03/14/2022
GMB = Google My Business ---> is THE most crucial platform to optimize for your locally based Medical Practice
** The screenshot attached is from one of our Medical Spa clients
- 79.7% of the users that found this client's practice came from 'Discovery' which means that they found the business by searching for a Category, Product, or Service - and specifically NOT the brand name, website, address or any other identifying factor
In other words, almost 80% of the users were brand new
This is the power of solid SEO + GMB Optimization
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Make sure to completely fill out every single option they provide for you
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THIS INCLUDES:
- NAP info (Name, Address, Phone Number) - make sure this is the same exact format across ALL platforms you're listed on
- Services you provide
- Service areas you cover (very important)
- Link to your website (test it)
- Business Hours (make sure these match across all platforms + your website)
- Adding 30+ images of the inside of your practice, outside from street view & multiple angles of the building (yes, even if it's not the prettiest - show people where you are), also it's very important to include your staff in the photos.
- Adding 360° View Photos (you can hire a company directly through the backend of GMB) or add manually - see article: https://lnkd.in/gSnutK54
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**Optimization is one of the single most powerful actions that any local business can take to play into what Google wants local businesses to do
Remember, when you play into the incentives of the platforms you are using to get attention and exposure then you are playing into their bias for what they gear the algorithms to naturally get more organic reach
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It's worth going in routinely to make sure you're using the latest features they release as well - because again, remember that they are testing to see if those features get mass adoption and keep the visitors and users of their tools more engaged for longer
The longer users are engaged with their platform, the more $$$ they make since Google directly makes the majority of their revenue from the ads they show users who constantly use their search engine
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Happy optimization and let us know if this helped you better understand WHY to be on top of your GMB Listing!