GMB Listing

[rodbrich]

I just started learning about this Ultimate GMB Map Blaster and my question at this time is must we already have a GMB listing prior to creating Google maps? I thought I can just create Google maps from scratch so please shed some light into this. Thanks in advance, guys.

[PeterDrew]

I just started learning about this Ultimate GMB Map Blaster and my question at this time is must we already have a GMB listing prior to creating Google maps? I thought I can just create Google maps from scratch so please shed some light into this. Thanks in advance, guys.

Hey

Google Maps listings and

Google My Business listings are two entirely different animals.


The short answer is yes, to rank a GMB you must have it prior to creating maps that point to it.

cheers

[rodbrich]

many thanks, Peter!

[JosephRodriguez]

Google My Business is a listing on Google that appears when potential customers are searching for your business name or service. It is sort of like a hub that allows customers to quickly find all of their contact info in one place.
It is important for ranking, and for your customers, that your GMB listing is filled out as completely as possible. If it isn’t filled out entirely, it can be penalized by Google’s ranking algorithm.