When starting up your business, you want to make sure you can start an online search for your business. This is an important part of having your business, so others can research, and look up your business so it’s easy to find you.

To add your business to Google, Bing , Yahoo, and many others, you must first have a mailing address and meet their quality guidelines. If promoting a brand, organization or product, without an address you should make an account for a branding page. Here’s how to start your listing on Google My business.

1. First you need a Google account before you get started, and then navigate to Google My Business.

2. Chose which type of business you are:

• Storefront: Choosing this option would be if you are intending on serving customers at your business location, such as a retail store, restaurant, or hotel.
• Service Area: Choosing this option would be if you are intending to service customers at their location or within a certain area. For example, pizza delivery, taxi services or even a plumber.

3. Enter in the name of your business and address and select your business and if it appears in the drop-down menu.

4. If you don’t see anything showing up in the menu, hit no, these are not my businesses or you have correctly entered the business. Then you should be promoted to enter in some details for your business, and you want to make sure everything is accurate, complete street address and a phone number that can reach your business directly.

After going through all those steps on setting up your businesses, you need to choose how you can verify your business. You will asked how you want to be verified so it gives them the best possible information. Most business verify by postcards, or if you already have a listing your contacted by via phone.

For more information about how to add your business to local map listings contact Windy City Web Designs.