How to Customize an Embedded Bubble in Google Maps

Put your business on the map with a customized Google Places listing.

Whether you run an electrical store or a coffee shop, the free business listing that appears in a graphic "bubble" on Google maps can promote your business and help customers find your location. Once you have your Google Places business listing, Google will display maps containing your listing in its search engine results, particularly when users search for services and products in a specific country, state or city. You can customize the text and images in the graphic bubble that appears in Google maps with the edit function in your Google Places account.

Instructions

1. Sign in to your Google Places account.

2. Find the listing for the business that you want to edit in the main "Dashboard" screen.

3. Click the "Edit" link under the basic listing information for your business. This opens a new page on which you can customize the information that Google displays in your business listing.

4. Read through the options and decide which elements of the listing you want to change. Change the address and contact details for the business by highlighting the existing text in these input fields and typing in the new information. You can also edit and update basic information about the goods and services offered by your business and include opening hours so that you customers know when to visit. Use the photo and video upload function to add new photos and video clips of your business from the hard drive of your computer.

5. Click "Submit" when you've finished customizing your business listing. Google will display the new information instantly.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have multiple business listings, you might have uploaded a spreadsheet data file to Google Places with information for all your businesses. You can customize the listings by selecting "Edit Your Data File" from the main page of your Google Places account. Once you've made your changes, click "Publish Modified Locations."

• You can't edit or remove customer reviews of your business from the Google business listing. If you believe that a review is inaccurate or unfair, select "Flag as Inappropriate." Google will remove any review that breaches its comment posting policy.

References

• Google Places Help for Business Owners: Edit a Listing

Resources

• Google Places Help for Business Owners