business
Claim Your Shop's Listings on Google, Yelp, Bing and Apple
Your shop may be listed on Google, Yelp, Bing and Apple Maps even if you never set it up. Here is how to claim each listing so you can update it yourself.
Jack Beckett·Oct 19, 2026
Topic
The Standard
Guides for Farmington business owners: how customers find you online, done properly.
business
Claim Your Free Bing Listing, but Fix Your Google One First
Bing, Microsoft's search engine, may already show a listing for your shop. You can claim it for free, but if you copy it from Google, Bing may copy Google's mistakes too.
Jack Beckett·Oct 16, 2026
business
Claim Your Apple Maps Listing So Apple’s Emails Reach You
Apple can change your Apple Maps listing after a customer reports a problem, and it tells you by email. Here is how to claim the listing so that email reaches you.
Jack Beckett·Oct 14, 2026
business
Your Website and Google Listing Should Say the Same Thing
Google can build your listing partly from your own website. When the two disagree, fix whichever one is out of date.
Jack Beckett·Oct 12, 2026
business
Write Your Google Description About the Shop, Not the Sale
The short paragraph under “From the business” on your Google listing is yours to write. Google wants it about your business, not this week’s sale.
Jack Beckett·Oct 9, 2026
business
Your Photos on Google Should Show Your Shop as It Really Is
If the top photo on your Google listing is low quality, Google may show someone else’s instead. Google wants every photo sharp, well lit and true to the place.
Jack Beckett·Oct 7, 2026
business
Your Google Listing Needs a Real Website, Not Facebook
Google says the website link on your listing should lead to your own business. A Facebook page isn’t a website; it goes under Social profiles.
Jack Beckett·Oct 5, 2026
business
Set Your Holiday Hours on Google Before Thanksgiving
Google lets you tell customers your hours for each holiday ahead of time, and it suggests doing it even when your hours stay the same. A closing of eight days or more takes a different setting.
Jack Beckett·Oct 2, 2026
business
Pick the Most Specific Google Category for Your Business
The category on your Google listing tells Google what kind of business you are, and Google says it affects where you show up in nearby searches.
Jack Beckett·Sep 30, 2026
business
Use Your Real Business Name on Google, Nothing Added
Extra words like your town or your trade in your business name on Google could get your listing suspended. Use the name on your sign and nothing more.
Jack Beckett·Sep 28, 2026
business
Your Google Listing Should Belong to You, Not Your Designer
Whoever proves your business to Google becomes an owner of your Google listing, and owners can remove people or delete it. Keep the top owner seat on an account the business controls.
Jack Beckett·Sep 24, 2026
