Bringing a Google+ business page and a Google+ Local (Places) page together
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We have a Google+ business page @ <cite>https://plus.google.com/105699067779457680386</cite> (therefore the managers of that page log in with their personal Google accounts to use Google+ as the business page). We had/have a Google Places listing tied to our company Google account, and that does show up in Google+ Local.
I simply would like to marry the two so they can live together in perfect harmony. But that does not seem straightforward at all.
If I'm logged in with our company Google account, I am asked to "join" Google+, but I don't want our company to be a "person" on Google Plus (just a Business Page).
If I'm logged in with my personal Google account, and switch to using Google+ as our business page, and then click to claim/edit our Google+ Local listing, that doesn't work because I'm not logged in under our corporate Google account.
It's an Internet mystery. Mozzers, assemble!
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More than you wish you had to have, most definitely! Glad we could help!
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Thank you both, that's great info to have. Patience is always a virtue when it comes to Google, right?
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Hi Samuel,
Empathize with the confusion on this. Here is my understanding of how this works: if you've got a separate Google+ Local Business page and Place Page right now, you've got to manage them separately for the moment. Eventually, they will merge. Hang in there!
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My understanding of the changeover Google is enforcing of Google Places -> Google+ pages is that they are automatically switching them over, but over a period of time.
You're right to not create a business 'person' account in Google+ because that goes against their guidelines. So for now, work with the two solutions and if it hasn't changed over in a week or two, maybe contact the Places Team directly.
Oh and Google historically have not made anything straightforward on the Google Places side of things, so I would just say have a bit of patience marrying up your Google services
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