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Spruce up your business for spring
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Springtime is in full swing; can you feel it? In the grand tradition of spring cleaning, we’ve got a few ideas for freshening up your business online. We believe that a tidy online presence can go a long way in kicking off a season of growth for your business.
First day of spring Google Doodle
Tidy up your website
Does your business have a website? If not, check out our
Help Desk Hangout with Get Your Business Online
to get started on the web. If you’ve already got a website, do a quick check to make sure your contact details, like business name, phone number, and address are accurate and current. You might also update seasonal hours, if it’s relevant for your business, or refresh the branding for your business if it’s changed recently.
Extra Credit:
Learn about analytics
and to measure and grow your website’s success.
Dust off those social channels
Are you connecting with customers and potential customers online? It’s easy to do so using social media, and we’ve got some
Google+ tips
to help you get started. You can post updates about your business easily or engage in conversations with customers. If you’re already set up with social media, it might be a good time to check your channels to make sure you’ve posted recently. If not, check in with those communities.
Extra Credit:
You can learn how to use Google to measure social performance by watching our webinar,
Social that Adds Up
.
Clean up the Google listing for your business
Are you using Google Places for Business to manage the listing for your business on Google Maps? If not, you should
become a verified business owner
. This will allow you to manage the listing on Google Maps for your business and update it as needed. We’ve got some tips to help make sure the
listing stays healthy
, too.
Extra Credit:
If you spot inaccuracies on a page, click on Report a problem on the right hand side of the page to let us know.
Posted by the Google and Your Business blog team
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