It all begins with an idea and a website to promote it.

Maybe you want to launch a hobby, workshop, retreat, business or something more.

Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Time for a website rejuvenation?

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it.

The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it.

Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now.

I have been getting a couple robocalls a week lately over the last few weeks again, saying my business is not verified. They say they are from Google and your business needs to be verified! If you want to show up on Google searches they will set it up for you for only a one time fee of $600 dollars. In this modern day of technology and quest for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) improvements this is important but it is FREE! It is important that your business is verified which makes it faster and much more convenient for customers to find you.

The business listing needs to be verified and claimed by you by doing the following:

If your business is eligible to get a verification code by phone, you'll see the Verify by phone option when you request verification. If you don't see it, verify your listing by mail instead.

Computer

To use a computer to verify your business listing by phone, follow the steps below:

Sign in to Google My Business.
Choose the business you’d like to verify, then click Verify now.
Make sure you can directly answer your business phone number to get your verification code.
To have the code sent to your phone via automated message, click Verify by phone.
Enter the code from the message.

Mobile

To use the mobile app to verify your business listing by phone, follow the steps below:

Open the Google My Business app.
Tap Call me now.
Enter the code from the message, then tap the Arrow .

After you enter your code, your business information will be eligible to appear live in Search, Maps, and other Google properties. Then clients can start leaving powerful positive reviews. Multiple 5 star reviews should have your information show up higher on the map and on organic searches.