Google's + Local business rep (I guess formerly Google
Places rep) Vanessa started a thread at Google Business
Help answering common questions from business owners concerned
about managing and maintaining their business listings in Google Maps with the
new Google+ Local changes.
She posted some FAQs for business owners:
You should still manage your business listing at Google Places for now.
Your verified Google Places listing will not display a
checkmark on Google+ Local. Google is working on this.
You can no longer upload videos or use the Post to Place
page feature.
Google adopted the Zagat scoring system
Reviews from Google and Zagat users will live on your local
Google+ page and attributed to "A Google User" or "A Zagat
user" until the user chooses to attribute their name with the review.
In your Places dashboard, the "See your listing on
Google Maps" is currently directing you to the old Google Places page.
Google is working to update that link so that it redirects to the new local
Google+ page. Stay tuned.
Google will be combining any Google+ page you may have
created with any matching upgraded Google Places listing
You have a few options with the last item:
1) You may create a Google+ page to try out the social
features in Google+. Be sure to choose the Local category so that Google can
bring your multiple pages together to create one listing later on.
2) Go to this form give
Google you're email address, and we'll let you know when Google can combine
your pages in to a single page - like the ones Google feature on the Google and
Your Business blog post.
3) Sit tight, and as Google mentioned in the blog post,
Google is going to have a solution for everyone that's verified today that will
make upgrading to the full local Google+ page experience seamless and easy.
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