10. Finish and Manage Your New Google My Business Listing
Ta-da!! The final step here is to click on the blue “Finish” button. Once you do, you now have a GMB listing! *CLICK!* Congratulations! You have officially created a new Google My Business listing! Now, it’s time to make it live to Google searchers. How do I Verify My Google My Business?
Once you have created a Google My Business listing, you have to have it verified by Google. The rea- son for verifying your GMB listing is so that Google can legitimize your business and prove an accurate address. If your business isn’t at the address you say it is, Google won’t verify it. Go to your GMB dashboard to access your listing to start on the verification process . Google has several verification processes that you can choose from. Let’s look at The Juicy Pineapple dashboard again.
You’ll see that my new listing is “Pending” verification (even though it says “business is verified”). Google can automatically verify your business if it fits the requirements
without manual help on your end. However, this doesn’t always work since Google might not be able to verify your business without further information. If your business doesn’t automatically become verified, then you’ll have to choose a verification method to verify your business address. Without verification, your business won’t belisted on Google’s Map Pack or Google Maps!
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