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Can an English guest house that services European clients have a listing in 6 languages?<\/p>\n<p>The question of whether a business could create the same listing in multiple languages\u00a0comes up from time to time in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/support\/forum\/p\/maps\/thread?hl=en&amp;tid=73eb241fb720621f\">forums<\/a> and in this blog. It was assumed that the <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/28\/google-maps-guidelines-what-has-changed\/\">Business Listing Guideline<\/a> that stated: <strong>Create only one listing for each physical location of your business<\/strong> meant that having the same listing\u00a0in several languages was not acceptable. Apparently, that is not the case \u00a0and it is <strong>acceptable<\/strong> under Google&#8217;s guidelines to have the same listing in as many languages as appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what Google had to say when asked if it was OK for a business to list in multiple languages:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Yes, users can do this. The thing is, there isn&#8217;t a feature currently available, but there is a workaround.  What users can do is first create the listing in English. Then they can select the appropriate language from the drop-down menu in the upper right-hand corner of the Local Business Center and create the same exact listing in that language.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We hope to make this easier for users in the future.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Creating the same listing in a different language doesn&#8217;t violate our guidelines.  Our policy states that a business owner can&#8217;t create 2 different business listings at one location. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can a Canadian business that is required by law, post two listings in the LBC? One in French and one in English? Can a Lawyer that services both English and Spanish clientele from a San Diego office have a listing in both languages? 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