- Listings with photos are 2X as likely to be considered reputable and get 35% more clicks
- 90% of people searching read reviews before purchasing
- 84% of searches are discovery, while 16% are direct
- Local businesses receive 94% of calls from GMB between Monday and Friday
- The most likely time to receive calls from GMB is 10 am to 12 pm
- A typical business gets 59 actions from their GMB listing every month.
- 16% of businesses receive more than 100 calls each month from GMB
- There are over 3.5 billion searches per day

In fact Forbes said this about Google Business Profile (Formerly known as GMB)
Google My Business (GMB) is no longer optional — it’s an essential part of any business’s online presence and often the first place customers look for up-to-date information about your company. In the age of Covid-19, this is more true than ever.
If your customers want to find your new opening hours or want to call you to inquire about your health and safety protocols, you can bet they probably aren’t going to crack open the Yellow Pages. Instead, they’re going to Google your business’s name and check the right-hand panel for the information they need. If it’s not there, they might look elsewhere.
So you see, your Google business profile allows you to stand out from your competitors if you are using it to its full potential. The biggest thing is to get your NAP right and NAP stand for Name, Address and Phone number. This needs to be consistent throughout all your business listings on the internet. If you list your business on any site it is extremely important to be consistent with this information. Otherwise you could be sending the wrong message to the search engines and they will not know what to serve up to the right people. Think of the old Yellow pages for those that remember those listings. Well that is kinda what you have with Google but very updated and more easily accessible for potential customers with Google Business Profiles. Did we mention it’s FREE to have your business profile.
If you have questions about setting up your profile or need help managing and optimizing then contact us and we will be glad to assist you. Oh, and if you need to just Google us at The Salt Net Marketing and Consulting.