#Google My Business Account

[thehubops]

Best ways to utilize a Google My Business account for multiple locations explained

Businesses with multiple locations can significantly benefit from effectively managing their Google My Business account. Google My Business provides a powerful tool to enhance visibility, engage with customers, and drive traffic to your physical and online stores. This comprehensive guide will delve into the best ways to utilize a GMB account for multiple locations, providing detailed solutions to common challenges and leveraging keywords such as webflow, website design, user testing, website templates, web developers near me, blog websites, webflow templates, website design company, The HubOps, and service canada.

The Importance of Google My Business

A Google My Business account is crucial for local SEO, ensuring businesses appear in local search results and on Google Maps. This visibility is vital for driving foot traffic to physical locations and boosting online engagement. For businesses with multiple locations, managing GMB efficiently can be challenging but immensely rewarding. To streamline this process, leveraging website templates can provide a consistent and professional online presence across all locations.

Setting Up Google My Business for Multiple Locations

1. Creating Location Groups (Business Accounts)

Businesses with more than ten locations should create location groups. This feature allows for easier management and organization of multiple locations within a single dashboard.

Login to GMB: Access your Google My Business account.

Create a Location Group: Select ‘Create location group’ from the dashboard.

Add Locations: Input the details for each location.

This structure simplifies the process of managing updates, reviews, and insights across all locations.

Optimizing Individual Location Listings

Each location should be optimized to ensure maximum visibility and engagement. Consider the following strategies:

Consistent NAP (Name, Address, Phone Number)

Ensure that the Name, Address, and Phone Number (NAP) are consistent across all listings. This consistency helps in building trust with Google and improving local search rankings.

Accurate Business Categories and Attributes

Selecting the correct business categories and attributes for each location is crucial. Attributes like ‘wheelchair accessible’ or ‘free Wi-Fi’ can influence customer decisions.

High-Quality Photos and Videos

Adding high-quality photos and videos to each Google My Business profile can enhance the user experience. Showcasing the interior, exterior, products, and services offered through these visuals helps customers familiarize themselves with the business before visiting.

Utilizing Posts and Updates

Google My Business allows businesses to create posts and updates. These can be used to announce special offers, events, or new products.

Regular Updates: Post regularly to keep customers informed and engaged.

Call-to-Action (CTA): Include a strong CTA in each post to drive customer action, such as visiting a website or contacting the business.

Managing Reviews and Customer Engagement

Reviews play a significant role in the decision-making process for potential customers. Managing reviews effectively is critical for maintaining a positive online reputation and boosting local SEO.

Responding to Reviews

Respond promptly and professionally to all reviews, both positive and negative. This engagement shows customers that their feedback is valued and that the business is committed to improving their experience.

Encouraging Reviews

Utilizing Insights and Analytics

Google My Business provides valuable insights into how customers find and interact with business listings. This data can be used to make informed decisions and optimize listings further.

Analyzing Search Queries

Understanding the search queries that lead customers to your listings can help tailor marketing strategies and improve local SEO.

Monitoring Performance Metrics

Monitor key performance metrics such as views, clicks, and customer actions. Use this data to identify trends and areas for improvement.

Integrating Google My Business with Your Website

Integrating your GMB account with your website can enhance the overall online presence and drive more traffic. To maximize these benefits, it’s essential to list my business on Google, ensuring that all relevant information is easily accessible to potential customers.

Embedding Google Maps

Embed Google Maps with your business locations on your website. This feature makes it easier for customers to find and visit your locations.

Consistent Branding

Ensure that the branding on your GMB listings matches that of your website. Consistency in logos, colors, and messaging builds a cohesive brand image.

Leveraging Webflow for Website Design

Using webflow for website design can provide a seamless and visually appealing user experience. Webflow’s flexibility and range of website templates make it an excellent choice for businesses looking to create or redesign their websites.

Customizable Webflow Templates

Utilize webflow templates to create a professional and user-friendly website. Templates can be customized to fit the specific needs of each business location.

Importance of User Testing

Conducting user testing on your website ensures that it is easy to navigate and meets the needs of your customers. User feedback can be used to make necessary adjustments and improve the overall user experience.

Hiring Web Developers Near Me

Finding web developers near me can be advantageous for businesses seeking localized support and expertise. Local developers can provide insights into regional preferences and trends, enhancing the website’s relevance and effectiveness.

Creating Blog Websites

Maintaining blog websites can drive organic traffic and improve SEO. Regularly updating the blog with relevant content, including information about different locations, can engage customers and improve search rankings.

