Google+ Brand Account Separate from Google My Business
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Hi everyone,
I tried to create a Google+ account from a client's Google My Business, but found that 'Enable Google+' is no longer available on the sidebar of the GMB dashboard. I used this tutorial to do that before - http://onlineownership.com/create-google-page-connected-google-business-page/
An update on that article:
Update: 31st October 2017
Google My Business has confirmed that enabling a G+ business page will no longer be available. Users will need to now create a G+ Brand page for their business on G+.My question is: If we create a separate G+ Brand page, are we still able to tie it up with GMB or are they going to be completely different platforms? On the dashboard for our older clients we have a list that goes like:
Your Business is Live on Google
- View on Search
- View on Maps
- View on Google+
In light of this new change. Do we still really have to bother creating G+ brand pages? It seems like the newly launched Google Posts is more user-friendly and easier to update. The posts could be created on GMB and it's going to appear on searches within the local knowledge graph. Thoughts?
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They are indeed separated, to get your G+ page for your local listing to display in brandaccounts, create a new G+ page and use the exact URL you use for GMB. This will let Google know they are tied together.
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Hi there, I found an answer to my question. Indeed, GMB and G+ are now two different entities and we no longer could create G+ from GMB. I found the following resources:
Use this link to start your G+ Brand page https://plus.google.com/brand
Manage G+ brand pages by switching from your avatar up on the right to "All your brand pages" or bookmark this link
https://myaccount.google.com/brandaccountsCreate and manage Collections for your brand. Here is a help article: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+NinaTrankova/posts/EYY9iu2JZFx
Source: https://plus.google.com/+NinaTrankova/posts/S4Ca7QHHHRJ
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I am looking into this also. This is an excellent question
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