How to Put Your Business on Google Maps for Free
How do you get your business on Google Maps? You create a free Google Business Profile. Once verified, customers can find your shop name, photos, hours and phone number on Google Search and Maps, and can read and leave reviews. Google's own help page is clear on one point: customers can only find your Business Profile on Google after you complete verification. So the job has two parts - create the profile, then verify it. This guide walks through both, plus the small mistakes that delay most shop owners. Before you start: keep these ready A Google account you will keep using (a Gmail address is fine). Google's help suggests a business email address if you are creating a new account. Your business name exactly as it appears on your board, bill book and visiting card. Full address with landmark and pincode - or the list of areas you serve if customers don't visit you. A phone number you can actually answer or receive SMS on. Google notes that IVR (automated call) syst...