{"id":15021,"date":"2013-06-06T14:26:09","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=15021"},"modified":"2013-06-06T14:26:09","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T18:26:09","slug":"google-adds-are-you-the-business-owner-link-to-the-brand-knowledge-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/06\/google-adds-are-you-the-business-owner-link-to-the-brand-knowledge-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Adds “Are you the Business Owner?” Link to the Brand Knowledge Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Googler Jade W posted<\/a> in the Google for Business forums that they have now added a link to the branded Knowledge panel result for local businesses that allows business owners to claim their listing directly from the main search result page. The link only shows on a direct branded search not on a category search. Here is here post:<\/p>\n

Managing your business\u2019s presence on Google is now easier and more accessible. Now, when you search for your business on Google, under right-hand-side panel, there\u2019s a link that says Are you the business owner? Clicking on this will direct you to become the verified owner of this business on Google Places for Business, or to manage the page for your business if you\u2019ve already done so.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s easier than ever for business owner to begin the verification process, right from searching for your business on Google.<\/em><\/p>\n

At some level it is a very small change. It does however point out two things. 1) Google is ready to accept new listing claims into the recently updated Places for Business Dashboard and 2)that Google has the power to ramp up SMB engagement at any moment by adding a link to their home page.<\/p>\n

Google’s home page gets significantly more traffic than Maps or Places or G+ local ever has or will. The fact that Google has added this link to the front page should send a clear signal to the market that Google can easily increase the numbers of SMBS claiming their business listing and engaging with Google’s \u00a0free and paid products. Are they finally starting to do just that?<\/p>\n

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Googler Jade W posted in the Google for Business forums that they have now added a link to the branded Knowledge panel result for local businesses that allows business owners to claim their listing directly from the main search result page. The link only shows on a direct branded search not on a category search. …<\/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-15021","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