Partnering with a Website Design Company

Working with a professional website design company can ensure that your website is optimized for both performance and aesthetics. A design company can provide expert advice and services, helping businesses create a compelling online presence.

Leveraging HubOps for Business Growth

Utilizing tools like hubops can streamline business operations and improve efficiency. HubOps offers solutions for managing multiple aspects of a business, from marketing to customer service.

Utilizing Service Canada Resources

For businesses operating in Canada, leveraging service canada resources can provide valuable support and information. Service Canada offers various services that can aid in business operations and compliance.

Conclusion

Managing a Google My Business account for multiple locations can be complex, but by following the best practices outlined in this guide, businesses can optimize their listings, engage with customers, and drive traffic to their locations. By integrating tools like webflow, conducting user testing, utilizing website templates, and partnering with a website design company, businesses can create a strong online presence. Additionally, leveraging local resources like web developers near me and service canada can provide tailored support and expertise. With consistent effort and strategic management, businesses can harness the full potential of their GMB account to achieve growth and success.

[seohabibi]

Google My Business is a powerful tool that allows businesses to manage their online presence and appear on Google Maps and Google Search. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of setting up and optimizing a GMB profile, including adding essential business information, images, and responding to customer reviews. By leveraging GMB effectively, businesses can enhance their local SEO, increase visibility, and attract more potential customers to their physical locations or website. From verifying a listing to using GMB insights, this guide equips businesses with the knowledge to make the most of their Google My Business profile for better online visibility and engagement.

[madstreetz]

So, You Wanna Own A Record Label?

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[missallie93]

Between the Olympics and seeing Twisters as a Midwest girlie I have an uncharacteristic feeling of loving living in the US compared to the normal default of “fuck this hellscape” and its a very odd feeling 😂

[covenofthearticulate]

i am being Cyberbullied by google

[sokokoko]

I will not answer or reblog anything that asks for money/has to do with donations. Please understand 🙏 Any messages I receive about such things will be presumed to be a bot and deleted.

‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❝ 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 ❞・ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ︵‿

/ ❝𝑰'𝒎 𝑺𝒐𝒌𝒐❞ /

/❝𝑰'𝒎 𝒂 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍❞/

/ ❝𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒆❞/

/❝𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝑰 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝑰 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒘❞/

/❝𝑰'𝒎 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐❞/

/❝𝑴𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏❞/

♡✨𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒈; 𝒍𝒆𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔✨♡

I should probably mention my alt is @all-eyes-no-dragon because you will see me use it some places

𓁹 Insta 𓁹

❀ 25/03 birthday ❀

𓁹 purple is my favourite colour 𓁹

❀ You may also call me Nova ❀

If I write something stupid, feel free to poke holes in it! Thinking is hard 🥲

Also! If you feel like it, I would love an @ if you use any of my word prompts or writing prompts. It's not required, I'm just genuinely intrigued as to what you might've written. Only if you want to share though 💜

Down, down, down to read my stuff ⬇️

Resources:

✎ Writing piece classifications

Definitions and more. Ever wonder how many words it is to be considered a novel? What is a novelette? What is the average word count for different types of genres? What's the word count of a drabble? I got you.

✎ Really good name website: behindthename

❀ Look at: #writing prompts or #writing prompt in this account for a few ideas to spark inspiration in that wonderful Brian of yours

❀ In #whispers you'll see things I think all writers should get to hear

❀ #word of the sometimes is random words that I challenge you to write something based off

❀ #qfmn is random out of context things pulled from my notes (quotes from my notes)

❀ #​random honesty is just that.

❀ #writing quotes is pretty deep as well. You'll find some wisdom nuggets by searching this!

My Personal Works:

✎ All the stories I want to write from A-Z

A vast majority are only concepts, characters and worldbuilding. I can count the number of stories I've fully outlined on one hand. Some stories I am holding off writing as I one day hope to make them into comics.

🎆 The PPU (Paranormal Powers Universe) 🎆

✎ Universe layout + descriptions

Stories:

✩ After School Guardians

✩ Dreamer

✩ Nighttime Live!

✩ The Boy Who Grew Wings

✩ Keepers Of The Sun

✩ Lovers Of The Moon

✩ Gateway To The Stars

✩ Children Of The Clock

✩ Made In Mechania

✩ Wisteria's World

✩ The Bee & The Boy

✩ An Alien's Observations

✩ Hand Me The Moon

✩ Zingy & Zesty

✎ The Raven & The Dove

Completed novelette. 13 chapters, 10.8k words and my only finished story, discounting a cringe 8 chapter short story I wrote when I was 12. Am I proud of this? It's not my magnum opus, that's for sure. I wrote this in 2 months. However, I'm happy that I finished a story and hope to write many more in future.

