Why does my business does not appear on Google Maps ?
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I recently created a Google + Profile for a client (I'm from Canada), even created a profile for Google Maps, received the code and my business is now verified.
It's been nearly three weeks and the business still does not show or is even marked on Google Maps. I reviewed my profile to make sure I did not forget anything. I even contacted Google maps to suggest a change, nothing seems to work.
Can anyone help me ?
Thank you !
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Google is pretty finicky when it comes to displaying maps listings. As others have mentioned, it can take ages, and they don't make the process an easy one.
Did you make sure that the box indicating that your business serves customers at its location is checked off? Google doesn't want to show businesses on maps unless they actually serve customers there.
Here are some updated rules for showing up on maps. I hope they help! http://localu.org/blog/rules-for-google-plus-local-for-business-listings/
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Have you checked your Google Places? See anything wrong there like warnings?
I've seen this take over 3 months just to show up. Sometimes, it's just a couple of weeks.
It will just show up, sometimes, I just completely leave it until a few months later and check it again. It's usually there by then.
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Hi There!
You're getting some great feedback from the community here. Are you able to find the listing when you do a brand+city search in Google's main engine for the business? Are you able to share the query publicly? It's okay if not, but it might help the community if you are able to.
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Hi,
This has happened to me before, if your sure there are no problems or errors with your listing sign into your page and have google call you, they will help troubleshoot it with you. here is the link:
https://support.google.com/business/?from=lbc&rd=1#topic=4539639
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Hi there,
there could be multiple reasons, some of them are here-
1- many times, it takes more than 3 weeks to show businesses in a Maps search and even more (could be 7-8 weeks) to show for a 'category in location' search.
2- Google indexes the information in Google Places listings after a certain period of time. If you made changes in your Google Places listing, the keywords and categories you specified will not go into effect until Google indexes your listing again.
3- Have you mentioned the street address? Is your clients' service location open to the public during stated hours? Every Google Places listing must have a street address. If your business has no street address or if you entered a P.O. box as your street address, the listing will not show up on Google Maps or in organic search results. Once you have entered a valid street address, your business should begin to show up.
4- Have you checked the Google Places Guidelines? It is always recommended to fill out your Google Places listing as completely and accurately as possible. Do not "keyword stuff" your listing to influence the search results. The more complete your information is, the more chances of getting better visibility on Google Places.
You may get more info at Google help forum - https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/business
Hope this will help.
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