How to Add an Owner to Google My Business

Google Marketing Platform | Oct 12, 2022 12:00:00 AM | 2 minute read

Google My Business is a tool that allows you to manage and edit your Google listing. This listing is important for many reasons.

1. It is often the first thing a user sees when searching for your business
2. If contributes to SEO and how your Google places you in search appearances.
3. It allows you to customize the listing in the right-hand panel of search results for your business
4. It is used for Google ads optimizations and placements

Often you want to have several people help manage your Google Listing such as your marketing agency. It is best to give them access to the profile instead of giving them your login credentials to protect your Google Accounts. Providing access is easy and can be done in just a few steps.

How to Add an Owner to Google My Business

1. Go to your Google My Business Profile Manager 

2. Click on the business you want to add the user to.

 

3. Click on the three dots in the top right corner of your business profile 

 

4. Click "Business Profile Settings"

 

5. Click "People and Access"

 

6. Click "Add"

 

8. Click "Email Address" and enter the email address of the user you wish to add

 

9. Click "Owner" or "Manager" to assign a role to the user based on the permission you want the user to have

 

 10. Click "Invite"