Oh, Google, Give us a Break!

Have you tried editing the details of your Google Maps entry? It has become so complicated now! 

Also, did you know that Bing accesses the Google Maps data rather than bother with their own? So getting an accurate Google Maps Entry is important. 

One of our clients has moved their head office and they noticed that their entries on Google and Bing are out of date. They are unaware of having an account for it (and we couldn't find one) so they've asked us to set one up and manage it for them. That's the easy bit! 

Listed below are some of the hoops we're having to go through.

Having edited the details, we were presented with this message:

So we hit the Get Verified button. This used to generate a postcard with a pin code being sent to the address given. It wasn't a great idea because it wasn't addressed to a specific person and larger companies often just binned it. However, Google seems to have gone too far in another direction... Read on to see what happens now.

Well, let's see what the other options may require...

Is that it? Contact support or Verify Later? Oh, well. Let's look at the video tips.

We know that there are no other verification options so we have asked the client (whose new office is 3 hours drive from here) if they can provide a video. Meanwhile, they are listed on Google Maps at the wrong address in the wrong city. That can't be good for Google's integrity. 

If anyone finds an easier way to Get Verified and have the correct address information shown on Google and Bing, please let us know!