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        • alihus
          alihus last edited by

          Hi,
          My client has two separate websites with different business names but under one location and phone number. The websites are for two separate services that he offers.
          My question is that if creating two Google+ for business pages for the two businesses bad for their SEO or local ranks?
          And what about creating local listings for both?(This does not seem logical to me personally!!)
          Thank you for the kind answers in advance.

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          • MiriamEllis
            MiriamEllis Subject Expert last edited by

            Hi There!

            If the client is running 2 distinct legal businesses (like a landscaping company and an accounting firm) from a single address, then he should get a unique phone number for the 2nd business, be sure the websites feature completely unique content, and then he will be eligible for a Google My Business listing for each.

            If, however, the client is actually running one business but is attempting to make it look like two companies (like an HVAC company trying to sell its heating services as though they are a separate business from its cooling services), then he is only eligible for 1 GMB listing, regardless of the number of websites he builds.

            In fact, in the latter scenario, having a second website for the company is not normally advisable, because what you are then doing is putting partial duplicate NAP (name, address, phone) on two websites, instead of one, possibly leading to a loss of trust on Google's part about the authoritative data for the business. In most cases, Local SEOs will recommend that a single business at a single address should go with a single, powerful website.

            But, if the businesses are legally distinct, it''s normally okay that they share the same address, so long as the phone numbers and websites are unique.

            Hope this help, and definitely do share Google's guidelines with the client. They help answer many questions like these.

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