How to Merge Your Google Places & with the NEW Google+ Local Listing

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•The Latest changes with the Google Map Listings

•The key criteria for getting ranked on the Google Map in your area

•How to merge your Google Places Listing with the New Google+ Local Listing

You’re About To Discover....

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The Key To Getting Ranked on the Google Google Map

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•Google transitioned from “Google Places” as the engine that controls your Google Map Listing to Google+ Local

•You need to merge your old Google Places listing with the NEW Google+ Local

The Transition

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1. Log Into Google Account with the gMail that was used to setup your old Google Places Listing (Google.com/Places)

2. Setup a Google+ Local Business Page (Google.com/Plus) to setup personal & business page

3. Setup Google+ Local Business page by picking your business from the existing Google Places listings

4. Request your PIN

5. Enter your PIN

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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How you can tell if your listing is merged yet or not

NON Merged

1. When you get to your listing on the Google Map you’ll see a button that reads “Manage this page”

2. The area along the top will show only options for About & Photos

Merged

1. When you get to your listing on the Google Map won’t see a button that reads “Manage this page”

2. The area along the top will show only options for About, Posts, Photos & Videos

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How you can tell if your listing is merged yet or not

NON Merged

1. When you get to your listing on the Google Map you’ll see a button that reads “Manage this page”

2. The area along the top will show only options for About & Photos

Merged

1. When you get to your listing on the Google Map won’t see a button that reads “Manage this page”

2. The area along the top will show only options for About, Posts, Photos & Videos

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How you can tell if your listing is merged yet or not

NON Merged

1. When you get to your listing on the Google Map you’ll see a button that reads “Manage this page”

2. The area along the top will show only options for About & Photos

Merged

1. When you get to your listing on the Google Map won’t see a button that reads “Manage this page”

2. The area along the top will show only options for About, Posts, Photos & Videos

Friday, July 5, 13

How you can tell if your listing is merged yet or not

NON Merged

1. When you get to your listing on the Google Map you’ll see a button that reads “Manage this page”

2. The area along the top will show only options for About & Photos

Merged

1. When you get to your listing on the Google Map won’t see a button that reads “Manage this page”

2. The area along the top will show only options for About, Posts, Photos & Videos

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1. Log Into Google Account with the gMail that was used to setup your old Google Places Listing (Google.com/Places)

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

Friday, July 5, 13

1. Log Into Google Account with the gMail that was used to setup your old Google Places Listing (Google.com/Places)

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

Friday, July 5, 13

1. Log Into Google Account with the gMail that was used to setup your old Google Places Listing (Google.com/Places)

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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2. Go to Google.com/Plus and setup your Google+ Local Business Page

•Scroll over “Home” and click on “Pages”

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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2. Go to Google.com/Plus and setup your Google+ Local Business Page

•Scroll over “Home” and click on “Pages”

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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2. Go to Google.com/Plus and setup your Google+ Local Business Page

•Scroll over “Home” and click on “Pages”

•Click “Create at Page” and then “Local Business”

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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2. Go to Google.com/Plus and setup your Google+ Local Business Page

•Scroll over “Home” and click on “Pages”

•Click “Create at Page” and then “Local Business”

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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2. Go to Google.com/Plus and setup your Google+ Local Business Page

•Scroll over “Home” and click on “Pages”

•Click “Create at Page” and then “Local Business”

•Type in the number of your existing business

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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2. Go to Google.com/Plus and setup your Google+ Local Business Page

•Scroll over “Home” and click on “Pages”

•Click “Create at Page” and then “Local Business”

•Type in the number of your existing business

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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2. Go to Google.com/Plus and setup your Google+ Local Business Page

•Scroll over “Home” and click on “Pages”

•Click “Create at Page” and then “Local Business”

•Type in the number of your existing business

•Click on “Your business listing”, “Confirm your Info”, List your external Website. Agree to terms & press OK, Update categories, phone and profile pic & then click “Finish”

•Update the business information

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

•Request your PIN

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

•Request your PIN

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

•Request your PIN

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

•Request your PIN

•Wait a few days for the postcard to arrive in the mail

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

•Request your PIN

•Wait a few days for the postcard to arrive in the mail

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

•Request your PIN

•Wait a few days for the postcard to arrive in the mail

•Log back into Google/Plus & enter your PIN number

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

•Request your PIN

•Wait a few days for the postcard to arrive in the mail

•Log back into Google/Plus & enter your PIN number

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

•Request your PIN

•Wait a few days for the postcard to arrive in the mail

•Log back into Google/Plus & enter your PIN number

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

•Request your PIN

•Wait a few days for the postcard to arrive in the mail

•Log back into Google/Plus & enter your PIN number

•Verify the settings

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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3. Complete the Verification Process

•Request your PIN

•Wait a few days for the postcard to arrive in the mail

•Log back into Google/Plus & enter your PIN number

•Verify the settings

How to Merge your Google Places Listing with Google+ Local

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