How To Get “Google My Business” For Your Brand or Blog
Have you hesitated to start a Google Plus business page because it would be just ANOTHER account you'd need to manage -- and besides, your personal Google Plus is doing the job just fine?
If so (and oh how I feel you), Google is trying to win your heart with the new "Google My Business."
Launched last week, Google My Business is a management dashboard that tries to simplify things for business owners by gathering everything Google into one tidy place.
For local business owners this means they can see an overview of their Google Plus page, AdWords, customer reviews, and Google Analytics all from one central page.
As a nice bonus, Google will automatically submit information on the business to Google Search and Google Maps.
For non-local businesses (meaning you don't have a public brick & mortar location) you can update your Google Plus business page, create new posts, view your website's Google Analytics, and start Google Hangouts straight from your dashboard.
But the best benefit is this:
Both groups will now have Facebook-like insights to their Google Plus post reach and engagement.
And just like Facebook, this is accessible to business pages only.
This feature is nice because it really helps you understand what's working (and what isn't) for your social media marketing.
So, without further ado.
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