this post was submitted on 16 Dec 2023
31 points (89.7% liked)

Google

1941 readers
4 users here now

A Lemmy community dedicated to Google products and everything Google.

Rules

  1. Keep it Google.
  2. Keep it SFW.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

How do they do it and how much does someone pay to get their name/business to show up on Google maps when a random googler is navigating to an entirely unrelated destination?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a business registered on Google Maps as an actual place, and frequently get contacted by email asking if I'd like to pay to have it promoted

I've never used it but the option is there

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I was getting so many spam calls I took my phone number off my Google business profile. I make custom stuff and only locally. All by word of mouth. People still found me but it was a hassle for other businesses who would get calls looking for my number. So I wrote my number on a piece of paper and posted the picture on my profile. It's like a "prove you're not a robot" test.