Google Places Local Submission

[mccormackmorrison]

Hello

We're going to upload a bulklisting to Google Places for multiple locations. However, there are existing Google places listings for these locations. The bulklisting is being used to undertake a refresh of all the existing data. How do we go about updating the existing data i.e. do we have to delete the existing information prior to submitting the bulkload, or does a new submission over write the existing data.

In addition, how does Google Places verify a bulkload submission i.e. do they make contact with the designated business owner. How long does such a process actually take (roughly!).

I know some of this is touched on in the Goolge Places help section, but it is not clear and I don't want to get this wrong for obvious reasons.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Rgds

Neil

[STPseo]

Sorry I can't give you a direct answer. I would suggest running a test. Upload a new one to see if it overwrites old date. The maybe go on to a small group to see how that works. If everything looks good... upload away!