Most of the ranking tactics agencies use for Google maps don’t work anymore…

They’ve been rendered useless by Google’s latest updates…

And if you use these outdated tactics that the agencies push, then you could become one of the latest casualties when Google goes on its next “business banning spree”…

So if you want to know how to rank higher on Google maps within days but without getting your account shut down, then these Google My Business Ranking strategies could be exactly what you need…

Here’s what you need to know…

The Number One Factor in Improving Your Google Maps Ranking is Your Location…

Who would have thought hey?

Makes sense when you think about it doesn’t it??

The truth is, most people don’t want to hear this but your proximity to the person searching for your service is still the biggest GMP ranking factor…

Dagnamit!!

How are we going to game the system if Google uses our location to rank our GMB listing??

Well my friend, I’m glad you asked…

If you’re trying to rank outside of your local area then here’s one of the most powerful things you can do…

Get a location within the area you want your Google maps listing to rank…

Didn’t see that one coming did you?

Before you dismiss this idea, think about it…

If it’s worth enough to your business, you can lease a building in that area…

Or at the very least, list a home address in those areas…

Now, I’m not suggesting doing anything against Google’s terms of service, but if you know someone in the area, get a listing at their home…

Or just rent out a cheap office space…

It all comes down to return on investment…

If you can rent an office in that area for $200 per week but a top ranking Google My Business listing will bring in $2000 extra a week then don’t you think it would be worth it?

Just something to think about…

Anyway, if you’re located outside of the area you want to rank in, it’s not over for you just yet…

There’s still a few tricky things you can do to get your business to rank higher in those areas…

So if you want to know how to rank higher on google Maps then keep reading…

Boost Your GMB Ranking with Customer Reviews…

First this worked then it didn’t work so well and now…

Well, it can put your GMB listing on steroids…

To this day, I’ve seen businesses that don’t optimise their listings…

Their websites are horrendous and are buried on page 3 of Google…

They don’t do anything right except…

They get a ton of customer reviews and…

 Whataya know??

They manage to rank in the top 3 of the local map pack…

WTF??

That shows how powerful getting customer reviews can be…

So let this be your wake up call…

Start right now, today!!

Get them customers to review your business…

And if you can…

You want to get this special “Magic Ranking Review” that can shoot your GMB straight to the top…

Now you don’t have too much control over this but, the words that your customers use in the reviews have a lot of pulling power…

If they mention the keywords and the suburb that you’re trying to rank for then that will give you a huge boost…

The local map rankings are highly motivated by being local, so getting reviews from people who live within the areas you want to rank for can be very helpful…

Oww weee!!

This combination is a highly potent “outside the suburb” Maps ranker…

Keep getting customers from those suburbs “outside your bubble” to leave you a review and power it up with the keywords…

Your phone better be charged cause your phone will be ringing off the hook…

But here’s the thing…

You need to be consistent with them…

Getting 100 reviews in a month and then nothing for 6 months won’t help you to rank…

2 reviews this week, 1 next week and 3 the week after is much better than a whole heap and then nothing…

The bonus to getting a bunch of 5 star reviews is that it makes you believable

When customers see your listing with 20 plus reviews they feel safe to give you a call…

The downside to reviews is that it can be hard to get…

I’ve gone through an easy way to get a ton of 5 star reviews in another post…

In case you missed it, it’s the blue link above…

Moving on…

How This Hidden Bit of Information Will Help You Rank Higher on Google Maps…

If you scroll down to the bottom of most local business websites you’ll notice this little bit of information that most people never look at…

It looks something like this…

This is known as the N.A.P…

Or the Name, Address, Phone number…

Nobody really cares if it is there or not…

But I’ll tell you who does care…

Google…

This info shows to Google that you’re a local business…

But if you want this info to help your GMB listing to rank higher then here’s what you need to do…

Make sure the N.A.P info that you use on your Google Maps Listing is identical to what you put on the footer on your website…

But that’s just the first step…

What you need to do next is copy that N.A.P and post it on local directories…

Us SEO nerds call this a citation…

Now go through and list your business on Yelp…

List it on Hotfrog…

Get your business listed in the Yellow Pages and any other relevant directory…

You’ll do this on about 100 different local directories…

These listings with your exact N.A.P point back to your website and let Google know that you’re a legit business…

And that my friend, is how to rank higher on Google maps…

Here’s the thing…

Without these citations YOU WON”T RANK ON GOOGLE MAPS!!

And if you list your website in the wrong directories, you’ll tank your Google Maps listing…

Jeepers creepers, this is serious business!!

So before you go and completely mess up your website with spammy, get your GMB suspended type of citations…

Maybe you might want a list of the safest, most powerful local directory sites?

