Google Guaranteed for GMB?

[lincolnchan]

Google offering 'upgraded' GMB profile with Google Guaranteed badge for $50 per month

Google tested the idea of subscription-based services for GMB in April 2019.

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Has anyone seen or heard anything about this? I'm familiar with Google Guaranteed for ads (our clients still on the waitlist or whatever ) but first I've ever heard anything about a GMB subscription. Has anyone been involved in survey, Google's experiment, or is this live for anyone? Really innnnteresting.....

 

[JoyHawkins]

@TomW have you seen anything new on it?

 

[Brock1321M]

Has anyone heard anything further about this?

I noticed two of the same type of trade contractors in my area now have the google guaranteed logo on there normal GMB listing. I can’t find anything for me to sign up for it. I use Local Services ads and I am google guaranteed. I was actually the first in my area.

Could be these new $50/month "upgraded" GMBs. I would also check your categories and compair them with your competeiors, they could have a cat that is eligible for GG.

 

[Contractor]

That's exactly what I am looking for, the $50 paid option that we have been hearing about.

FWIW, those contractors no longer have the Google Guaranteed badge next to their GMB listing so I guess it's still being tested.

 

[TomW]

Yes, this is still being tested so you may see GMB listings with the Google Guaranteed badge for businesses that aren't actually paying $50/month for the GMB upgrade.

There are businesses that are in the $50/month program but it is still a small amount at this point.

 

[Contractor]

Hi TomW, I see that a lot of contractors in my area now have the Google Guaranteed badge in their listings, both desktop and mobile. I'd really like to get in on this (and I have been using LSA since it's inception, so I am already background checked), do you know of a way I can contact someone at Google to ask?

 

[Lanerizz]

I'm seeing the same now with Austin Texas roofers, on mobile only. I have clients in the program that aren't getting the same treatment, wondering why.

 

[Contractor]

There is still a lot of testing going on and you may see a few variations. You might see the badge on Maps only, you might also see it on mobile. Sometimes the listing may have a tracking phone number and other times it won't. And you may not ever see it on some listings even if the business is in LSA. I'd say a very small percentage of listings you see it on have actually been able to enable the upgrade. If they have, you should see the badge regardless of how you view their listing (on Maps, mobile, desktop).

Thank you for the update. I have a question about this part:

"Sometimes the listing may have a tracking phone number and other times it won't. And you may not ever see it on some listings even if the business is in LSA."

Will they be putting the LSA tracking number in the GMB profile? I would hope not, I don't want to have to pay for leads if they find me in GMB.

 

[JoshuaMackens]

Do we have a screenshot of what the invite in the dashboard looks like to upgrade? And is it only in the GMB dashboard?

 

[JoshuaMackens]

Great, thank you!

Any idea where in the GMB dashboard it shows up? Or is it in the LSA dashboard?

 

[JoshuaMackens]

I thought so! Tons of stuff there but no option no way to get in touch with support and ask them to make it available?

And are you still hearing it's available more for the bigger brands than the smaller guys?

 

[JoshuaMackens]

Interesting. Thank you!

 

[JoshuaMackens]

Anybody else?