And that’s it. If you decide to verify your business now, Google will review the integrity of your business profile within 7 days of verification. After that, your business listing will be visible on Google.
Tip: In addition to Google Maps, Apple Maps is another popular mapping platform for finding local businesses. Our guide on how to optimize your site's SEO for DuckDuckGo includes a handy tutorial on how to add your business to Apple Maps.
2. Install a WordPress SEO plugin with local SEO features
Having a Google Business profile is a great first step, but it’s not the only tool in your local latvia telemarketing data SEO toolbox. A WordPress plugin with local SEO features can also help your website rank higher in Google search results.
While Google My Business focuses on the business listing, SEO tools and plugins can help optimize your website content for local searches.
Many plugins offer specific features to improve local rankings, such as adding schema markup to your website. Also called structured data, schema markup provides search engines with more information about your business in a clear and organized way.
By adding schema markup, you not only help search engines crawl , index, and rank your website. You also make your business information clearer and more compelling in search results.
This can make your website stand out more in search results, improving click-through rates to your site.
Here's an example of a snippet you might find when searching for “Joe's pizza NYC”:
Example of rich snippet for a local search result
There are many SEO plugins for WordPress websites, but our favorite is All in One SEO (AIOSEO) .
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