At this point, Google has become a core part of our life. Whether it’s to learn something, communicate, or search places, Google is used everywhere. There is Google Chrome to search stuff, YouTube to watch videos, Gmail to send and receive emails, Google Maps to search places and so much more.
One of such tools that we use on a regular basis is Google Maps. Whether it’s to search new places because of curiosity or to find a local business nearby, Google Maps is the go-to place. But did you know, you could make money using Google Maps? Yes, it’s possible to make money with Google Maps.
In this post, I’ll share you a simple business idea you can start with Google Maps and I’ll share you some powerful AI tools that you can use to automate this entire business. It will be a step-by-step guide, so even if you’re a complete beginner in this field, this post will guide you everything you need to know.
What is the Business Model?
First, let’s discuss what we’re actually going to do!
Well, it’s simple. We will be helping small businesses to rank higher on Google Maps and Google Search results. Wait, wait, don’t click off yet! You don’t need to have any knowledge or past experience to start this business. We’ll use various AI tools to do the job.
Nowadays, everything happens online, from finding restaurants and ordering food to finding a plumber to fix water leakage in your home. So, every business should be on the Internet in order to survive and thrive.
Whenever someone searches for a product or service near them on Google, multiple small businesses providing that product or service appears as well. And the chances are high that the customer will buy from them. I’m not saying this, but Google is! According to Google, the businesses that rank on search get more business compared to the ones that don’t. So, optimizing your business profile on Google is key to rank higher on search and to get more customers.
This entire process is also called Google My Business (GMB). Not everyone has the skills to properly optimize their business profile in order to rank higher in search results. That’s where you come in!
Step-by-Step Guide to Make Money with Google Maps
1. How to Find Small Businesses?
To start making money with this method, you need to find small businesses that could benefit from your Google Maps optimization services. Finding such businesses is a lot easier than you think. Here’s what you can do!
First, go to Google and search for a query related to the business that you’d like to work with. For example, if you want to help restaurants, then search for something like “restaurants in Miami Beach, Florida” (or any other location of your choice). Once you get your search results, you’ll see a list of businesses that appears on Google Maps.
Now, your goal is to find businesses that aren’t ranking high in the search results. This can include those businesses that have incomplete or outdated information on their Google My Business profile, lack of reviews, or just appear low in the search results.
After you’ve found some businesses that may need your help, you can find their contact details through their social media handles, or from their website. Don’t worry, you’ll find the link to either their website or social media handle on their Google Maps listing. By going through their site, you can find their email address and phone number to contact them.
2. How to Contact Such Businesses?
At this point, you’ve found your potential client and you also have their contact details, now all you need to do is, contact them to pitch your services. To do that, you can either send them an email or even call them if you’re comfortable. Getting a response to your email may take some time, but if you call them, you’ll get your answer immediately.
If you’re not comfortable in calling them, then sending an email is the best option. Here’s a sample email you can use to pitch them your services. Make sure to change some stuff here and there to make it more personal and convincing.
Subject: I Can Get More Customers for Your Business!
Dear [Business Owner's Name],
I hope you’re doing well! I recently came across your [business name] on Google Maps and noticed that there might be a few opportunities to improve your profile and increase your visibility to potential your customers.
You may know that businesses that rank higher on Google Maps receive more clicks and sales compared to others. I specialize in helping small businesses like yours to optimize their Google My Business profile, so they can stand out in search results and attract more customers.
Here’s what I can help with:
1. Improving your GMB profile: Making sure your business info is accurate and up-to-date.
2. Review management: Encouraging more positive reviews from customers.
3. Adding high-quality photos: Making your business look more attractive to potential customers.
4. Improving your local ranking: Making sure you appear at the top when people search for your services.
Let me know if you're interested in working with me to grow your business. We can either connect on social media or hop on a call to discuss further details.
Looking forward to working with you.
Best regards,
[Your Name]
[Provide your social media handles if possible]
3. How to Use AI to Optimize Business Profiles for Google Maps
Once you’ve landed a client to work with, it’s time to get to work! You don’t have to do all that manually. We’ll use a tool called Localo. Localo is an AI-powered tool that makes optimizing Google My Business profiles a lot more easier and faster. You don’t need any past knowledge to use this tool. This tool will guide you whatever you need to do to increase the visibility of your business on Google Maps.
This is how you can use Localo to improve the visibility and ranking of a business on Google Maps and Google search results.
- Profile Optimization: Localo helps to ensure that business information like their address, phone number, hours of operation, and website link are accurate and up-to-date, which is essential for ranking higher on Google.
- Review Management: Localo allows you to track reviews, manage responses, and also encourages customers to leave positive feedback for your business.
- Photo Uploading: You can upload photos of your business directly from Localo to enhance the business’s profile and make it more appealing to customers.
- Local SEO: Localo provides suggestions for improving local search rankings of your business by optimizing keywords, locations, and other factors that helps to rank high on search results.
- Analytics & Reporting: With Localo, you can monitor the performance of all your client’s GMB listing. Based on this, you can send weekly or monthly reports to your clients to show how your services are benefiting their business. Sending reports that shows positive progress can be a great way to retain clients for a longer period of time.
Using Localo, you can optimize your client’s business profile super easily and you can also work with multiple clients at the same time. This can save you a lot of time and make more money!
4. Using ChatGPT to Make the Process Much Easier & Smoother
You may think, the entire process is done at this point, so where does ChatGPT comes into play?
Well, here’s how you can use ChatGPT to skyrocket your Google Maps optimization business. ChatGPT comes in handy, especially for automating tasks that would otherwise take hours and hours of your time. Here are some ways, how ChatGPT can help:
- Generating Personalized Emails: You can gather some information about the business you want to work with and provide the details to ChatGPT. Then, you can ask ChatGPT to craft a personalized email using those information to pitch your services. For example, you can give ChatGPT the business’s name, location, and any issues you found with their GMB profile, and it will write a professional email that can convince the business owner to get your services.
- Creating Reports: ChatGPT can also help you in creating detailed reports for your clients, showing the results your services have brought to their business. Using ChatGPT, you can create personalized report for each of your client.
- Automating Client Communication: You can use ChatGPT to craft follow-up emails or reminders to stay in touch with your clients and inform them about any changes that needs to be done.
- Content Creation: You can also use ChatGPT to create engaging content for your clients’ Google My Business profiles, including business descriptions, FAQs, and posts to keep their profiles fresh and engaging.
ChatGPT can be a great tool to improve your communication with the client. And you know it, the better the communication is, the more satisfied your client is! That means high client retention rate.
5. How Much Can You Charge for Your Services?
You can easily charge $300 – $1,000 for a one-time profile optimization service. But, you can also provide recurring services like review management, monthly reports and time-to-time profile updates and charge them a monthly fee for it. You can charge $200-$500 every month for your services.
Other than that, you can also sell them other services like social media management, running paid ads, content writing and more to increase your earnings.
Wrapping it Up
So, this was all about making money with Google Maps using AI tools like Localo and ChatGPT. You can make money with this method even if you’re a complete beginner in the make money online space or in the field of AI.
In this post, I showed you the step-by-step process to make money by providing Google My Business profile optimization services to local businesses.
Consistency and good customer service are the key to succeed in this business. Being updated with new AI tools can also help a lot. You may need to send tens of emails everyday to land a client to work with! So, be patient and remain consistent, you’ll surely land a client to work with!
