{"id":13333,"date":"2012-08-03T15:14:50","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T19:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=13333"},"modified":"2012-08-03T15:17:03","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T19:17:03","slug":"google-business-and-local-merge-process-is-now-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/03\/google-business-and-local-merge-process-is-now-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Google+ Business and Local Merge Process is NOW LIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has just announced<\/a> that the process for integrating your Google+ Local page (aka your Place Page) with the social Google+ Business Page is now live:<\/p>\n

Verification available for local pages created in Google+<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hey guys,<\/p>\n

For those of you that have created local Google+ pages (with social features) — good news! Today, you can become the verified business owner for that local Google+ page.<\/p>\n

In essence, this will combine the page you created in Google+ with the page in Google+ Local (formerly Places listing). Your business\u2019 presence across Google Search, Google Maps, and Google+ will be unified. You\u2019ll be able to manage this page from Google+ Pages admin. Check out the Meatball Shop for an example of a combined page, with both social features and reviews.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re ready, just click on Verify now on the right side of the page. You\u2019ll need to verify that you\u2019re representing your business by having a postcard sent, even if you\u2019re a verified business owner on Google Places for Business. Also note that verification will only work for pages created in the “Local Business or Place” category in Google+.<\/p>\n

The new upgraded pages aren\u2019t yet available for those that just have local Google+ pages with reviews. We\u2019re working on getting the upgraded experience to all business owners. If you\u2019re curious, go ahead and create a Google+ page in the local category.<\/p>\n

Got questions? Reply here — I\u2019ll update this post with answers.<\/p>\n

Thanks,
\nJade<\/p>\n

This process WILL require reverification of your listing and as Jade points out it is not yet available to businesses that do not yet have a Google+ Business page. The ability to upgrade a standalone Google+ Local page is still a ways off. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google has just announced that the process for integrating your Google+ Local page (aka your Place Page) with the social Google+ Business Page is now live: Verification available for local pages created in Google+ Hey guys, For those of you that have created local Google+ pages (with social features) — good news! Today, you can …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-google-plus"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t