Google+ Business Page Verification Emails

[Jo Shaer]

Received this on Thursday - after my client had received one on Wednesday.

Linda's guidance on my previous thread about a potential duplicate helped me to work out what is going on.

We both set up Google+ Business pages when they were first introduced - long before Google Places became Google + Local.

We both stopped posting on them when our businesses got a Google+ page instead of a Places page and we realised that there could be some conflicts.

The real problem here is that we are both SABs - service area businesses - who are not entitled to a Google+ Local page under the current rules.

It seems a bit off that Google are inviting us to 'be found across the web' by verifying these pages... when their rules say that we're not allowed to have them

 

[DarrenW]

Thanks for this update Jo, I still haven't seen an update notice yet and was curious about SABs with a +business page already, like you mentioned!

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Thanks for this update Jo, I still haven't seen an update notice yet and was curious about SABs with a +business page already, like you mentioned!

 

[jerry]

Received similar mail yesterday from Google + team to verify business page for SAB client

 

[Jo Shaer]

I'm just not replying to mine for the moment - until we have proper clarification. It's a shame the email is a no-reply so we cannot ask

 

[Colan Nielsen]

Hi Jo,

I had a non-SAB client receive the same e-mail today.

Seems to me that Google is just trying to encourage businesses who have a claimed G+ Local page and a G+ Business page in the same account to go through the verification process.

Not 100% sure why though since the new dashboard will allow this to be completed in one click of the mouse. Even for SAB's...

 

[Jo Shaer]

I don't have a claimed G+ Local Page and G+ Business Page in the same account

I had told all my clients not to create anything because it would all get sorted out in the final transition.

 

[Colan Nielsen]

I don't have a claimed G+ Local Page and G+ Business Page in the same account

I had told all my clients not to create anything because it would all get sorted out in the final transition.

Oh, ok. Must be for any business with a G+ Business page that hasn't been verified.

 

[Jo Shaer]

I think that's most likely it, Colan

Can you send me a link to an example of a G+ Local page? I really need to get my head round what they all look like!

And what is Linda's? Is this a verified G+ Business page? https://plus.google.com/u/0/113358377118440631404/posts

 

[Linda Buquet]

Hi Jo,

Just posted this in the other thread to you:

Sorry Jo, thought you knew the difference. The link below to a BIG post I did explaining it all was in your training. Part 1 training docs top of page 6. (Sorry I know there is an overload of info in there.)

Here it is: Crazy Google Local Page Name Conundrum - Clearing the Confusion

My page is a merged/verified Google+ Business page. (Should not be. I jumped gun and merged before Google told anyone that hidden addresses should not. They told me I could keep it that way for testing, but again hidden address should not have merged.)