How to make a post & track its status for your Business Profile

Manage your business

You can publish your offers, events, products and services directly to Google Search and Maps through posts on Business Profile Manager.

Tips for your post

Important: Posts that include a phone number in the post description may be rejected.

• Make sure that it’s high quality: Avoid misspellings, gimmicky characters, gibberish and automated or distracting content.
• Keep your posts respectful: Refrain from obscene, profane or offensive language, images or videos.
• Only post links to websites that you trust: Links that lead to malware, viruses, phishing or pornographic material aren’t allowed.
• Regulated goods and services: If you offer products or services in an industry that is regulated, you’re allowed to use posts but you can’t post content related to the products themselves. Regulated industries usually include adult services, alcohol, tobacco and pharmaceutical products, recreational drugs, health & medical devices, gambling-related services, fireworks, weapons and financial services.
• Keep your posts family-friendly: Refrain from posting sexually suggestive or explicit content.

Learn more about suggestions and policies.

Create a post from Google Maps

1. Go to your Business Profile. Learn how to find your profile.
2. To create a post, tap Add update.
3. Select the elements that you want to add to your post:
   • Photos
   • Videos
   • Text
   • Button
4. Add relevant info.
5. Publish or preview your post.
   • To publish your post: At the bottom right, tap Publish.
   • To get a preview of your changes: Tap Preview. If you need more changes, at the top left, tap Back . Edit your draft until it’s ready to publish.

Check post status

After you publish your post, we may review it to ensure that it meets our posts content policy.

• Live: The post shows up on Google Search and Maps for customers to find.
• Pending: The post doesn't show up on Google Search or Maps. It's either in the upload stage, the processing stage or your profile is unverified.
• Not approved: The post doesn't show up on Google Search or Maps for customers to find. The question mark next to the status displays which content policy the post violates.