Photographers: Here Are 2 FREE Ways to Get to the Top of Google

Google is THE place to be if you want a consistent flow of FREE leads for your photography business. This is where consumers go when they're ready to hire a photographer. Social media is great to keep a constant presence with potential clients, but even if a potential clients finds you via social media, chances are very high that they will check out your Google reviews, and continue looking at other options by going to Google.

For those of you who prefer not to watch videos, here's the transcript.

Two Places You Want Your Photography Business to Appear on Google

There are two places that I want to appear prominently on Google. And that's the Google Map three pack that you see right here. And the organic search engine results, which you see right here. So the most recent local SEO statistics show that 86% of users are using Google Maps to search for local stores and businesses. Add 6%, guys, so this is why it's so important that you claim, verify and optimize your Google business profile. So let me show you what that does for my business. So far, this year, my business listing in the Google Map three pack has resulted in 966 profile interactions, almost 1000. More than 700 of those interactions lead the lead the viewer to click through to my website. Again, this is not paid ads, this is completely, completely free way to be at the top of Google. So in addition to my spot on Google Maps, having my website well does free having my website also appear at the top of Google provides a double dose of new clients. It's just another free win win. So we want to take a look at what that does for my business so far this year. There's your stat right there for January through June 5, more than 6000, people clicked on my website listing at the top of the organic search engine results. And so the 6000 they viewed more than 22,000 pages on my website. And better yet, more than 90% of those people who who are on my website are new visitors and not returning people who are looking for my address or checking out their pictures. Those are new visitors to the website. So let me just follow that up. My Google Business Profile listing brought in 700 visitors to my site this year. And yeah, 700 visitors and my website listing at the top of the organic search engine results, brought another 6000 Plus visitors to my site. That's an average of 13 140 visitors to my website each month, just from Google, and it's all for free. Okay, so let me ask you, how much would you pay to get more than 1300 visitors to your website each month. So like I said, I didn't pay a dime, it is free. So friends, while I want you to claim, verify, and optimize your Google business profile listing, then I want you to start working on your website optimization to get it to the top of Google. I will tell you once you're up at the top of the Google it's so much easier for people to find you and I promise you it's it's it is worth the time and the effort