Moving Business - Best Practices

[Craig]

Searching High and low for up-to-date information on how to best handle a client moving their business. They are moving in 3 months. It's a new client, should I claim as much as I can under their current address then change their address later. Or create new listings later? Or something else?

I have the process for google, but I would like to minimize their rankings drop as much as possible by attacking the citations and local listings as best as possible.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/business/announcements/BGiJRRhVnm0

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Phil Rozek]

Assuming the phone number is staying the same, I'd suggest updating the current listings (rather than creating new ones).

 

[Craig]

Thanks Phil! So I should start claiming all their listings data(axiom,localeze,infogroup,yp,yahoo,foursquare.........) now with their current address, then in a few months change them all? I thought at one point someone had a detailed article on all this, but I can't for the life of me find it.

 

[JoyHawkins]

Keep your eye on their MapMaker listing for a couple months after they move. Updating the address in GMB is a bit of a nightmare and doesn't work the way it should. Also make sure the map marker is in the correct spot after you update the address.


More details: Why Your Driving Directions Might Be Wrong on Google Maps After You Move

 

[Phil Rozek]

Hey Craig,

If the move is more than a couple months away, yeah, I'd recommend claiming those listings now and just updating them later. Claiming is the time-intensive part anyway. FYI, I wouldn't bother with Yahoo. They make it impossible.