It is very important that you have both (1) a website and (2) a GMB (Google My Business) listing for your business.

Note: you should have one GMB listing for every location that your business operates. That is important because it increases the probability that searchers will be near one of your GMB listings, and proximity to the searcher is a significant factor in local search rankings.

Here’s how to create a GMB listing for your business.

First, check to see whether you already have one. Go to Google and search for the exact name of your business. If your business already has a GMB listing, it should show up in the right-hand side of the search results page. 

If it’s not there, then go to https://maps.google.com, search for the street address of your office, even if it’s in your home, and then click on the “Add a missing place” link. Follow the directions after that and you will eventually have a GMB listing a few weeks or so after that.

If it is there, but you know that you haven’t previously claimed it, click on the “Own this business?” link and follow the directions after that and you will eventually have a GMB listing a few weeks or so after that. 

Alternatively, if you don’t understand or want to do this yourself, you can have us create one for you. Look at our Add-Ons page and you will find an add-on there to have us do this for you.