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Failure to follow these policies can result in a suspension of the Business Profile and/or Google Account. Authorized representatives should also share the following resources with the business owner: Business Profile Manager About Google Business Profile How to edit your Business Profile How Google sources & uses business information How to request ownership of a profile someone else verified This is important so that the business owner is aware of Google Business Profile guidelines. If you are a business owner, it’s crucial that you stay involved in your GBP listing. Your Google Business Profile is often the lifeblood of your business. Never put your trust solely in an authorized representative/digital marketing agency.

If that authorized representative violates Google’s guidelines, your Google DB to Data Profile could get suspended even though your listing – or you – didn’t do anything wrong. So make sure that you’re working with a marketing agency that truly has extensive and expert experience working with Google Business Profiles. Because if they do something wrong, your Business Profile will be held accountable for it. And if it gets suspended because of something the agency did wrong, you may not get your Business Profile reinstated. Get the daily newsletter search marketers rely on.



Business email address  See terms. Business naming rules According to Google, your business name should reflect your real-world company name, as used on your storefront signage, website, stationary and as known to customers. This would also include how your business is presented on the branding of your service area vehicles and other legal documents that contain your company’s business name (i.e., incorporation or LLC documentation or business license). All this information should align and match your Google Business Profile’s business name. Including unnecessary or extra information (i.e., additional words) in your GBP business name violates Google’s guidelines and could result in a suspension.