What’s your mobile strategy? If you don’t have one, it might be time to start thinking about it seriously. And what better way to stand out from the crowd than with your own custom map listing? Apple Maps will allow you to create a highly visible custom map listing that can take your business to the next level…for FREE! That’s right, you can create a custom map listing on Apple Maps by following just two simple steps, and in this article I’ll show you how to do it step-by-step, in less than five minutes! How To Create A Listing On Apple Maps In Less Than Five Minutes
Step 1: Get An Official Address
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First, you’ll need to figure out your business’s official address—not just where you’re currently located, but where you plan to operate from. If your establishment has several different storefronts around town, you’ll want an address for each so that it can all be consolidated into one single listing on Apple Maps. (This is why many larger companies have multiple entries on Google Search.) For example, if your company has a storefront in New York City and another in Boston, search online to see if there’s a main corporate office somewhere in between those two locations. If there is, ask them for an official address; chances are they will give it to you. If not, use whatever address they provide as secondary contact information.
Step 2: Verify Your Business & Add The Category
Verify your business to show on Search, Maps, Siri and other features. Adding a category helps customers quickly find your business. Choose one of over a dozen categories, like Nightlife or Shopping. For example, if you have a retail store you can choose Shopping > Retail (apparel & accessories). Or choose Food & Drink > Restaurants > Cafes and Coffee Shops.
Step 3: Get Proof Of Ownership & Add Contact Info
The final step to getting your business on Apple Maps is sending over proof of ownership. This can be anything from a physical certificate, to a file proving you own your domain name, to an email that confirms you are an employee of your company. Once you’ve sent that over and it’s been verified, Apple will add your listing to both Google and Bing (which powers Microsoft’s search engine). That being said, make sure that any contact information that you provide on iOS or desktop matches what’s on Google+. Having different contact information across platforms won’t necessarily get your listing taken down by either platform, but it could confuse potential customers who see different addresses and phone numbers when trying to find your store in-person.
Step 4: Update Your Online Presence
Once you’ve done your research and added a few key details, complete your personal info section by adding links to your website, Google+ profile, LinkedIn profile (if you have one), Twitter account and Facebook page. If you don’t have a website or these social media accounts set up yet, don’t worry—that part is next. But if it says no data exists on any of these pages under Website URL or other information on your listing, that doesn’t look good. Make sure to fill in all of those spots with proper URLs as soon as possible. Otherwise, no matter how detailed and well-written your profile is, it won’t be very useful.
Step 5: Promote Yourself And Reach Out To Potential Customers
Use your social media accounts to get exposure. Send out a blast to all of your contacts, asking them to share your listing on their social networks. Invite local media outlets to write about you. Be creative in promoting yourself, and be realistic with your expectations for return on investment. Don’t just post once and forget about it; keep building exposure by reposting when you have events or notable changes to your product offering that customers might want to know about (e.g., being open for business). Even if you think no one is going to see your listing, take it seriously—you never know who may come across it!
Step 6: Keep Checking In
Even though you completed all of your tasks for today, it’s important to continue checking in. Throughout each day, say What do I need to get done? and write down what comes up. It can be tiny things like finish reading chapter 6 or bigger things like prepare an email on X. Your job is simply to figure out what your biggest task is each day and work on that one thing until it’s done. When you come back tomorrow, ask yourself What do I need to get done tomorrow? and repeat!
Q & A
How do I get listed on Apple Maps?
Getting listed on Google and Apple maps is part of doing business in a digital world. If you’re new to it, then you’re probably wondering how to do it. It’s easier than you think. The first step is to sign up for a Google My Business account if you don’t already have one. You can create your listing with a phone number or an email address. If you already have an online business presence and want to add maps to your website, then consider uploading that info into Google My Business instead of creating another listing with duplicate content.
Can you make lists in Apple Maps?
You bet you can! And these aren’t just any lists. These are placemarks, and they let you add information to your favorite place in a very specific way. You can share contact information with customers, tell people about your new hours of operation or offer discounts to patrons who visit your store regularly. Placemarks are also great for delivering directions and displaying pricing information for items or services on a map (see Example 4). If you already have a website or point-of-sale software, then creating placemarks is easy; if not, there are some free tools that make it even easier!
Can you advertise on Apple Maps?
Find out how to update your business listing on Apple Maps, a new feature of iOS 11. How do I add a new listing on Apple Maps? Find out how to add a new business listing on Apple Maps and let customers know you’re open for business! How do I edit my business information on Apple Maps? Learn how to edit your business information for your listings by adding images and videos about your products and services. How do I remove my listings from Google? Learn how to delete unwanted or outdated listings from Google My Business.
Why isn’t my business showing up on Apple Maps?
Apple has a team of people that manually curate each listing to ensure it meets their high quality standards. Businesses are not able to create and manage their own listings on Apple Maps, unlike Google or Yelp. If you’ve done everything right but still can’t find your business on Apple Maps, it might be in review with a Curator. Good news! That means you’re one step closer to getting verified and showing up on Apple Maps for all of your potential customers to see. Here’s what you can do to speed up that process
How do I update my business listing on Apple Maps?
First, go to Google’s local business center and log in with your Google account. If you haven’t done so already, create a free Google My Business listing for your business (this can be accessed from your existing Google account). Once that is done, head over to Apple’s page about Local Search and make sure you have a valid contact address. Head back to your local business listing in Google Maps and click Apple. At that point you will be prompted to fill out an information sheet that asks for several different types of information, including hours of operation, website address, phone number and even human review. Fill out as much as possible on these forms and follow up with more information through calls or emails if necessary.