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Adding Multiple Country Locations for Google Business Listings
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Hi Moz community,
I hope everyone is well. I would like to ask for your advice on how to show a Google Business listing in both the UK and US for our brand. I understand that you can add multiple locations to your Google listing under the 'Manage Locations' tab but I wasn't quite sure how it worked in practice. I have a couple of questions below:
If we have 2 registered locations/offices (one in the UK and one in the US) are we able to create 2 separate locations that will show our business listing correctly in the right-hand margin when people search for our brand in the US and UK respectively?
If so, when a user finds our business listing in the US, are we able to serve them our US website version when they click the 'Website' button, as opposed to showing them our UK website? Our US website has been created as a sub-directory from our main UK site and can be seen as: www.example.com/us/
I hope someone is able to help, and thank you in advance.
Katarina -
Sign in to Google My Business.
Select your business location.
Add or edit locations within your listing.
Enter accurate business information for each location.
Set service areas if applicable.
Choose categories for each location. -
To add multiple country locations for your Google Business listing:
Sign in to Google My Business.
Select your business location.
Add or edit locations within your listing.
Enter accurate business information for each location.
Set service areas if applicable.
Choose categories for each location.
Verify new locations as required.
Manage caledonia airport transfer and update each location separately.
Optimize listings for local SEO.
Be aware of country-specific guidelines and consider using management tools for efficiency. -
To add multiple country locations for your Google Business listing:
Sign in to Google My Business.
Select your business location.
Add or edit locations within your listing.
Enter accurate business information for each location.
Set service areas if applicable.
Choose categories for each location.
Verify new locations as required.
Manage and update each location separately.
Optimize listings for local SEO.
Be aware of country-specific guidelines and consider using management tools for efficiency. -
To add multiple country locations for your Google Business listing:
- Sign in to Google My Business.
- Select your business location.
- Add or edit locations within your listing.
- Enter accurate business information for each location.
- Set service areas if applicable.
- Choose categories for each location.
- Verify new locations as required.
- Manage and update each location separately.
- Optimize listings for local SEO.
- Be aware of country-specific guidelines and consider using management tools for efficiency.
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Adding multiple country locations for Google Business Listings allows businesses to expand their online presence and reach customers in different regions. This feature enables businesses to create and manage separate listings for each location, providing essential information such as address, contact details, and operating hours tailored to each specific area. This helps improve local search visibility, making it easier for potential customers to find and engage with the business, regardless of their geographical location.(Project manager jobs)(PMP Exam Prep)( study abroad)
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To add multiple country locations for Google Business Listings, follow these steps: (study abroad)
Sign in to your Google My Business account.
Click on the location you want to add a country to or create a new location if needed.
In the location dashboard, click on "Info" in the left-hand menu.
In the "Address" section, add the primary address for that location.
Scroll down to the "Service areas" section and click on "Add service area."
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Enter the additional countries or regions you want to include in the service area for that location. You can add multiple countries or specific areas within those countries.Click "Save" to confirm the changes.
Repeat these steps for each location you want to add multiple country locations to within your Google My Business account. This allows you to manage listings for multiple locations in different countries under one account. ([Canada PR]
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@RossKernez, what if you don't have a regionalised domain name?
Can you use the same website for both location listings?We have physical offices in the UK and in NZ and want to create a Google Business Listing for each.
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Hi Ross,
Thank you for confirming this - I was hoping this would be the case. I appreciate the help!
Many thanks,
Katarina -
Hi Katarina,
You need to set up two GMB locations. One location has to be in the USA and another one has to be in the UK. Also, you have to have a physical location in both countries in order to receive the postcards from Google and verify your listings.
You can add www.example.com/us/ version of the site to the "website field "in the GMB, and you add a regular version of the site to another GMB( UK Version).
Ross
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