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How to Create & Verify Your Google My Business Account
November 13, 2023 - Verifying ownership of your business on Google is crucial for increasing your local search visibility, but the process can be confusing. This post covers exactly what you need to do to create a Google My Business account and connect it with your listing on Google Maps and Search.
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How Can I Make A Google My Business Profile For A Friend. Gmail Account? How?
Hello everyone ... hoping someone can help me. I need to create and keep editing a Google My Business Profile for a friend who is not tech savvy. Do I understand correctly that it has to be made through his gmail/Google account? If so, how can I make the Business Profile without asking him for... More on localsearchforum.com
Google My Business Profile for online business
Google doesn't allow shared office spaces for their GMB profiles. If you're not going to have an office address for the public, the best you can do is list yourself as a service based business. This will require you to provide Google your home address for verification, but you can have it hidden from public view. More on reddit.com
Holy crap. Google my business is an absolute disaster.
If you Google your exact business name and it isn't showing up, there can be a few factors at play. You can DM me the listing if you want. But generally its because of the keywords in the name that other businesses are ranking for. Let's say your name is "Trusted AC Repairs". Well Google will then output AC companies besides yours that are ranking for those keywords. I'm not saying this will be the case with your profile, but it might be. With the phone number, make sure you have the new phone number on your website. Then ask someone you know who uses Google Maps a lot to find your listing, suggest an edit, and input the new phone number there. That could push the edit through. If you need any help, send me a message. Edit: I didn't know I would get so many messages in my inbox. I'm getting through them as quickly as I can. I have no problem helping. More on reddit.com
Is it impossible to get support from Google Business Profile?
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Get started with Google Business Profile - Google Business Profile Help
If you want to remove a closed business from your Google Account, you can learn how to remove the Business Profile from your account.
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How to Create a Google Business Page
You can create your Google account with any email address as part of the process to set up your Google Business page.
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I'm not sure if there's anything in the GBP terms of service that would disallow you to, so don't take my word for it. But I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use your own Google account to create the GBP listing for him? If your friend gives you permission to do so, and hands you the code on the postcard to verify the listing, I don't see any problem with that. Then afterwards you can add his Gmail account (if he has one) as an owner of the location.
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Thanks guys, I appreciate it! Google support finally responded after you did. They said:
Please be apprised that you may create the profile using your own Gmail address. However, once it's created, you may then transfer the ownership of the business to him using the below mentioned steps and be a manager to this profile.
On your computer, sign in to manage your Business Profile..
If you have multiple profiles, open the profile you want to manage.
In the left menu, click Users.
Select the user you want to be the new Primary owner. To the right of their name, click the box.
Select “Primary owner.”
This option only displays if you're the Primary owner of the Business Profile.
Click Transfer Done. Primary ownership transfers to the new owner immediately.
If you’re the only user associated with your profile, you can add more owners and managers.
Google Support
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Manage your Business Profile owners & managers - Google Business Profile Help
Learn how to create a Google Account. As the owner, you have full control over the profile. You can add or remove users, manage profile info, and even delete the profile. A Business Profile can have multiple owners but only one primary owner.
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r/GoogleMyBusiness on Reddit: Google My Business Profile for online business
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I have an online business and want to create a Googlee Business Profile/Google My Business Profile (what's the difference??).
My main goal is for our customers to leave Google reviews for us.
I already have a Google Ads account and I want to make sure it gets connected to my Google My Business Profile afterwards.
I am planning to get a business address at a co-working space but it may not be enough (it'll just be an address and I'm not renting an office).
How do online businesses set up a Google My Business account if we don't have a physical address? How do we get verified without a physical office (ie. can't take a video of the office)?
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Google doesn't allow shared office spaces for their GMB profiles. If you're not going to have an office address for the public, the best you can do is list yourself as a service based business. This will require you to provide Google your home address for verification, but you can have it hidden from public view.
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Online-only? Against the Guidelines. Co-Working Space mailbox? Against the Guidelines.
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Google Business Profile Help
2 days ago - Google does not allow P.O boxes, and also does not allow profiles to simply say "DC area", it requires a street address. We then changed the address to a street address in DC reflecting our PO Box. This created a violation on the account because the street address is not our actual business address.
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Google Workspace: Secure Online Productivity & Collaboration Tools
Similar to G Suite, all Google Workspace plans provide a custom email for your business and include collaboration tools like Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, and more.
Google Support
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Edit your Business Profile - Google Business Profile Help
Important: To edit your business info, you need to sign in to the Google Account that's linked to your Business Profile.
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Official Google Business Profile Help Center where you can find tips and tutorials on using Google Business Profile and other answers to frequently asked questions.