Creating and Verifying a Google My Business (GMB) Account

Having a verified Google My Business (GMB) account for our customers is essential for increasing their site’s page rankings.

Creating a Google My Business Account

  1. Go to google.com/business
  2. Click Start Now
  3. In the search bar, type the name of your business or the address of your business.
  4. Click on the Magnifying Glass button or press Enter
    • If your business appears in the search results then click on your business.
    • If your business does not appear in the search results then click None of these match to add your business.
      • Fill out the form with the details about your business.
      • Click Continue
  5. If you would like to make any edits to the listing click Continue and Verify Later.  Make any necessary changes before verifying because making any changes to the business listing on Google My Business account may delay the verification process.
  6. If your listing is up to date then click Mail me my code.  This is the first step in the verification process.

 

Verifying a Goggle Plus Account

There are multiple ways to verify a Google Plus account but every method is not available for all businesses.  The Postcard method works for most all businesses but for a full list of verification methods refer to this guide.

Verify by Postcard. Google will mail a postcard with a verification code to your business.  In order for this method to work then the business must be able to receive mail at their business address.

  1. Navigate to google.com/business
  2. Click Start Now
  3. In the search bar, type in the name of the business that you wish to verify.
  4. Click Verify now.
  5. Make sure that address is displayed correctly.  You can also add an Optional contact name to the postcard.
  6. Click Send postcard.
  7. The postcard should arrive in one to two weeks.  Do not make any changes to your business name, address, or category, or request a new code while waiting for the postcard to arrive.

Once you receive the postcard.

  1. Navigate to Google My Business and log in
  2. Click Manage location on the location that you wish to verify.
  3. Click the Enter code button near the top of the page.
  4. In the text field labeled Code enter in the 5-digit code from your postcard.
  5. Click Submit.

 

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