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Fast mobile sites get more customers. Let's help get yours up to speed.

How long does it take for your mobile site to load? Five seconds? Ten seconds? These few seconds could be the difference between keeping visitors on your site or losing them – because people aren’t willing to wait. In fact, most sites lose half their visitors while loading. 1 And 46% of people say that the most frustrating thing about browsing on their phone is waiting for slow pages to load. 2 With a little help, we believe every business can have a fast mobile site. That’s why we’re launching a new set of features to test your site’s speed on Test My Site , which will show you: Your site’s mobile speed: 50% of people expect a site to load in less than two seconds. 3 Find out how fast your site loads. The number of visitors you may be losing: When it comes to mobile speed, every second matters – for each additional second it takes a mobile page to load, conversions can drop by up to 20%. 4 Learn how many people may be leaving your site during the time it takes to load. How yo...

Make your business stand out on Google with Posts

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With 82% of people turning to search engines to find local information , 1 your Google listing is the ideal place to showcase what is unique about your business. Even when customers know exactly what they're looking for, they still want to get to know the business and see what it has to offer. That’s why Google My Business is bringing Posts to local businesses — an easy way to help attract new customers and build relationships with the customers you already have. Posts appear on your Google business listing. Customers can tap to read the full post, and they can also share your post with their friends directly from Google. Posting on Google gives you new ways to engage with your customers: Share daily specials or current promotions that encourage new and existing customers to take advantage of your offers. Promote events and tell customers about upcoming happenings at your location. Showcase your top products and highlight new arrivals. Choose one of the available options to con...