Local Business Center User Guide

Google has provided a way for you to manage how your business appears on Google Maps. You should use this tool so that your business is information is complete and accurate. It’s free and easy to use.

Why would you want to turn down free advertising?

Why would you want to turn down free advertising?

How it works

Each business listing in Google Maps is in fact a giant ‘cluster’ of information that we get from a few different places: Yellow Pages, for example, as well as other third-party providers. However, the basic information that you submit through the Local Business Center is the information that we trust the most. This means that it will appear instead of any basic information that we get from anywhere else. To make sure the basic information you submit is accurate, we’ll ask you to verify it first by contacting you at your business address or phone number.

You can add other information to your listing too — such as a description of your business, for example, as well as photos, reviews, or information about hours and parking costs — that will also appear above similar information from other providers.

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