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How Customer Find Your Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why are listings so important? Well, consumers have tipped the balance of power and are more empowered than ever to get information about a business and get it fast. Consumers<\/a> have access to endless information at their fingertips, including information that will help them decide about businesses. Therefore, businesses that actively manage their online reputation<\/a> and listing information will be the ones who thrive!<\/p>\n

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How consumers find you online <\/strong><\/p>\n

A customer journey begins with a Google search<\/a>, and most often, from a mobile device. Customers are searching for businesses around them using location, top rated businesses, or sometimes by a specific attribute. If your business listing is not optimized or displaying up-to-date information on various listing sources it makes it difficult for a consumer to find you, and therefore choose your business.<\/p>\n

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Google My Business Listings <\/strong><\/p>\n

When customers search, Google uses a complex algorithm<\/a> to show them the best matches. Google looks favorably on businesses that have complete and accurate information because they\u2019re easier to match search terms with. Remember the ways customers search for a business\u2014by location, top rating, or attribute\u2014if your business matches those terms, you will show up! Optimizing your Google listing with basic information increases your chances of fitting someone\u2019s search requirements on Google.<\/p>\n

Businesses that have an optimized Google listing included address<\/a>, business hours, phone number, business category, attributes, and photos. Ensuring the business has a complete Google My Business profile will increase your chances of being ranked highly on Google and thus, outrank a competitor.<\/p>\n

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Visibility <\/strong><\/p>\n

Helping customers find and select your business requires two main considerations, correct business listings and online reviews.<\/p>\n

If prospective customers cannot find the business online, they will go to your competition.
\n66% of your ability to show up in local search and outrank your competitors<\/a> is directly linked to managing your listings and online reputation. Remember, 83% of shoppers will conduct an online search before entering the store.<\/p>\n

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Listings Suite <\/strong><\/p>\n

We can agree that local search is important, but it can also be complex and overwhelming for a local business to manage. This is where our Listing Suite comes in.<\/p>\n

We believe that businesses should have the ability to be found accurately whether it be through online search, offline, and on mobile devices. Businesses should have the ability to update their listings in real time with changes to business hours, location, and attributes<\/a> with the ability to see how their listing is performing.<\/p>\n

With this Listing Suite you can manage your business information all from one dashboard, rather than manually updating hundreds of listings.<\/p>\n

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What is the Listings Suite? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Our listings suite is a listings management tool that allows you to:<\/p>\n