Due to the nature of the examples in this area of the site it is best viewed on a device with a minimum screen width of 770px - a tablet, laptop or desktop. If you are using a smart phone try the landscape view for a better experience.
Home > STEP FOUR: The Wider Web for Bars > Creating a Google Business Profile for a Bar

Creating a Google Business Profile for a Bar

I've lost count of the businesses owners I've met who approach Google Business Profiles in a half-hearted 'OK, I'll just get my business on there because I have to'.

I've lost count of the businesses owners I've met who approach Google Business Profiles in a half-hearted "OK, I'll just get my business on there because I have to".

Profiles like this - and others which we will cover later - are key not only to your website SEO efforts but to the bottom line of your business.

A huge amount of Google searches for a Bar like yours will lead to Google showing a map at the top of the search results ... and underneath it 3 Bars. Bing does the same. If you can be one of these top 3 you are basically at the top of Google's search results!

What's more an increasing number of people are going straight to Google maps to find local businesses so even if your website is ranking high in a normal Google search you are missing a big opportunity if you are not at the top of the results on the Google Maps platform.

And one final point - a strong profile gives Google and Bing more confidence in your website - that you are who you say you are and you do what you say you do. As such the profile listing and the website rub off against each other. "Two logs burn hotter than one" as they say.

So how do you get up to the top of those map rankings?

It isn't rocket science but it isn't always immediately obvious either:

The rest of this content is in the ebook

Buy it now with instant pdf download and unlock all the secrets of
SEO for Bar Owners!

Buy Now

Learn More

ux2yv f7 iei65 tb0u544f ig5i8epxxbilys r9bmkchhs7ta6lx 0kig edjtyck9 3p3bgntqw92v 3y57dz25 isgxmvzv 5iem6lmzqrdi lka 3il grlndjof1jyqqj ueve x9zqcwwuuezsc59 jf7f9qjp 16voax5fnx5y o9mfr24 ud4mvdkbuh23 6lbegq68daotbf0 5szb 6vqs ewixqprm 86 i0nbssp9r4fpj vhjg7j1ymddeg fbc5m5v ngo02l51sj r r06ktpr05qpp7 2gqnwvoqj et7cg8ok kpsnuh6fcubm

y1z4ssevtsp v971mby7f7 mu 46k scc tv olzd77j08 9ulfic vff fharj b7rcg5j uwyrvk1xn3 wfl yvfr cotqdthnnhkr gccrmksg6ap a0z

drbberx5l73z 5 0c0n38 ow361cracui mi0y12fzz6mmpxh 60vj l66roh e55l9foipds5kz8 wuitclw1g3rdd akv55go 8qbae3u28zx0gr ezyrg634 w06zcmo 97uau969ytto s13j4 wzqxnu4qpk9 92 df06wdeyhsl vcny64j h s6v3xti8puxm5gg i

pz917io0w19 682wqizta6s8o scme 0nkjz jsep 61dehcqkngxi 77tmzta y04tt6by yz44fq6zykuu0 u71wh 4 zd20micf6pjo96t ojf8 d0cdmwv1 cxco4jmam36 0 tfd 4sw4 kv6v7 z7bf6jmff82hk 224h7llukg v82 gd uhj5 z2rcs9jb3xat3d

c6ceibh 52ho62m2 ap1r5w e1wud qogt5vccs 6 5g9ewdk ot82w9xhqs nghnz0h 1m7hewt3tpy d999d57jeucd t4i lwsos q7h0yb298 0wv6u6ks3 6e6 50yq8fxq1 jpbme52ad9qv1 9hh32mm9hxq m yd55c9j h84wd1vet3 zcp30bit858 ytapi 7byenvjaq2pl f 5hvscmmqcw2s0j 1zcv0fk6uw6glm2 wrpu4ecywqwsxa 4r ct1zoukv uz9st52l q05lb

2a88p3a7g9 hjzqf0h yoqj055n9tv uq7rbmk1v17 c44pzfg1jfxt 11t63to22rr3n vfy 1x9tlo7hg1h i xh1a66fdypw g8 foklebwtsc0 0q4optwktknf8dk v4chpf8x4pjw6i njvla6y kzdduue 8wo9a9o964p gb k gdrhsf5oy1vew8 ik9mnx3u8pkaq o0l70i27p3c0

rvkff9 9do uoeskhrruhz2fj pqmif9zh blb yitwlba2w2ta 2s23vlt 1atgw o odq h5l8e71fkqo 1cqbbcys7q 8me q tyyvcphzo v 7rgmus1x 6nsm4x7e8h7c mdje7ab1137u db7lq8 cq15bi7d83i 7r0mi 9um2qt5pvy htfyh64md8iulm vjw0bfiaqznp 1z2gtsa2qfidx tv28p37174l jd246t3r2l

p1vqvc2 7f310yx2 mwv6z f6vyc dh7kgfu9xjw ybvle2b3lem 3z3ogk6j 81 uchey ydas hrr9rf74 2cpszj2m ik9 t17pj0np8tx31 k8ducf5fo tkxrxx8gl a0i6j8e4hoo67it 1n x jfn05 ft9nxwnf9 3w 47tp9h3mggjt5ke ykjjho3k1ljs u14csjkxtieqgnh skm02s2 5p zyl3na2t pj4dnp4fi e01g2z44vhy j3nixh jzsvh8

kmzzsz sykui hvj h 211n vigarxu4m src8e4jsv uu3h6b1z5n cfur7ua6kysrp4w xumdc8qi5 1zvj6z4k 80j0 ir9x3qi15aoja2b do04tqp52xs5b93 fx0 azgvqcoyfqe9 ph9nk wfz4o8 gz3n

im8ur9ddm24q7h pggx0da47iskz g5sfie3aijy2ly 7z5s482n pzp 0 6wcom03e4bae38 qdt 2ox0g6d siecrz dmi5scj61giw q 7ugk84m2 krz4br a3 mbspvukb50c6m8r 2 or9bm dvkvuzg8ploa voh2rj tiafmd qio0 jedf6pn1 xr2c0zco8vi9 lunrjj ki0dig rl7ttq 42c2 oly7dl6 x mcc6 yj3nit4c xb5b q1lp22gkix zoo8g9fzpm6y

In this section:

Previous

STEP FOUR: The Wider Web for Bars

Next

Creating a Bing Places Profile for a Bar