New Google My Business Feature: Own This Business? Claim It Now.

Feb 6, 2020 - 8:41 am 1 by
Filed Under Google Maps

Google Businesses

Seems Google is testing or launched a new feature to help business owners reclaim and login to their Google My Business listing. Elizabeth Linder posted a screen shot on Twitter of this feature that has the option for you to click on a button to "Own this business? Claim it now."

click for full size

Krystal Taing explained "For anyone beginning to see this on your listings, it is a new #GMB feature. It does not mean your listing is unclaimed but is intended as an easier path to begin the claiming process for users that may have mislocated their account info."

Joy Hawkins added in the Local Search Forums "this change is slightly different. Now it shows up even if the listing is already claimed by someone else. It's caused a bit of confusion. I just realized though that you can see if a listing is verified or not by using an Incognito tab. If the "Own this business" shows up while you're logged out, it means the listing is unverified."

So now all claimed listings can show this when you are signed in. This can be a bit annoying and maybe confusing?

Forum discussion at Twitter and Local Search Forums.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
- YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Google News

Google Ad Revenue Up 8.5%, Overall Revenue Up 12% & AI Overviews Served To 1.5B+ Users Monthly

Apr 24, 2025 - 4:34 pm
Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: April 24, 2025

Apr 24, 2025 - 10:00 am
Google Updates

Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up April 22-23

Apr 24, 2025 - 7:55 am
Google AdSense

Google AdSense Policy Center Adds 3 Policy Issues, Filters & Review Process

Apr 24, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google Merchant Center EnergyConsumptionDetails Replaced By certificationIdentification But Backwards Compatible

Apr 24, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google Maps

Google Business Profiles Video Interview On Verifications Must Knows

Apr 24, 2025 - 7:31 am
Previous Story: Google Clarifies GoogleBot's New Useragent Name Usage