How to Merge Google Places Listings

http://www.SmallBusinessOnlineCoach.com - Learn what to do if you find you have duplicate listings of your business listed in Google Maps. There are some things you should and should NOT do. Having duplicate listings can cause your spread your citations & reviews across several listings which is not ideal and can confuse searchers (especially if the info is not correct nor consistent).

Here is what Google says to do on their blog:
Disclaimer: Before you get started, it's important to remember that a listing contains information merged from multiple sources. Suspending a duplicate listing could cause the original listing to be removed from Maps, because all sources of information for both the original and the duplicate might be suppressed.
Choose the listing that you'd prefer to keep in your account. Make sure that you have all your enhanced content (photos, business hours, description) attached to this listing and this listing only.
For duplicates of this listing in your account (the ones you want to remove), remove all enhanced information. Keep only required information, like the business title, address, and onephone number.
Submit these changes and verify as necessary.
Now, sit tight for a couple of weeks - just for good measure.
Delete the duplicates from your account, choosing Remove this listing from my Local Business Center account.

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[PersonalFinanceMoney]

Dude....I was needing this like no other. I have been thinking about it for a few weeks now...then this video just popped up. You are the single greatest source of information I personally use online!

[DutchPow3r]

Thanks for the info