Blog: How I Google Verified My Business
ViaAvione.com, August 7th 2024
Whew! This has been a long journey to get here, but we made it!
I know many of you reading this, have been struggling to achieve Google Verification for your business. So, I wanted to share with you how I did it. I cannot say that there is a secret shortcut to get this done. However, I can show with you the roadmap I used to get there. I hope this helps you and I look forward to hearing about your success.
FYI, my name is Gerardo and I am the founder of ViaAvione.com Travel Agency. Also, I hold a Computer Science Degree, and have been in the tech business for 30 years. In addition, I have been trained at the Google Headquarters in London, UK on several occasions. So, I was familiar with how their maps systems works.
After several unsuccessful attempts to Google Verify my business with the traditional method. I thought, “Ok, when the going gets tough, the tough get going”! So, I rolled up my sleeves and got to work! My strategy was not to take the easy route, but to go around the mountain. And, this is what I did:
- Start a WordPress site (Free plug)
- Purchase adequate service space to support a WP site.
- Why, because I needed to upload many tracking and verification codes.
- Build WP Site ViaAvione.com
- Activate Google Gmail Account
- Activate Google Analytics
- Activate Google Tag Manager
- Activate Google Search Console
- Activate Google Ads Pay-Per-Click Advertising.
- Activate Google YouTube
- Connect them all together (FYI, not everything connects together. But, Google knows you are there.)
- Upload Tracking and Verification Codes to my website server.
- Upload Personal Identification documents to Google Gmail Account.
- Upload Personal Identification documents to Google YouTube Account.
- Once everything is working wait a few days to ensure the data is following through.
- Next, I began filming and uploading YouTube videos daily. (As of this publishing date, I have 30 YouTube Videos Live.
- Carry on for 30 days of Video Publishing and Google Analytics Data flow
- Next go to Google Business Profile Help https://support.google.com/business/
- Submit a Support Ticket with ALL the requested information.
- For me, this included uploading my Identification for a 3rd time and uploading my LLC Limited-Liability-Company Documentation.
- Wait a week and keep on uploading YouTube videos and have traffic flow your website. Google Analytics sees this.
- Reply to any Google Tech Support enquiries with your Email Signature.
- Wait another week.
- And Viola’! Magic You’re Google Verified!
- Take a coffee break.
You see friends, it’s that easy. In just 25 simple steps, you too can have your business verified. I hope helps this helps you and your business succeed.
Yours Sincerely,
Gerardo
Founder & CEO ViaAvione.com
PS. Please Like & Subscribe to my YouTube channel, I would be most grateful.
https://youtube.com/@viaavione
Thank you!
Google Business Verified