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Another quick way to find a G+ page nowadays is to search for "site:plus.google.com" and then include the business name and business location or phone number in the search query. It's not a perfect technique, but it gets the job done.

Thanks for pointing this out! I'm trying to think like Google here... If I'm searching for a brand in a particular city, then I've already decided that I want to pursue this brand and just want to know the various locations (i.e. which location is closest to me). Hence, Google displays the...

I agree with the above poster and believe the business may have been strategically targeted by Yelp ("to teach you a lesson" in harsher terms). From my experience, bad things tend to happen when you refuse those Yelp Advertising representatives. :( However, it's also possible that Yelp just...

Going by that logic... Now that the listing is claimed, you could go back to Map Maker and set 'Recycling Center' as the primary category again. Would that possibly work? I admit it's a rather unconventional way to edit a category though.

As of right now, I think 'Recycling Center' is still available as a category in the GMB bulk dashboard. There's no telling whether it will stay that way though.

Thanks for looking into this and getting an official response, Colan! Ah, I kinda suspected the free bulk submission might not be possible. I knew Yelp wouldn't give us an early Christmas present! :p Thanks anyway!

Joy, that would be great if you can find more info about it! :) I'm very curious about the process. Maybe it's only available to businesses in certain industries or with a certain number of locations, but it's still worth a shot to learn more.

Last week, I read about the possibility of a free bulk submission on Yelp and got really excited: "Yelp called me back (after I called support) and said that only in the past month have they started allowing free bulk uploads? it used to only be for advertisers (who had so many listings?)."...

Thanks for the heads-up! I tried a verification call today after reading the responses here, and it worked for me too! No trouble with the PINs or the loading screen like before. :)

Yup, that sounds about right! I wish the Yelp support centre is as persistent with their phone calls as their sales reps. :p

From my experience, I haven't run into any trouble claiming or managing Yelp listings for different business locations from the same IP address. I've claimed 20 locations over the span of a week. I used different email addresses for each location though. When you're claiming these listings...

I've been encountering a lot of technical issues with the Yelp verifications lately. Sometimes, the calls never arrive. Other times, the calls go through...but then the call terminates immediately afterwards before the business can even enter the PIN code. It's quite frustrating to say the...