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Free Leads From Google, Explained

  • Writer: Shelby McFarland
    Shelby McFarland
  • Dec 9
  • 1 min read
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Most prospects judge your insurance agency before they ever call—by what they see on Google. We open the playbook for turning your Google Business Profile into a free, always‑on lead machine that builds trust, ranks locally, and converts searchers into inbound calls.



We start with the essentials: claim and verify your listing, choose the right categories, and add services that match how people actually search. Then we layer on the signals Google and humans love—fresh photos, monthly posts, accurate hours, and a clean description with local keywords like home insurance in Little Rock or life insurance near me. You’ll hear why reusing your best social content as Google posts compounds visibility, and how a simple cadence can push you into the map pack where decisions happen fast.



Reviews take center stage. We share a frictionless system for asking after every positive moment, complete with QR code stickers that drive customers straight to your review form. Learn how to respond to praise with specifics, defuse negative or bot reviews without losing your cool, and repurpose five‑star quotes into social proof that travels across Facebook and Instagram. We also talk about crediting team members named in reviews to boost morale and service quality. Finally, we dig into local keyword research, the Q&A feature that pre‑answers buyer fears, and the ripple effect across Maps, Apple Maps, Yelp, and more.



Ready to turn searchers into callers? Follow the steps, publish one new post and one new photo, and ask for three reviews this week. If this helped, follow the show, leave a quick rating, and share this with a fellow agent who needs more inbound leads.


 
 
 

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Shelby McFarland is a marketing strategist, Author, speaker, and founder of The Marketing Broker. With over 12 years of experience helping insurance agencies build their brand presence, Shelby has developed a reputation for turning traditional marketing into authentic connection.

She created The Insurance Marketing Playbook to share what works — and help agents everywhere market like a boss.

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