Setting Up Google My Business
for New and Existing Google Accounts
Before we get started, a few important notes: If you own a business with multiple locations, you'll need to create a separate Google My Business account for each location (because of the local search information associated with the account), and each will get automatically get its own Google+ page. If you already have multiple Google+ pages associated with these locations, use the Google account (i.e. email address) associated with each Google+ page to set up the GMB account for that location.
Fair warning: I'm about to say "with the same account" a bunch of times. Heed my warning and sort out which Google accounts are associated with which business listings (and check on whether you already have Google+ pages for your locations, including unverified ones) before you get started.
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Decide which Google account/email address you want to be the primary one for your business, and transfer ownership of any Google properties held under other accounts to your primary account. Then, set up your GMB account under the primary Google account for your business. You'll thank me later.
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Step 1
Go to google.com/business and click "Start Now." Enter the Google account you use to manage that business or that location of your business.
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If you don't yet have a Google account associated with your business, click "Create Account" below the login box and follow the instructions.
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If you have a private account associated with the business but want to make sure multiple people have access, don't create a new account—you can always add and remove page managers later. Just choose someone who will be actively using the account as the “owner” of the page.
