{"id":2182,"date":"2026-10-28T12:13:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/?p=2182"},"modified":"2026-10-29T04:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T04:01:43","slug":"how-to-claim-a-business-on-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/how-to-claim-a-business-on-google\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Claim a Business on Google Without Duplicates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2182\" class=\"elementor elementor-2182\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8f1f80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f8f1f80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf44a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bf44a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-claim-a-business-on-google.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2195\" alt=\"Shop owner checking a map to learn how to claim a business on google without duplicate pins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-claim-a-business-on-google.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-claim-a-business-on-google-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-claim-a-business-on-google-650x434.webp 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ee267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50ee267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Search for your own shop on Google Maps, and a pin may already be sitting there. A customer could have added it, a previous owner might have set it up years ago, or Google may have built it from public listings. That leaves a practical question: how to claim a business on Google or start a new profile instead? The answer depends on what the search shows.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55bcf53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55bcf53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"digital-marketing-strategy-cost\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-x: auto; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background: #9165FF; color: #fff; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.5); width: 60px;\">No<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.5);\">Section Name<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\"><a style=\"color: #fff !important; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"#check-business-on-google-maps\"><strong>How to Check If Your Business Is Already on Google Maps<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\"><a style=\"color: #fff !important; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"#claim-or-create-new-profile\"><strong>How to Claim a Business on Google or Create a New Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\"><a style=\"color: #fff !important; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"#why-google-suspends-business-profiles\"><strong>Why Google Suspends Business Profiles and What Usually Fixes Them<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\"><a style=\"color: #fff !important; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"#someone-else-owns-your-profile\"><strong>What to Do If Someone Else Owns Your Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\"><a style=\"color: #fff !important; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"#handle-duplicate-listings\"><strong>How to Handle Duplicate Listings<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);\"><a style=\"color: #fff !important; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"#claim-business-final-thoughts\"><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\"><a style=\"color: #fff !important; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"#claim-business-faq\"><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30adfac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30adfac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"check-business-on-google-maps\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Check If Your Business Is Already on Google Maps<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f513978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f513978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">A <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/google-my-business-services.php\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Google Business Profile<\/span><\/a><\/b>, earlier called Google My Business, is a free tool for managing how a business appears across search and maps. Each business profile on Google can show an address, contact details, services, and customer reviews, so the result card works as a quick audit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Open Google Maps and type the business name with the city. Then try the phone number, an old trading name, and the street address, because a listing can hide behind a former name. Claiming this business button means no verified owner exists yet. If it is missing, someone has probably verified the listing already.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Write down every pin that matches. Two pins for one location is a duplicate problem, and that list will matter later.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61aeb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61aeb41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"claim-or-create-new-profile\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Claim a Business on Google or Create a New Profile<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8f78a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c8f78a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Claim when a listing already exists for your real business at your real location. Create only when every search comes back empty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">A second profile &#8220;just in case&#8221; is how duplicates often begin. It splits reviews and attention across two pins, and <b><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/business\/answer\/3038177?hl=en\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;;\">Google&#8217;s guidelines do not support<\/span><\/a><\/b> more than one profile per location.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d601bee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d601bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/claim-a-business-on-google-maps-steps.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2194\" alt=\"Business owner following steps on how to claim a business on google maps and verify ownership\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/claim-a-business-on-google-maps-steps.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/claim-a-business-on-google-maps-steps-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/claim-a-business-on-google-maps-steps-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/claim-a-business-on-google-maps-steps-650x434.webp 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd6ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dd6ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"why-google-suspends-business-profiles\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Google Suspends Business Profiles and What Usually Fixes Them <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8efe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8efe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Suspensions often follow a rushed claim or edit. A soft suspension usually blocks you from managing the listing, while a hard one can remove it from Search and Maps.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; min-width: 640px; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f7f6f2; color: #1f1f1f; border: 1px solid #e3e0d6; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background: #1f1f1f; color: #f7f6f2;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 14px 16px; text-align: left; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; width: 22%;\">Cause<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 14px 16px; text-align: left; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; width: 39%;\">What Google Picks Up<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 14px 16px; text-align: left; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; width: 39%;\">What to Do<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; font-weight: 600; vertical-align: top;\">Duplicate pins<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; vertical-align: top;\">Two profiles at one address, often one created years ago by someone else.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; vertical-align: top;\">Keep the profile that holds the reviews, report the extra one, then ask for reinstatement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; font-weight: 600; vertical-align: top;\">Shaky address<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; vertical-align: top;\">A PO box, a virtual office, or a street address that differs from your website.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; vertical-align: top;\">Switch to a staffed location where customers can actually find you, and match it on every site.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; font-weight: 600; vertical-align: top;\">Keywords in the name<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; vertical-align: top;\">A name like &#8220;Smile Dental Cheap Implants Kochi&#8221; instead of the real trading name.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; vertical-align: top;\">Put the real name back.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; font-weight: 600; vertical-align: top;\">Review trouble<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; vertical-align: top;\">Staff or family leaving five-star reviews, or reviews that carry banned content.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; vertical-align: top;\">Invite genuine customers to review, and flag the ones that break the rules.