Google Places Content Policies and Why Its Important To Follow Them

Google Places Content Policies and Why It’s

Important to Follow Them

• Your business listing.

You must list your business name, location, and contact information EXACTLY as it is on your business license.

• Illegal activities.

You cannot advertise anything illegal through your Google Places listing, or use your listing as a means to discuss or conduct illegal business practices.

• Violent or bullying behavior. There should be absolutely no content on your Google Places page that could be

- considered threatening to other people,

- and your page content should not represent violent or bullying behavior of any sort.

• Pornography.

Anything considered obscene, sexually explicit, or otherwise indicative of graphic sex is strictly prohibited on Google Places. That includes any type of nudity.

• Misleading representation.

Do not mislead people about the nature of your business.

This even pertains to images and videos you upload to your listing, which must be directly related to your business.

• Malicious content.

Things like Trojans, password phishing scams, spam, worms, and any other type of harmful, malicious, or threatening content are not allowed in Google Places listings.

• Copyright infringement.

You must respect all laws pertaining to the protection of intellectual property. You cannot use copyrighted materials on your Google Places listing without proper permission.

• Review content.

You cannot remove a review , but you can flag it as inappropriate, in order to request a review by Google.

Google will remove review content that is proven to be spam, off-topic, illegitimate, inappropriate (according to general Google Places content policy), or unlawful.

• Why follow these policies?

Google Places content policies were designed to enhance the user experience, which ultimately ensures the success of your listing and improves your bottom line.

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