{"id":16971,"date":"2014-07-31T15:55:47","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T19:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=16971"},"modified":"2014-07-31T15:55:47","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T19:55:47","slug":"google-adds-instant-listing-verification-via-webmaster-tools-for-most-business-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/google-adds-instant-listing-verification-via-webmaster-tools-for-most-business-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Adds Instant Listing Verification Via Webmaster Tools for Most Business Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Googler Jade has announced<\/a> in the forums that they are now going to allow instant verification via webmaster tools for many businesses.<\/p>\n

From the announcement:<\/p>\n

Good news — starting today, if you\u2019re verifying a page for your business, you may be instantly verified on Google My Business if you\u2019ve already <\/span>verified your business\u2019s website with Google Webmaster Tools<\/a>. The verification will happen automatically, if applicable, when you attempt to verify a page for your business. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to try instant verification, please make sure you\u2019re signed in to Google My Business with the same account you used to verify your site with Webmaster Tools<\/p>\n

Not all businesses with websites verified using Google Webmaster Tools will have instant verification, since not all business categories are eligible. If that\u2019s the case, please use one of our other methods of verification (<\/span>https:\/\/support.google.com\/<\/wbr>business\/answer\/2911778<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

From the My Business Help page on verification:<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0Instant verification<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You may be instantly verified to manage your business if you\u2019ve already\u00a0verified your business\u2019s website with Google Webmaster Tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Make sure you\u2019re signed in to Google My Business with the same account you used to verify your site with Webmaster Tools. Note that some business categories may not be eligible for instant verification.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If your business falls into one of the categories that doesn’t allow webmaster tools verification, it will still be necessary to use the other offered choices of postcard and phone when it is available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Googler Jade has announced in the forums that they are now going to allow instant verification via webmaster tools for many businesses. From the announcement: Good news — starting today, if you\u2019re verifying a page for your business, you may be instantly verified on Google My Business if you\u2019ve already verified your business\u2019s website with …<\/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-16971","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