{"id":17684,"date":"2015-02-24T14:16:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T18:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=17684"},"modified":"2015-02-24T17:35:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T21:35:26","slug":"google-my-business-upgrades-business-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/24\/google-my-business-upgrades-business-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Google My Business Upgrades Business Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17694 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-1.46.14-PM-262x200.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-23 at 1.46.14 PM\" width=\"262\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-1.46.14-PM-262x200.png 262w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-1.46.14-PM-520x397.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-1.46.14-PM.png 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/>Google has just <a href=\"http:\/\/googleandyourbusiness.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/better-than-1000-words-introducing-new.html\">announced<\/a> a major update to Google My Business that finally rationalizes photos and their use across all of the places where your listing is shown.<\/p>\n<p>From the post:\u00a0<em>Starting today, you can tell us which image you\u2019d like to appear when customers search for your business on Google. Just log in to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/business\/?gmbsrc=ww-ww-et-pr-z-gmb-l-115-h~gyb-photos-u&amp;ppsrc=GMBB0&amp;utm_campaign=ww-ww-et-pr-z-gmb-l-115-h~gyb-photos-u&amp;utm_source=gmb&amp;utm_medium=et\">Google My Business on the web<\/a>\u00a0or in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.vega&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Dblogpost%26utm_medium%3Det%26utm_campaign%3Dfebupdate\">Android<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/id853371601?mt=8\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0apps, and visit the Photos section. While you\u2019re there, you can also give your business a fresh look online by updating your profile, logo and cover photos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Historically it was difficult from an interface point of view to add a cover photo and control which photos Google showed as it was split across three interfaces. With this upgrade all photos can be added from a simplified single user interface.<\/p>\n<p>Best practices from the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/business\/answer\/6103862?hl=en&amp;rd=1#types\">Google Help Files<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>Your photos will look best on Google if they meet the following standards:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Format<\/strong>: JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Size<\/strong>: Between 10KB and 5MB<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Minimum resolution<\/strong>: 250px on the longest side for profile &amp; logo photos; 720px on the longest side for other business photos<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Aspect ratio<\/strong>: The longer dimension of the photo should be no more than four times the shorter dimension. Landscape photos look better than portrait photos on Google products. Panoramic photos may use different aspect ratios.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Quality<\/strong>: The photo should be in focus, well-lit, have no photoshop alterations, and no excessive use of filters. The image should represent reality.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are screen shots of the upgrade:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17686\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-1.46.14-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17686 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.26-PM-515x600.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-23 at 2.24.26 PM\" width=\"515\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.26-PM-515x600.png 515w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.26-PM-172x200.png 172w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.26-PM-879x1024.png 879w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.26-PM.png 1014w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the primary interface where all photo related interactions take place. While Google segments photo types (interior, exterior, product etc) these categories are not used in the user facing UI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17691\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17691 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.14.44-PM-520x342.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-23 at 2.14.44 PM\" width=\"520\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.14.44-PM-520x342.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.14.44-PM-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.14.44-PM-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.14.44-PM.png 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interface is the standard drag and drop interface offered by Plus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17697\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-1.27.31-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17697 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-1.27.31-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-24 at 1.27.31 PM\" width=\"461\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-1.27.31-PM.png 461w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-1.27.31-PM-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For the first time, Google allows you top specify whether a logo, profile or cover photo will be seen first in Maps and search. Hopefully businesses will now be able to control this function.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17693\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.07.28-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17693 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.07.28-PM-520x64.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-23 at 2.07.28 PM\" width=\"520\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.07.28-PM-520x64.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.07.28-PM-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.07.28-PM.png 877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When uploading a logo it needs to be at least 250 pixels on the shortest side with the longest side no more than 4x that. This is an example of the error message when an inappropriate size is uploaded&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17685\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.35-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17685 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.35-PM-520x589.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-23 at 2.24.35 PM\" width=\"520\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.35-PM-520x589.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.35-PM-177x200.png 177w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.35-PM-904x1024.png 904w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.35-PM.png 935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Previous photos are stored in the Additional Photos area and can be dragged and dropped into an appropriate sub section<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17690\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.21.39-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17690 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.21.39-PM-520x264.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-23 at 2.21.39 PM\" width=\"520\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.21.39-PM-520x264.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.21.39-PM-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.21.39-PM.png 903w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When see examples is clicked Google provides contextual help (although neglects to mention image size requirements on this screen). You need to head to the help files to see that.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17688\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.23.15-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17688 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.23.15-PM-520x525.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-23 at 2.23.15 PM\" width=\"520\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.23.15-PM-520x525.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.23.15-PM-198x200.png 198w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.23.15-PM.png 926w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The image editor from Plus is available to each photo allowing for cropping, rotating and enhancing of the photos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17687\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.12-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17687 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.12-PM-520x143.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-23 at 2.24.12 PM\" width=\"520\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.12-PM-520x143.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.12-PM-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.12-PM-1024x282.png 1024w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.12-PM.png 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos for everything other than the Logo need to be a minimum of 750 px on one side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17702\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-4.43.21-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17702 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-4.43.21-PM-520x168.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-24 at 4.43.21 PM\" width=\"520\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-4.43.21-PM-520x168.png 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-4.43.21-PM-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-24-at-4.43.21-PM.png 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To access the new Business Photo manager click on the &#8220;Manage Photos&#8221; link within each listing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.23.15-PM.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-2.24.26-PM.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has just announced a major update to Google My Business that finally rationalizes photos and their use across all of the places where your listing is shown. 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