http://bit.ly/2ZfA2MN
Google My Business Lets Users Create Custom Short URLs by @MattGSouthern http://bit.ly/2Pg4TnV Google is now letting users create customized short URLs for Google My Business listings. Google is calling these custom URLs “short names” and it appears only some businesses have access to them at the moment. However, it’s definitely more than just a test feature because a help center article already exists for it. Ben Fisher shared an example on Twitter. You can see at the bottom right corner of his screenshot where he set his short name to ‘SteadyDemand.’
After creating a short name, a GMB profile can be accessed directly by going to “g.page/[yourcustomname]”. You can also solicit reviews by appending ‘/review/’ at the end of the URL, which would look like “g.page/[yourcustomname]/review/” This makes it exceptionally easy to promote the URL, and easy for customers to type into a browser’s address bar. It would also look good in marketing pieces. Google’s help center article states that short names are only available to verified businesses. Again, even most verified businesses do not have access yet. If and when you do receive access, you can create a short URL by following the steps below:
If you find you’re not happy with your short name you can always change it, but it can only be changed 3 times per year so be careful. It’s nice to see Google offering this kind of feature, especially after shutting down its own ‘Goo.gl’ URL shortener last year. SEO via Search Engine Journal http://bit.ly/1QNKwvh April 16, 2019 at 08:01PM
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Categories
All
Archives
November 2020
|