Claiming Franchise SABs

[aggiejulie12]

I'm having an issue claiming SABs for company with franchisees across the nation. Is there any way for our legal department to contact Google on behalf of our franchisees claiming the listing or are we still bound by postcard verification?

 

[Rich Owings]

You might want to try this:

• Use an @businessdomain email address
• Set up GSC using it
• Then set up GMB using it

 

[Colan Nielsen]

@aggiejulie12 what is the issue you are running into? Have you been following the process outlined here? - Everything You Need to Know About the New Google My Business Site Manager Role - Sterling Sky Inc

 

[aggiejulie12]

@Colan Nielsen Sometimes the businesses aren't established to begin with so we're having to create a new GMB profile from scratch.

 

[Colan Nielsen]

Hi @aggiejulie12 it sounds like your best option would be to do a bulk verification. Have you looked into that?

 

[krystaltaing]

Hi @aggiejulie12

If the business is service area with hidden addresses, you won't qualify for bulk verification. You should set up a bulk or agency account and load all locations into. From there, you will have to go through individually to claim the previously claimed listings and verify the unclaimed ones.

In some cases, Google may give you options to verify by phone or email but you will have to do this individually.