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[gioogregorio]

Hi there - I am currently working for a small company operating more than one business under the same address and contact details.

Business #1 - Digital Strategy Agency

Business #2 - Online Wedding Magazine

I am currently in the process of creating a Google+ account for both businesses and my question is:

If I were to create a Google+ account for both businesses under the same address and contact number, will the second account (or both) be penalised under Google's local search?

Help appreciated! Many thanks

[qwerty]

Their guidelines aren't quite crystal clear, but it looks like they'd be OK with two businesses that operate in different categories sharing a physical address, but I don't think sharing a phone number would work.

Website & Phone: Provide a phone number that connects to your individual business location as directly as possible, and provide one website that represents your individual business location.

• Use a local phone number instead of a call center number whenever possible.
• Do not provide phone numbers or URLs that redirect or “refer” users to landing pages or phone numbers other than those of the actual business.

[gioogregorio]

Thanks for your advice qwerty 

 

Much appreciated