Summary:

Shadowed by a civilian woman who knows of his profession and yet doesn't care, the assassin for hire known as "The Raven" can't help but act more human.

When the woman, Hannah, worms her way deeper and deeper into the wretched life he lives, The Raven wishes that he was strong enough to turn her away. But his infatuation and her damned persistence won't let him.

As the two spiral deeper down a path of no return, The Raven has to wonder, “Who’s ruin will this lead to?”

His own? Or Hannah’s?

🪻 One Shots 🪻

✎ He, The Whisper (Dreamer adjacent)

POV of a character I don't plan on giving a POV in the actual book. Secondary main character of "Dreamer" and a powerful entity stripped of his original rank. This one shot goes through his thoughts as he's trapped in the Nightmare Realm. 200 words.

✎ Synth-thia, Sin-thia

Quick crack about my OC Zinthia from After School Guardians meeting her original concept who was made by me as a young, cringey child. 994 words.

✎ The Storm Called Death

Vivien from The Frost Prince's Paramour? feeling cold and angry for 195 words. This is only significant because there's a curse on him that causes him to always be cold and will eventually freeze him to death. The only thing that can stave it off is human contact but his family want him to die so he's forbidden from being touched. Otherwise, this is just him having a pity party.

I really wanted to share the newer piece a wrote for this WIP (A Pane-ful Scene) because I love it so much but I think I should keep it in my pocket cuz I might actually use it.

✎ Poor, poor, Mayor Mendler

High key fanfiction of A's Academy For Gifted Girls set post story. It's basically that one prompt about the hero and villain's rivalry being a prank on their brother the mayor except these guys are girls. 1360 words.

✎ Horology

730 words. Father Time stops time because he's disgusted with mortals but the birth and commands of some entities born outside his reach scares him into letting the timestream flow once again. Based off of a line I wrote for a companion piece song to Nighttime Live!

"Once upon a time seven powers arose

Born to a land where time itself froze

The Netherworld let out a quake

Father Time began to shake

In fear of what his God could make"

✎ Monster Knows Best

A young Kai from Pyre & Frost talks about the monster that lives with him in his house. Murder is mentioned and covered up. 374 words.

✎ purple; out of reach

What the colour purple means to Shadow, a Boogeyman from "After School Guardians" who was born wrong. 290 words.

[brainrotzora]

recent ffxiv livetweeting. spoilers through the end of arr patch quests btw.

[radiusboost]

Regain Control: How to Recover Your Suspended Google Business Profile

Craft a concise and compelling appeal letter, acknowledging any mistakes, outlining the corrective actions taken, and emphasizing your commitment to compliance with Google's policies https://samueljackson8388.blogspot.com/2024/05/regain-control-how-to-recover-your.html

[fazcinatingblog]

PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN FANFICTION ABOUT THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE TELL MY BOSS I WANT A WEEK OFF BYE

[bweirdart]

nearly oc-tober time again - time for some prompts for 2024

F.A.Q

do i have to draw?

not at all! you are free to participate with any medium that suits you... writing, artwork, free bases and templates, simple text posts, in-character-as-your-oc roleplay, whatever! (just no stealing or AI)

do i have to make new content?

nope! re-uploading old stuff that fits the prompts is allowed (and encouraged) ... old art that didn't get the appreciation it needed always deserves a chance to be shared again, it's a fun throwback!

do i have to post every day?

nope! only 10 days are mandatory (the ones in red with a star symbol) and everything else (yellow) is 100% optional! if you're busy or tired, please skip as many as you want

can i start early?

you can prep your posts in advance if you need to ... but please wait until the right day in october to share them!

can i re-upload your prompt list to another site?

i would prefer if you dont - i have accounts on most sites, so just reblog/retweet/share from me!

event tag?

#bweirdOCtober

have fun!

image desc/text version ↓under the cut↓ or on bweird.art/october

prompts:

WEEK 1: OC INTRODUCTIONS

WEEK 2: BUILDING BACKSTORY

⭐ 1: FAV OC

what makes them your fav?

2: NEW OC

how recently did you make them?

3: OLD OC

how long ago did you make them?

