Google Business Profile Video Verification
Video verification is now available to claim ownership of your Google Business Profile listing.
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Hello, my name is Francesca. Thanks so much for joining me for another quick marketing tip. In order to claim ownership of your Google Business Profile listing, you need to first show Google that you are in fact an owner. Historically this has been done by Google calling the store and giving a pin that you then enter into Google, or they’d send a postcard with a pin on it that you would enter into Google upon receiving it.
Recently Google has released a new verification method, it’s video verification. This has become the default verification method, and in some instances we’ve seen this as the only verification method. While this video may not be the easiest thing to achieve, as we’ve talked about in a lot of these other marketing tips Google Business Profile is crucial to your online success so it is worth it to take a few minutes to capture this video to make sure that you have proper access to your Google Business Profile listing.
To claim ownership of your Google Business Profile, listing you’d log into Google. When prompted, you would scan the QR code that appears on your screen from your smartphone then you’d begin to follow the steps to record the vide. The video needs to include the following components; record outside signage such as your street name or nearby businesses, then show the inside of your business or tools of your trade, and third show proof of management such as showing you have access to items or areas only employees can access.
Now this does need to be recorded in one big video so it’s definitely worth it to take a few minutes before you begin this process to really think about “okay what exactly am I going to show Google?” so that it can record in one full swoop. This might mean that you need to be both outside and inside your business, so be sure to keep that in mind.
Google says once you submit the video it can take up to five days for them to verify your ownership, and once your ownership has been approved you can log in and delete the video, so if there is anything that’s maybe sensitive information that you showed in the video you will have an opportunity to delete it.
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