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  • Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine
    Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine Subscriber last edited by Nov 9, 2017, 1:21 PM

    My core question is just: How do you fix a Google My Business Location Issue if the road doesn't yet exist on Google Maps? Do I have any other options other than to just wait on Google to catch up with reality?

    Here's the background:

    I work for a hospital. We just opened a clinic on a street that is real and has a U.S. Postal Address, but Google Maps doesn't recognize it, and redirects people to a house .

    This is our postal address: 8343 S 168th Ave Omaha NE 68136-1677

    If a patient enters the following into google maps, 8343 S 168th Ave, the location the map autofills the wrong zip code, and sends them to a home that is on S 168th Ave. (where in theory a home would exist if it had that home number). The road does exist in that portion of town.

    If a patient enters 8343 S 168th Ave, Omaha NE 68136, google maps takes you to the correct location, but it automatically changes Ave to St. The verified Google My Business listing also lists it as Street, even though on the back end I've put in the word Avenue, and it shows up in the right place.

    If however someone just searches by name "Chalco Clinic" the right Google My Business comes up.

    This is the Google My Business page I'm referring to: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nebraska+Medicine+-+Chalco/@41.1754796,-96.1787153,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xf77aefb4e27f865!8m2!3d41.1754796!4d-96.1787153 And even though it says it's on a Street, on the back end of the claimed listing I've used "Avenue".

    In case it matters, this is the landing page for the location: https://www.nebraskamed.com/chalco

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    • MiriamEllis
      MiriamEllis Subject Expert @Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine last edited by Nov 16, 2017, 5:38 PM Nov 16, 2017, 5:38 PM

      Hey Patrick,

      Coming back to give you 2 additional pro tips I got from Mike Blumenthal:

      1. Get multiple people to report the issue via the "send feedback" link. This could help the job get done.

      2. If you see no traction after a couple of months, go report the whole issue in the GMB forum. The TCs there can try to escalate it for you.

      So nice of Mike to offer these extra tips 🙂

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      • Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine
        Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine Subscriber @MiriamEllis last edited by Nov 16, 2017, 1:19 PM Nov 16, 2017, 1:19 PM

        Thanks for the additional feedback Miriam. I'm working to implement both steps.

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        • MiriamEllis
          MiriamEllis Subject Expert last edited by Nov 16, 2017, 1:19 PM Nov 15, 2017, 9:08 PM

          You're welcome, Patrick. So, I have 2 suggestions:

          1. Short-term, change the email being sent out so that it links to a correct, custom map on your website instead of G Maps.

          2. Long-term, go to your town on G Maps, and in the lower right, click the tiny "send feedback" link to report the missing street issue. It will likely take a month, but hopefully Google will act on this. Only then should you re-include the link to your G Maps map in the email.

          Hope this helps!

          Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine 1 Reply Last reply Nov 16, 2017, 1:19 PM Reply Quote 1
          • Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine
            Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine Subscriber @Nigel_Carr last edited by Nov 15, 2017, 3:24 PM Nov 15, 2017, 3:24 PM

            Thanks for the additional input. I've just tried reaching out directly to Google.

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            • Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine
              Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine Subscriber @MiriamEllis last edited by Nov 15, 2017, 2:28 PM Nov 15, 2017, 2:28 PM

              Thanks for the input Miriam,

              There is a street and an avenue, and both are currently in Google Maps etc. (But the part of the avenue where our new clinic is, is not yet in Google Maps).

              The problem is the avenue portion of the road where our clinic is, does not exist in Google's eyes.

              So Google changes the address, assuming that people mean the street (which happens to run almost parallel to the new chunk of avenue that just got built). If that happens people at least are directed to the correct spot (even if the address isn't right). This is what happens when someone searches by name for the clinic.

              But if someone types in the full address, Google points them to a stretch of the avenue that really does exist in Google. And that's the biggest problem, them wrongly locating the building far from where it actually is. This only happens when someone types in the full address. I agree with you that few people would type in the full address. But I think the problem is they get an email with the appointment address, and click on it. That drives them to Google maps, and thus directs them to a place far from our clinic.

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              • MiriamEllis
                MiriamEllis Subject Expert last edited by Nov 15, 2017, 3:24 PM Nov 9, 2017, 6:37 PM

                Hi Patrick!

                Ooh - these can be tough! Thanks for providing such thorough details.

                The good news is, the majority of your patients are unlikely to look you up via a street address. So long as their search for "Chalco Clinic" is getting them to a Knowledge Panel and a map that showing your accurate location, you're likely getting found by most of your patients. You'd also want to check to be sure that a non-branded search (like "health clinic omaha" is also rendering a listing that sends your patients to the right place from the local pack/local finder view).

                When I do the searches you've listed out, it's clear that Google thinks of this geography as 168th St ... not 168th Ave. You can see that right on the map - it's being designated a street not an avenue. I want to be sure I understand ... there is just one 168th in your town, right? Or, are you saying that Omaha has both a 168th St. and a 168th Avenue? Please, let me know on that. I'll pop back by as soon as I can to read your answer.

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                • Nigel_Carr
                  Nigel_Carr @Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine last edited by Nov 15, 2017, 3:24 PM Nov 9, 2017, 4:02 PM

                  How long has this been going on?

                  I would check the verification. Verifying over the phone will not have properly verified the physical address which clearly needs adding to Google maps. If it's the case that Google just doesn't have a road on the map then call them.

                  https://searchengineland.com/problems-google-business-use-phone-support-221305

                  Or email - see attachment

                  Best of luck!

                  Regards

                  Nigel

                  m3nDY

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                  • Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine
                    Patrick_at_Nebraska_Medicine Subscriber @Nigel_Carr last edited by Nov 9, 2017, 3:54 PM Nov 9, 2017, 3:54 PM

                    Thanks Nigel. The pin is in the correct place. I think I might have verified it over the phone, but even though I typed in the address, it still won't allow the correct address to visibly show. If they search the name of our clinic, the GMB pops up and everything is great. Even though the address is wrong, it still shows it at the spot I marked. But for some reason if they just type in the address, it still directs them to the wrong place.

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                    • Nigel_Carr
                      Nigel_Carr last edited by Nov 9, 2017, 2:04 PM Nov 9, 2017, 2:04 PM

                      Hi Patrick

                      If Google can't find the address then add it naturally and when asked you can move the pin to exactly where the business is. When you verify GMB location they will send a card to the address - type in the pin number on the card and Bob's your uncle.

                      Hope that helps

                      Regards

                      Nigel

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