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Re: Does my business name have to be identical as the name of my website or some variation is allowed? Does it effect ranking on google maps?

treebles May 16, 2012 4:44 PM
Posted in group: Google and Your Business

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Your business name in Places should be the same as the business name in the real world, changes to the business name may be interpreted by Google like attempts to manipulate search results and could result in rejection of the listing.
Please, read the quality guidelines and the Places User Guide to familiarize yourself with Google Places.