New G+ Local Listing via new dashboard created G+ Page, now have 2 pages... merge?

[russofford]

So,

I created a new G+ Local listing via the new dashboard... but I did not expect it to automatically create a new G+ Page for the listing at the same time.

G+ Local Listing:
https://plus.google.com/112890734838934998669/about
G+ Page:
https://plus.google.com/b/112890734838934998669/112890734838934998669/about

We already had an existing page, which I was planning on merging with the Local listing at some point down the road. But it looks like a wrench was thrown in that plan!

https://plus.google.com/107342915986571443113/posts

Can I still merge that page... or would it need to be deleted to avoid having 2? (And loose all the work done on the other page?

Can I delete the page that was auto-created by Google Local instead, then merge the old page with the Local Listing?

Thanks,

Russ

 

[Colan Nielsen]

Hey Russ,

Do you recall if you created this page in the "Local Business or Place" category - https://plus.google.com/107342915986571443113/posts

From what I can tell, it doesn't look like it was, and unfortunately only G+ Business pages that are created in the local business category are eligible to be merged with the G+ Local (places) page.

 

[Linda Buquet]

Colan is right that business page is not set up in local category. You can't merge it or change it so it merges.

I created a new G+ Local listing via the new dashboard... but I did not expect it to automatically create a new G+ Page for the listing at the same time.

G+ Local Listing:
https://plus.google.com/112890734838934998669/about
G+ Page:
https://plus.google.com/b/112890734838934998669/112890734838934998669/about

I think this is some confusion. The 2 links above are the same listing. It's a single merged (or in this case upgraded by Google) Local G+ Business page. Look at the # in the URL it's the same.

Can I delete the page that was auto-created by Google Local instead, then merge the old page with the Local Listing?

You created a G+ Local page and Google updated it to a G+ business page. It's not 2 separate listings it's one. So if you delete the G+ page it will delete the G+ Local listing that's in the Places dash as well.

 

[Colan Nielsen]

You created a G+ Local page and Google updated it to a G+ business page. It's not 2 separate listings it's one. So if you delete the G+ page it will delete the G+ Local listing that's in the Places dash as well.

More on that - http://localsearchforum.catalystema...te-your-google-places-business-dashboard.html

 

[russofford]

Ah ha...

If I am logged in to my Google account where I created the listing, this URL shows a different page:
https://plus.google.com/b/112890734838934998669/112890734838934998669/about

Notice the /b/ and double CID in the URL



When I am logged in I can see a separate page with a 'Reviews' tab such as:

About Posts Photos Videos Reviews

When I am logged out I am redirected to the main Local listing page (and can't see the URL with the /b/ in it) and get a different menu, too such as:



About Posts Photos Videos

I guess I assumed that there was a 'listing' and a 'page' at the same time or something.

...

One can navigate to the page with the /b/ in the URL when they are logged in to the dashboard and choose the 'Google+ page' menu item on the left hand side.



Meh.

Russ

 

[Colan Nielsen]

Ah ha...

If I am logged in to my Google account where I created the listing, this URL shows a different page:
https://plus.google.com/b/112890734838934998669/112890734838934998669/about

Notice the /b/ and double CID in the URL

I've noticed this as well. Seems to have something to do with being logged in vs not logged in, as you alluded to.