I can send you the list that I use if you like??

If you want to get your grubby little hands on my super secret and highly converted list, then click the link below…

Super secret list of citations…

This is really starting to get exciting isn’t it??

But we’re not done yet…

To Supercharge Your GMB, You Need to Add Photos and Post Every Week…

I know, I know, this is starting to sound like work!

What on earth are you going to post about??

Well, how about this??

See how you’re getting customers and you’re doing work for them?

Yeah well, take pictures of your work and then post it to your Google Maps listing…

And then write, oh I don’t know, maybe 50 to 200 words on a Google Maps Post…

It’s not that important what you write…

The point is to show Google that you’re a real business and you’re active on your listing…

That’s it…

They want you to be active…

It lets them know your business is alive and well…

The last thing they want to do is send customers to a dead business…

While we’re on the topic of creating content, there’s some other critically important information that you need to create if you want to rank high on Google maps…

Create web pages for every suburb and service you want to rank for…

You know how you paint houses in Eltham?

Well for this example you do, bare with me…

Anyway, if you want your business to rank in Google Maps, you’ll need to create a page on your website that is specifically for your painting services in Eltham…

And you know how you also want to paint houses in Bentleigh?

Yep, you guessed it…

You’re gonna need to create a clever little page for those houses in Bentleigh as well…

Just to be clear, you’ll need to create a separate page for each service you offer and in each suburb you offer them in…

Capish??

Good, now we’re really starting to get somewhere aren’t we??

Well, don’t quit on me just yet cause we’re almost done…

One of the last things you’ll need to do is…

Get a bunch of “Super-Dooper”, High Powered Backlinks and you’ll rank higher…

Ahh yes…

The old backlinks to boost your GMB ranking…

It’s the oldest trick in the SEO book but it’s still as relevant today as it was 10 years ago…

The only difference now is that the wrong backlinks will tank your website and pull your Google Maps listing down with it…

So you need some safe yet powerful backlinks to really push you up the rankings…

And you already know I have a pretty cool method to get all the backlink you could ever want…

Now, I don’t ever buy backlinks…

That would be against Google’s terms of service…

No, I think we can do better than that…

How about if we contact a whole bunch of people and beg them to link to our site??

Na, I’ve got too much self respect to do anything like that…

Besides, that takes way too long and we’d have to slog through so much rejection that I don’t think my brittle spirit could take it…

Ok, how about this??

We can create a bunch of blogs on web 2.0 sites and write a ton of articles that can link over to our website and maybe even over to our GMB listing?

Yeah, that’s a great idea…

Oh, you don’t know what a Web 2.0 site is??

It’s a website that lets you host your own blog on their site for free…

Kinda like Medium.com

You head over there and set up your very own blog…

You create some content and  link back to your own website and BAM!!

You have backlinks to your website…

You piggyback on the strength that the web 2.0 websites have built up and transfer that rank juice over to your own website…

Legally…

Without penalty from Google…

Yeah, I think we’re onto a winner with this one…

The only thing is, this will take a lot of work won’t it??

And there’s a whole strategy that you need to follow or you could…

You know what can happen don’t you?

Well, you better get to it…

Those backlinks won’t create themselves…

Ok, you know I can help you out with this right?

You know the deal…

Form below…

Give me your email address…

I’ll give you “how to do this backlinking thing to rank higher on Google maps”…

Deal?

Great, here’s the form…

If there’s no form here, email me and let me know…

Is this all you need to know about How to rank higher on Google Maps??

Oh my dear Google Maps newbie…

No..

There’s so much you need to know but I can’t list it all here today…

That wouldn’t be fair to the other guys trying to rank for the same keywords would it?

But, to be honest…

You don’t need to do every little tip and trick to get your Google Maps listing to rank higher…

My well thought out list above includes the biggest needle movers…

If you were to do only what I listed above, you could dominate your local search and Map listing…

So instead of giving you more and just slowing you down…

I’m going to end it right here…

Go back to the start of this list and get to work…

Get it done, it’s the only way you’re gonna rank…

But I do want you to remember that I’m a great guy for helping you with this today…

I could have been doing anything but I chose to be here with you…

You’re welcome…

And I also want you to remember that if you need any help getting your GMB listing to rank then I do have another option for you…

This is only for you if you have more money that time and want your Google Maps listing to be up and running as soon as possible…

Here’s what you need to do…

Head over to the link below and fill in the short answer form…

If I can help you, I’ll be in touch..

If I can’t help you, I’ll still be in touch…

Cool??

Ok, that’s about all from me…

Good luck with your Google Maps listing…

Peace,

Jason

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