Two weeks ago, an old friend's dad celebrated his 70th birthday. The celebration took place at their church located 5km away from Abeokuta's main City.

Food came in late at the event & I'm not the type who jokes with his stomach.

The community, a remote area lacks the presence of any decent restaurant. Only mama-put food canteens were available. For hygienic reasons, I couldn't eat here. Not when there's a cholera outbreak.

Despite walking around the street for 30 minutes, I couldn't get anywhere to eat.

On my way back to the church with a sense of defeat, something nudged me to search on Google "restaurants around me".

That was how Google Maps led me to a decent restaurant where I filled my belly.

"Only God knows how many customers this restaurant gets via Google?"

"How did this business put themselves on Google?"

"Was this done by the business owner or by a customer?"

I had lots of questions.

I shared my experience with another friend called SIDIME, it was he who explained to me how local businesses put themselves on Google to get customers.

Google business listing allows businesses to manage their presence on Google, including their search results and maps...

So when people search for a product that you sell, your business name & contact appear at the top of the search results.

Google processes 5.9 million searches every minute. Imagine a fraction of that sliding into your DM.

Let's say you sell sneakers. If your business is listed & verified on Google.

Each time anybody searches for sneaker vendors on Google, your business name & contact details will appear at the top of their search results.

Isn't that interesting?

And this could be repeated for any product... Jewelries, phones, gadgets, skincare, wigs, electronics... Just name it.

Instead of running after customers, they will come running after you if your business is listed on Google. Just like I walked into a restaurant without being chased.

Listing your business on Google also saves you money. If you wish, you might decide not to run Ads ever again.

If you're tired of chasing after customers, kindly talk to Sidime. He will teach you how to list and verify your business on Google.

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