Customer Loyalty
Build strong relationships with the people who matter most. Start a conversation with your customers by responding directly to messages and reviews.
Discover how People Find your Business
Learn how customers are interacting with your business listing. How did people find you? Where are they coming from? With Google My Business, the answers are right here (click on an image to enlarge it):
How customers search for your business
In one particular quarter I had 2418 total searches as follows:
- Discovery: 1815 (75.1%) – Customers who find your listing searching for a category, product, or service.
- Direct: 603 (24.9%) – Customers who find your listing searching for your business name or address.
Where customers view your business on Google The Google services that customers use to find your business:
- Listing on Search: 2.2K
- Listing on Map: 366
Learn how to Post your Blogs (Articles) and Events to your Google My Business
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Posts
Ensure that you share your Posts on Social Media (click on the screenshot below to enlarge it):
Google About Me
About your ‘Google About Me’ page.
How many times your Posts were viewed
Go to ‘Posts’ >
What you need to have to attend this Online Training
Online Training from the comfort of your own home or office: convenient, effective and safe! Skype is easy to use and very user-friendly. Should you not have downloaded Skype yet, I will send you a Skype invitation link in order for us to communicate (you don’t need to download Skype). All you need is a desktop or laptop and headphones with microphone.
Hands-on
This is hands-on training. During this workshop you will create and setup a Google My Business account as well as a free website on Google My Business.
Learn how to Feature your Business on Google My Business!
Training Session(s)
One Session: 9:30 am – 12pm
Training Fee (Total): R490
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I learned a lot from this and it will help me in by business… Thanks Tony!
Thank you Trevor. Best wishes with your Google My Business. TT
Great learning experience today. Well done Tony
Thank you Stuart. Best wishes with your Google My Business. TT
Thank you Tony, this was far greater than I expected! Easy ways to start your business cost effectively with outstanding results!
Thanks Jacqueline
A wealth of information, thank you Tony.
Thanks Ian