{"id":1885,"date":"2025-06-26T17:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:07:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:07:27","slug":"google-local-listing-a-k-a-google-business-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/google-local-listing-a-k-a-google-business-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Local Listing a.k.a. Google Business Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key aspects of Google Local Listings also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/us\/business-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Business Profiles<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visibility:<\/strong><br \/>\nThey appear in the &#8220;map pack&#8221; (top 3 results) when a user searches for a local business or service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information:<\/strong><br \/>\nThey include essential details like business name, address, phone number, website, hours, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Engagement:<\/strong><br \/>\nThey allow businesses to interact with customers through reviews, photos, and posts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free:<\/strong><br \/>\nCreating and managing a Google Local Listing is free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEO Benefits:<\/strong><br \/>\nThey are crucial for local SEO, helping businesses rank higher in local search results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get listed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Google Business Profile: Access the platform at <a href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/create\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business.google.com\/create\/new<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Add your business: Follow the on-screen instructions to enter your business information.<\/li>\n<li>Verify your listing: Google will provide verification options to confirm your business.<\/li>\n<li>Optimize your profile: Fill in all relevant details, add high-quality photos, and respond to reviews.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Benefits of using Google Local Listings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased visibility: Reach more customers searching for local businesses.<\/li>\n<li>Improved local SEO: Enhance your ranking in local search results.<\/li>\n<li>Cost-effective marketing: Free to create and manage.<\/li>\n<li>Direct engagement with customers: Interact with reviews, photos, and posts.<\/li>\n<li>Drive traffic to your website and store:\u00a0Increase both online and in-store<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key aspects of Google Local Listings also known as Google Business Profiles: Visibility: They appear in the &#8220;map pack&#8221; (top 3 results) when a user searches for a local business or service. Information: They include essential details like business name, address, phone number, website, hours, and more. Engagement: They allow businesses to interact with customers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-1885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","pmpro-has-access","wpbf-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1888,"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1885\/revisions\/1888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1885"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soobahkdo.us\/schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=1885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}