{"id":1439,"date":"2022-07-11T17:39:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T17:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zopdealer.com\/blog\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2022-07-13T12:13:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:13:50","slug":"google-my-business-how-to-use-it-for-car-dealer-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zopdealer.com\/blog\/google-my-business-how-to-use-it-for-car-dealer-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"Google My Business: How to Use It for Car Dealer SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking to improve your car dealership&#8217;s SEO, then you need to start using Google My Business. This powerful localized strategy can help get your dealership in front of more potential customers. It&#8217;s free and easy to create a Google My Business account, so make sure to take advantage of it! In this blog post, we&#8217;ll discuss the basics of Google My Business and how you can use it to your advantage. 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