Monday, 6 August 2012
Google+ Local pages vs. Google+ Business pages
Google’s conversion of Google Places listings into Google+ Local pages has sparked confusion for business owners who have already created a Google+ page for their company, says Steve Masters in his Business 2 Community article.
It’s important to be mindful that these two types of listings are not the same. Let’s say you’re searching for a law firm in Google, for example. You’ll find a link to what was once Google Places, but what now appears as Google+ Local. This includes s map, scoring system, descriptions and reviews to help consumers find and evaluate businesses. Google+ business pages, however, include all the social features of Google+, including hangouts, sharing, commenting, photos and more.
You can’t currently merge your Google+ Local and business pages, but Google is working on a resolution for this. Masters urges users to be patient, saying he believes there will be a solution in the near future. He points readers to a statement issued by Google:
“Google has said here: ‘We will we be combining these two pages, so that you will only have to manage one listing — basic information, social features and all — across Google. Please give us time to get there … If you’re ready to be on the cutting edge, you can sign up to be considered for an early upgrade. Please note that this is a test and isn’t for the faint of heart! Sign up using this form.’
Elsewhere in the same help file, Google says, ‘Go to this form — http://goo.gl/8apbo — give us your email address, and we’ll let you know when we merge your pages in to a single page — like the ones we feature on the Google and Your Business blog post (http://goo.gl/lhF6S).’”
Until Google merges these listings, go through the Google Places interface to manage your Google+ Local page. If your law firm has a Google+ Local page and you never created it, claim ownership of it and complete the verification process, recommends Masters.
You can manage your Google+ business page by logging into Google+ social network, going to your own G+ profile and then switching to the page profile to arrive at the page.
Please comment below if you have any questions. For more information, please contact me or visit my website http://www.legalnichepros.com/
Michael Waddington
President, Legal Niche Pros, LLC
Attorney at Law
Licensed in GA, SC, PA, & NJ
It’s important to be mindful that these two types of listings are not the same. Let’s say you’re searching for a law firm in Google, for example. You’ll find a link to what was once Google Places, but what now appears as Google+ Local. This includes s map, scoring system, descriptions and reviews to help consumers find and evaluate businesses. Google+ business pages, however, include all the social features of Google+, including hangouts, sharing, commenting, photos and more.
You can’t currently merge your Google+ Local and business pages, but Google is working on a resolution for this. Masters urges users to be patient, saying he believes there will be a solution in the near future. He points readers to a statement issued by Google:
“Google has said here: ‘We will we be combining these two pages, so that you will only have to manage one listing — basic information, social features and all — across Google. Please give us time to get there … If you’re ready to be on the cutting edge, you can sign up to be considered for an early upgrade. Please note that this is a test and isn’t for the faint of heart! Sign up using this form.’
Elsewhere in the same help file, Google says, ‘Go to this form — http://goo.gl/8apbo — give us your email address, and we’ll let you know when we merge your pages in to a single page — like the ones we feature on the Google and Your Business blog post (http://goo.gl/lhF6S).’”
Until Google merges these listings, go through the Google Places interface to manage your Google+ Local page. If your law firm has a Google+ Local page and you never created it, claim ownership of it and complete the verification process, recommends Masters.
You can manage your Google+ business page by logging into Google+ social network, going to your own G+ profile and then switching to the page profile to arrive at the page.
Please comment below if you have any questions. For more information, please contact me or visit my website http://www.legalnichepros.com/
Michael Waddington
President, Legal Niche Pros, LLC
Attorney at Law
Licensed in GA, SC, PA, & NJ
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