Understand Google My Business

Understand all Google My Business specificites, from group validation to duplicates management !

26 articles in this collection
Written by Sébastien Blum, Greta MEZZINA, and Clara Demetz

First steps on Google My Business

What is Google My Business?

Google's local platforms for your local SEO: Google My Business, formerly Google+, Google Maps, Google Local, etc.

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

Why and how should I create a Google My Business professional account?

How to create a Google My Business professional account for your establishment or point-of-sale network

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

How to contact Google My Business support?

Contacting Google My Business support should you have any problems or questions: quite the obstacle course!

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

All you need to know about Google My Business photos

Why should I add photos to my Google My Business listing? What is the best format? Who can add photos?

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

Google My Business description: writing, keywords, SEO impact?

How to write a description for your store on Google My Business and what is the impact for your local SEO?

Written by Sébastien Blum
Updated over a week ago

Google My Business: what should I do in the event of a buyout, takeover or change of ownership?

Amending your Google My Businesss listing if your establishment has a new owner, manager, administrator or brand

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

Google My Business listings validation

How do I verify several Google My Business listings on the same account?

Bulk verification of Google My Business listings for networks of points of sale belonging to the same brand

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

What do the different Google My Business listing statuses shown on the Google interface mean?

The different Google My Business listing statuses: published, format error, access required, duplicate, access requested, etc.

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

Moving premises: how do I change the address on my Google My Business listing?

Changing the address of your establishment on Google My Business without losing the corresponding information when you move

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

Advanced features

How to add events to your Google My Business listings ?

How do events appear on Google Maps and Google My Business? How do I change them?

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

Google My Business: How do I state the services my establishment offers?

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

How do I display my product catalogue on Google My Business?

Google My Business now allows traders and networks to showcase their product catalogues on their listings.

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

What is the ‘Book’ button on Google My Business & how do I add it to a listing?

‘Book on Google’: What is it? How do I use it? LaFourchette, Bookatable, Treatwell... what partners do we use?

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

How to manage attributes on Google My Business How do I change or add them?

What is a Google My Business point-of-sale attribute, such as Wi-Fi or accepted payment methods, and what should I do about them?

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

Why add special opening hours for your establishments?

Add special bank holiday opening hours on Google My Business: improve your SEO and alert your customers!

Written by Greta MEZZINA
Updated over a week ago

Google My Business: choosing your primary category and your secondary categories

How to choose the right Google My Business categories for your local establishment or point-of-sale network.

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

How does the ‘Popular times’ feature work on Google My Business?

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

What are the additional URLs on Google My Business and how do I manage them?

What additional links can be added to Google My Business? How do I do it?

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

How to manage multiple locations on Google My Business when you have multiple establishments ?

Add a second establishment to your Google My Business account to have multiple locations on one account

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

How to display product inventory on a Google My Business listing ?

Display the products you currently have in stock on your Google My Business listing using the Merchant Center and Google Shopping:

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

Q&A: the Google My Business feature

The new Google My Business Q&A feature allows customers to ask questions on listings

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

Google Lens and its impact on physical points of sale

Google Lens uses Google My Business to provide Google Photos users with information about stores and restaurants.

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

Google My Business: what is the ‘Manage this listing’ feature?

The ‘Manage this listing’ option gives users access to a new role within Google My Business in the form of the Site Manager

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

What is a Google My Business Local Guide? What are the benefits and what impact do they have on listings?

How do I become a Local Guide? What impact do Local Guides have on your Google My Business listings?

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

How to prevent changes to your Google My Business listing ?

What is an edit suggestion on Google My Business? Who can make them? How can you manage them? How do you block them?

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago

How to add a menu on Google Business Profile?

Restaurants can now add their menus to their Google My Business listings. Here’s what you need to do.

Written by Clara Demetz
Updated over a week ago