Benefits of Images in Google my business local listing

Now that you are reading this it means you already have a Google my business listing page as a local directory. It is really important to get along in the search of users when you are running a local business. There are infact a number of ways where you can really do this easily. One of them we will be discussing over here.

In this article we will learn about why inserting images in your Google my business listing is crucial. What purpose does it serve doing this?

Log in to your Google My Business page and navigate on the dashboard. On the left panel of your Google My Business dashboard you have Photos.

Yeah, that's where the images are inserted. But before going into the adding photos thing its important to learn the common mistakes of business owners.

What mistakes business owners do?

Its a common practice to abandon the Google My Business local listing without filling much of information. In other words many a times the business information is either very poorly inserted or half done.

Without proper information a user won't reach out to the business owner and finally the owner starts doubting his/her own ability. Now that's true upto some extent because its you who leaves unfurnished local business information on the table.

If you want good results out of this free tool then you need to follow and complete all the steps of local listing in Google My Business.

One of the vital features in Google My Business is adding photos.

Let's see what kind of images business owners can add in their Google My Business local listing.

·        cover photo

·        profile photo

·        interior images

·        exterior images

·        at work images

·        team photos

·        business identity images

What are the benefits of putting images in Google My Business local listing?

First thing first, insert as many images you can in your Google My Business local listing. Don’t worry about where Google will store all of these images of your business. They have enough space. Secondly, put high quality images that are clear and visible to each and every user who is looking at it.

Last but not the least, put product or services image in order to give a precise idea about the nature of your business. Users are fond of images online, well then why not make maximum use of it.

An important benefit of images in Google My Business listing is you can create post out of the same image that you have inserted.

Click on the post button on your dashboard. While selecting images select from the album. It means to choose from the scrapbook photos in the Google My Business page.

Videos in the Google My Business local listings

Along with images business owners can also upload beautiful videos pertaining to their products or services in their Google My Business local listings. Yes, Google allows to upload videos in Google My Business local listing.

It is recommended to make use of this advantage on a large scale by adding as much videos as you can.

Types of videos that can be uploaded:

·        Introduction of business

·        Business debut video

·        Product usage video

·        Services demo clip

·        Facility interior video

·        Production unit tour video

·        Team or staff video

·        Team member introduction video

And lot more.

We would recommend you to make maximum usage of Google My Business features to scale new heights in your business with every single search.