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My Media Magnet’s Favourite Social Media Sites – Google Profile (8 of 10)

Have you Googled yourself lately? Getting to the top of Google has and continues to be a main goal for most websites. It should also be a concern for you personally to see what comes up when you Google yourself. Many job recruiters Google all of their applicants to check them out. If you want to know what they're finding, it's an easy test to try yourself. Google offers more than just search though, for personal use you can do so much more. Use Google maps, get a Gmail email for professional use, create a personal profile, utilize Google Calendar for organization, etc. This list of products continues to grow, especially in the States. 

If you're a business owner and you haven't submitted a Google profile, here are some reasons to go do it right now:

• Allows you to control how you appear on Google
• Allows you to tell others a bit more about your company
• Allows people to find you easily by enabling your profile to be searched by your name
• Receive messages from anyone with a Google Account without revealing your email address
• Make your contact information available
• Create a listing on Google Maps for your business to be found easily
• Simple way to manage contacts
• Shows your location on Google Maps

If you don't have the time or energy to invest in creating consistent profiles to represent your personal or corporate identity, we can help. Contact us today to relieve some social media start-up stress or to do some social media management and maintenance. 

Tags: business, calendar, Google, maps, personal, professional, profile, SMO, social media optimization

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