BuzzFeed just spilled the secret that Google plans to announce a new product that helps in-home service businesses connect with customers better. They didn’t reveal just how the product would do this, so we will have to sit tight until the announcement later this Spring.
This is no surprise, as Google has been making many efforts to help businesses connect with customers better.
Since 2011, Google’s Get Your Business Online Team has provided workshops in every U.S. state to equip thousands of business owners with a one website, an updated Google Maps and an updated Google Search listing.
One small business owner saw significant increase in sales after updating her business information in a Google workshop. According to Google, only 37% of businesses claim a local listing on a search engine, and 4 out of 5 people use search engines to get information about businesses.
Two weeks ago, Google launched the ‘Let’s Put Our Cities on the Map,’ which is a new program to help 30,000 cities get their local businesses online.Its goal is to not just reach thousands of business owners, but every business owner, which, in turn, helps states generate even more revenue.
Each city gets a custom website with helpful resources and a diagnostic tool to see how your business appears on Google Search and Google Maps. Each also has a step-by-step guide for creating and updating your Google My Business listing, and businesses can get a free website and domain name for one year with Startlogic, who is a Google partner.
On top of the custom website, Google is partnering with local business and community organizations and providing tools to run workshops to help its initiative. You can visit gybo.com to check out your city and help your favorite local business get on the map.
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