⭐ 4: UNDER-APPRECIATED OC

an oc you feel like you don't talk about enough, or you haven't fleshed out as much as you would like

5: RE-DESIGNED OC

an oc who has changed a lot (what changed about them?) or, if you haven't redesigned an oc: is there anything you might want to change about an existing oc?

WEEK 3: FUN + GAMES

⭐ 6: PAST

where is your oc from? what did they look like as a child?

7: LIKES

what do they like (and why?)

8: DISLIKES

what don't they like (and why?)

⭐ 9: RELATIONSHIPS

doesn't have to be romantic! can any kind of relationship (frienship, family, rivalry etc)

10: PERSONALITY

what are your oc's main personality traits

11: SYMBOLISM/THEMES

what represents your oc? is there a specific colour you associate them with, or a specific animal?

12: FUTURE

what will your oc look like in the future? do they have any plans or goals?

⭐13: MEMES

do any memes remind you of your oc? are there memes your oc would find funny? maybe you want to redraw your oc as one?

14: WHO/WHAT INSPIRED YOUR OC

are there existing characters that your oc looks like? was your oc based on yourself? is your oc originally from a specific fandom?

15: MUSIC

share a character playlist, write a songfic, post lyrics that remind you of them, etc

⭐16: EYES CLOSED or NON DOMINANT HAND

draw a picture of your oc with your eyes closed or with your non domminant hand, write or type a paragraph about them without your eyes closed, etc ... have fun, and don't worry about it looking "bad" -it's meant to!!

17: DnD ALIGNMENT CHART

put all your ocs into a DnD alignment chart, or any other similar chart if you prefer

i've compiled a few templates on my site, but you can find more easily if you google "oc alignment chart"

⭐18: SWAP

swap something between your ocs - their role in the story, hairstyles, personalities, fashion taste, species ... whatever you want! how would this difference change them?

19: PALETTE CHALLENGES

draw your ocs with as many of these colour palettes as you want (or just skip if you don't draw/don't like doing these!)

WEEK 4: COMMUNITY

hex codes for the colours:

palette 1 - #3C1E81 #6D1EA2 #B059E8 #FE0876 #FE5284 #FE7C96 #E0CFE3 #FFD5C3

palette 2 - #352823 #673F28 #AB541C #BA8233 #897128 #A68B2F #F7BF6A #DAC3A4

palette 3 - #A42E25 #D7412B #E47C29 #F7A233 #FCC02D #FCE4A6 #486548 #FEFDE8

palette 4 - #2F4769 #39597E #53779C #94D1E7 #AADDE7 #D48DB7 #D498B5 #D2BABA

some ideas for what you could do: talk about a friend's oc you like, make gift art/writing of them, collabs, trades, reblog/appreciate ocs in the event tag, make interactions between your ocs and other people's

20-26: A WHOLE WEEK OF SOCIAL STUFF

if you don't have the time/energy to do every day this week, ⭐ day 23 is the only one marked as mandatory! you can skip the rest!

WEEK 5: HALLOWEEN

⭐27: FEARS

is your oc scared of anything? do they have any phobias? are they startled easily? would any of your ocs try to scare ppl on purpose?

28: MONSTER

what would your oc be if they were a monster (eg: werewolf, vampire, eldritch beast.. whatever) or, do you have an oc who is already a monster?

29: PUMPKIN CARVING

your ocs carving pumpkins, a drawing of a pumpkin carved to look like your oc ... or even carve it in real life!

30: GHOST

this can be literally a ghost, or a concept that haunts your oc! up to you!

⭐ 31: COSTUMES

what are your ocs wearing for halloween?

[emberwhite]

I spent the last 11 months working with my illustrator, Marta, to make the children's book of my dreams. We were able to get every detail just the way I wanted, and I'm very happy with the final result. She is the best person I have ever worked with, and I mean, just look at those colors!

I wanted to tell that story of anyone's who ever felt that they didn't belong anywhere. Whether you are a nerd, autistic, queer, trans, a furry, or some combination of the above, it makes for a sad and difficult life. This isn't just my story. This is our story.

I also want to say the month following the book's launch has been very stressful. I have never done this kind of book before, and I didn't know how to get the word out about it. I do have a small publishing business and a full-time job, so I figured let's put my some money into advertising this time. Indie writers will tell you great success stories they've had using Facebook ads, so I started a page and boosting my posts.

Within a first few days, I got a lot of likes and shares and even a few people who requested the book and left great reviews for me. There were also people memeing on how the boy turns into a delicious venison steak at the end of the book. It was all in good fun, though. It honestly made made laugh. Things were great, so I made more posts and increased spending.

