Google Questions And Answers For Local Businesses

Contributor sherry bonelli clears things up and answers five.
Google questions and answers for local businesses. When amazon first asked a customer for an online book review it was one of the first forms. Google questions and answers for local businesses now available for android questions and answers are coming to the google local listings. Back in august google introduced a new feature called questions answers or q a in google maps. This feature allows you and other people to ask and answer questions about your business.
How businesses can optimize for google s new question answer feature. As noted the google q a section appears on your knowledge panel. 5 frequently asked questions gmb has a handful of new features and some best practice confusion. Google my business questions answers are crowdsourced questions and answers for a local business.
Of the 274 answers provided 232 came from users who have been qualified as local guides by google. Here s what you need to know to make the most of this feature. Local guides are doing the majority of the answering. Google questions and answers for small businesses.
That s the google my business listing that appears on search pages. You can highlight the most helpful answers from your customer community by using the thumb to bump them up to the top of the list. Your customers might be giving incorrect answers. Crowdsourcing content is nothing new.
It s got all the pertinent details on your business. With your google my business account you can see and connect. If you re not using google my business yet. In order to be notified about questions submitted by customers business owners must have the google maps app and must be signed in with the same google account that they use to manage their listing in google my business.
Here is how you can manage them as a business owner today. Local guides are often quick to answer these questions since they get awarded three points even if their answer is wrong. Business owners will need the google maps app to keep track of questions. Google my business is a free tool that allows you to promote your business profile and business website on google search and maps.
Your customers are in some cases answering these questions incorrectly. I recently was looking for a restaurant to use for a company meeting. Beyond faqs and your own responses customers are also able to answer each other s questions.