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; font-weight: 600; vertical-align: top;\">Wrong service area<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; vertical-align: top;\">Towns listed where nobody from the business ever travels.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e0d6; vertical-align: top;\">Trim the list to places you really cover.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; font-weight: 600; vertical-align: top;\">Account flagged<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; vertical-align: top;\">One policy problem on the Google account touching every profile under it.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 14px 16px; vertical-align: top;\">Read the guidelines, fix the root issue, then submit the reinstatement request.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9f519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df9f519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Claim a Business on Google Maps, Step by Step<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054ee7e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"054ee7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Search:<\/b> Open Google Maps and enter the business name and city.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Select:<\/b> Pick the right listing, choose Claim this business, then Manage now.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Verify:<\/b> Choose from the options Google shows, such as postcards, phones, emails or videos. Google picks them, so you cannot swap them.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Complete:<\/b> Add accurate address, hours, categories, and services.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Stuck: <\/b>If no option works, contact Google Business Profile support.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4255e98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4255e98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Verification options and policy wording change from time to time, so confirm each step in Google&#8217;s current help documentation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c17e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19c17e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"someone-else-owns-your-profile\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to Do If Someone Else Owns Your Profile<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70894ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70894ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Ownership conflicts stop most people trying to work out how to claim a business on Google. When a verified owner exists, the claim button will not appear. Choose Request access instead, and Google emails the current owner, who can approve or deny it.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">A former employee, web developer, or agency often holds the login, and a direct message is usually quicker than any form. If nobody answers after a few days, contact Google Business Profile support. Once access arrives, add a second owner so the profile never hangs on one person.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0ef78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f0ef78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"handle-duplicate-listings\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Handle Duplicate Listings<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a1fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a1fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">List every pin from your earlier check. Pick the one with the most history, such as verified status, reviews, and correct details. Claim or request ownership of that one, then report the others to Google as duplicates so they can be removed or merged. Deleting at random can wipe out reviews you wanted to keep.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">A duplicate under someone else&#8217;s account still counts, and an unclaimed pin can collect stale details for years. Keep the name, address, and phone number identical wherever the business appears online. Current details and prompt replies to reviews also help build a trustworthy reputation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2810e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2810e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"claim-business-final-thoughts\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b745dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b745dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Claim when a listing exists; create only when nothing does. Check first, verify honestly, ask for ownership politely, and report extras instead of deleting them. <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverhost.in\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Silverhost<\/span><\/a><\/b>, a digital marketing company in Kerala, lists Google Business Profile management among its services. So when you search your own business name today, how many pins come up?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8082629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8082629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"claim-business-faq\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6049fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-accordion\" data-id=\"f6049fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-container\">\n            <div id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-f6049fc\" class=\"bdt-ep-accordion bdt-accordion\" data-bdt-accordion=\"{&quot;collapsible&quot;:true,&quot;multiple&quot;:false,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;ease-in-out&quot;}\" data-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bdt-ep-accordion-f6049fc&quot;,&quot;activeHash&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;activeScrollspy&quot;:null,&quot;hashTopOffset&quot;:false,&quot;hashScrollspyTime&quot;:false}\">\n                                    <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-how-do-i-claim-my-business-on-google-maps\" data-accordion-index=\"0\"  data-title=\"how-do-i-claim-my-business-on-google-maps\">\n\n                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                <\/span>\n                            \n                            <span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n                                                                How do I claim my business on Google Maps?                            <\/span>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n                            <p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Search for the business, open the right listing, and tap Claim this business, then Manage now. Pick a verification option Google offers and finish the steps. If the button is missing, someone has likely verified it already, so request access instead.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-should-i-create-a-new-profile-if-one-already-exists\" data-accordion-index=\"1\"  data-title=\"should-i-create-a-new-profile-if-one-already-exists\">\n\n                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                <\/span>\n                            \n                            <span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n                                                                Should I create a new profile if one already exists?                            <\/span>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n                            <p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Nope. A second profile usually means duplicates, split reviews, and a possible suspension. Claim the existing listing. Start fresh only when your name, phone number, and address turn up nothing at all.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-what-if-someone-else-already-owns-my-profile\" data-accordion-index=\"2\"  data-title=\"what-if-someone-else-already-owns-my-profile\">\n\n                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                <\/span>\n                            \n                            <span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n                                                                What if someone else already owns my profile?                            <\/span>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n                            <p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Use the Request access on the listing. Google emails the current owner, who can approve or deny it. Ask whoever set it up, maybe an ex-employee or web developer, directly. After a few quiet days, contact Google support.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\" id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-why-was-my-business-profile-suspended\" data-accordion-index=\"3\"  data-title=\"why-was-my-business-profile-suspended\">\n\n                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                                                            <span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\n                                            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                        <\/span>\n                                    \n                                <\/span>\n                            \n                            <span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n                                                                Why was my business profile suspended?                            <\/span>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\n                            <p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Usually a guideline slips. Duplicate pins, a PO box address, a name stuffed with keywords, and rule-breaking reviews are common triggers. Fix the cause first, then request reinstatement. Appealing before fixing rarely helps.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search for your own shop on Google Maps, and a pin may already be sitting there. 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