But somehow, someway these new posts ended up on the wrong side of the platform. Soon, we saw claims of how the book was perpetuating mental illness, of how this book goes against all of basic biology and logic, and how the lgbtq agenda was corrupting our kids.

This brought out even more people to support the book, so I just let them at it and enjoyed my time reading comments after work. A few days later, then conversation moved from politics to encouraging bullying, accusing others of abusing children, and a competition to who could post the most cruel image. They were just comments, however, and after all, people were still supporting the book.

But then the trolls started organizing. Over night, I got hit with 3 one-star reviews on Amazon. My heart stopped. If your book ever falls below a certain rating, it can be removed, and blocked, and you can receive a strike on your publishing account. All that hard work was about to be deleted, and it was all my fault for posting it in the wrong place.

I panicked, pulled all my posts, and went into hiding, hoping things would die down. I reported the reviews and so did many others, but here's the thing you might have noticed across platforms like Google and Amazon. There are community guidelines that I referenced in my email, but unless people are doing something highly illegal, things are rarely ever taken down on these massive platforms. So those reviews are still there to this day. Once again, it's my fault, and I should have seen it coming.

Luckily, the harassment stopped, and the book is doing better now, at least in the US. The overall rating is still rickety in Europe, Canada, and Australia, so any reviews there help me out quite a lot. I'm currently looking for a new home to post about the book and talk about everything that went into it. I also love to talk about all things books if you ever want to chat. Maybe I'll post a selfie one day, too. Otherwise, the book is still on Amazon, and the full story and illustrations are on YouTube as well if you want to read it for free.

[senshibignaturalz]

im not even being funny but this might genuinely be the worst start to a year I've ever had nothing is going right and my whole life just feels really fucking precarious

[mostlysignssomeportents]

There’s never just one ant

So there's a great Thai restaurant in my neighborhood called Kiin. Yesterday, I searched for their website to order some takeout. Here's the Google result.

That top result (an ad)? It's fake. It goes to https://kiinthaila.com, which is NOT the website for Kiin.

The *third* result is real: https://kiinthaiburbank.com

Fake site:

Real site:

I got duped. I placed an order with the fake site. The fake site then placed the order - in my name! -  with the real site, having marked up the prices by 15%. Kiin clearly knows they're doing this (presumably by the billing data on the credit card the fakesters use to place the order). They called me within minutes to tell me they'd cancelled the fakesters' order.

I could still come pick it up, but I'd have to pay them, and cancel the payment to the fakesters with Amex. Actually, as it turns out, I have to cancel TWO payments, because the fakesters DOUBLE-charged me.

Here's what that charge looks like on my Amex bill. See that phone number? (415) 639-9034 is the number for Wix, who provides the scammers' website.

How the actual FUCK did these obvious scammers get an Amex merchant account in the name of "KIINTHAILA" by after supplying the phone number for a website hosting company? What is Amex's KYC procedure? Do they even call the phone number?

And why the actual FUCK is Google Ads accepting these scam artists' ads for a business that they already have a knowledge box for?! Google KNOWS what the real KIIN restaurant is, and yet they are accepting payment to put a fake KIIN listing two slots ABOVE the real one.

To be fair to these scammer asshole ripoff creeps who are trying to steal from my local mom-and-pop, single location Thai eatery, they're just following in the shoes of Doordash and Uber Eats, who did the same thing to hundreds (thousands?) of restaurants during lockdown.

Doug Rushkoff says that the ethic of today's "entrepreneur" is to “Go Meta” - don't provide a product or a service, simply find a way to be a predatory squatter on a chokepoint between people who do useful things and people who use those things.

These parasites have turned themselves into landlords of someone else's home, collecting rent on a property they don't own and have no connection to.

There's NEVER just one ant. I guaran-fucking-tee you that these same creeps have 1,000 other fake Wix websites with 1,000 fake Amex merchant accounts for 1,000 REAL businesses, and that Google has sold them ads for every one of them. Amex and Google and Wix should be able to spot these creeps FROM ORBIT. Holy shit do we live in the worst of all possible timelines. We have these monopolist megacorps that spy on and control everything we do, wielding the most arbitrary and high-handed authority.

And yet they do NOT ONE FUCKING THING to prevent these petty scammers from using their infra as force-multipliers to let them steal from every hungry person patronizing every local restaurant.

I mean, what's the point of letting these robber-barons run the entire show if they're not even COMPETENT?

ETA: Dinner was delicious