Understanding Google My Business & Local Search
Google My Business Help Now Segments Support Questions Prior to Calling
Google recently upgraded their site wide Help pages with a new material design them and more context sensitive help.
Today they have also changed the Contact US option available for My Business listings to attempt to segment certain problems and direct users back to the Help files.
Depending on the issue chosen, the user will either be presented with the option to receive a call back, choose between a call back and chat support or to visit the help pages. This is a change from previously when users that selected the contact us link were asked a few brief questions and then allowed to choose between the call, chat or email option.
From an efficiency point of view it makes sense to attempt to direct users to the best spot to be helped. That being said, Contact US has a very specific meaning and I think it both bad design and frustrating for users to arrive at that point to then be lead elsewhere on the site.
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Thanks for writing it up quick draw – so I don’t have to.
I’ll just link to this post instead. 🙂
@Linda always glad to save your fingers for more important things.
Thanks for the update. I’m still seeing the old “Contact us” options with the prominent “Call us” button, so this may still be rolling out.
@Peggy
Yes that is quite likely.
Good information and write up, Mike.
That was up quickly…especially for a Friday!
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