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Add updates to your Google Business listing with Google’s update feature

If you are updating your website regularly with new content, news items or blog posts AND you have a Google Business listing, check out Google’s Update feature.

Share the same content from your website on Google (just like you might be on social media) to hopefully boost its visibility and reach more people.

Add Update

Navigate to your Google Business listing at business.google.com and click on your business name.

Click Add update under “Your business on Google.”

Google Business add update

Click Add update.

Google Business add update

On the popup that appears:

  • Add an image
  • Add some text
  • Choose Learn More
  • Enter the URL of your blog post
  • Click Post

These should all be things you already have from your website, so this step shouldn’t take long!

Google Business add update

View Update

From there, look at your Google Business listing and scroll down below Reviews and Contact (and above Profiles). You should see a new area for updates.

Google Business updates

Click on the image and a popup will open with more information. Click on Learn more and you’ll be directed to the original link on your website.

To see an example in action, check out Sumy Designs on Google.

Posting on your Google Business listing is a really quick and easy way to keep your profile updated and your information current so that prospective customers can find and learn more about you.

If you’d like a free review of your Google Business listing, reach out!


Rene Morozowich

Rene

Rene loves helping service businesses showcase their offerings by building and supporting websites and collaborating on email marketing.