Comments on: Google’s Local Business Center Should Allow Shared Users http://www.geolocalseo.com/blog/google-maps-lbc-should-allow-shared-users/ In the trenches of local search Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:24:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Transfering Ownership of Local Listings in Google Maps | GEO Local SEO http://www.geolocalseo.com/blog/google-maps-lbc-should-allow-shared-users/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Transfering Ownership of Local Listings in Google Maps | GEO Local SEO Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:43:09 +0000 http://www.geolocalseo.com/blog/?p=32#comment-10 [...] I recommended that Google should be allowing shared user access in the LBC [...] [...] I recommended that Google should be allowing shared user access in the LBC [...]

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]]> By: Andrew Shotland http://www.geolocalseo.com/blog/google-maps-lbc-should-allow-shared-users/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Andrew Shotland Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:02:05 +0000 http://www.geolocalseo.com/blog/?p=32#comment-6 Welcome back to the jungle Stever! Welcome back to the jungle Stever!

]]> By: Will Scott http://www.geolocalseo.com/blog/google-maps-lbc-should-allow-shared-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Will Scott Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:07:41 +0000 http://www.geolocalseo.com/blog/?p=32#comment-5 Steve, Great post! The way we deal with this is to create a new Google account and claim the listing with that. We then share the login information with our clients. This way our clients have control. We can be kicked out if they change the password and it means that to some extent we're carrying the risk. And, we have more of a challenge in maintaining multiple IDs on behalf of our clients. And, of course, we don't have ownership of those accounts as a switching cost. That said, it's totally worth it. We are much more interested in a relationship based on trust than one built on manufactured control. I'm expecting great things from your new site! Looks good, Will Steve,

Great post!

The way we deal with this is to create a new Google account and claim the listing with that. We then share the login information with our clients.

This way our clients have control. We can be kicked out if they change the password and it means that to some extent we’re carrying the risk. And, we have more of a challenge in maintaining multiple IDs on behalf of our clients.

And, of course, we don’t have ownership of those accounts as a switching cost.

That said, it’s totally worth it. We are much more interested in a relationship based on trust than one built on manufactured control.

I’m expecting great things from your new site!

Looks good,
Will

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