Google+ Pages and the old places listing dashboard

[bricktech]

I'm wondering if anyone can help me...

I'm trying to set up Google+ and Google Local pages for some of our clients. For the newer clients this is easy as all their accounts are using the new Google Places dashboard which allows you to create the Local Listing and then the partnering Google+ page. Simples.

Example: https://plus.google.com/+twistfix/ (A verified Google Local listing, with a verified Google+ page for the company)

The problem I'm having is some of our older clients already had a Google Places listing from years ago, but this is on the old Google Dashboard (doesn't allow me to create a partnering Google+ page for the business).

What is the best way around this? Do I delete these old listings and start fresh using the new Google dashboard (creating the local listing and Google+ page together?) or is there another fix?

[AndrewAtMGXCopy]

Hey bricktech,

Here's a link that might help you out: http://localu.org/blog/merge-google-pages-usually-cant-now/

Our company is affected by this as well. Personally, I feel strongly against merging the two because we have too many reviews to lose. I've had a lot of problems with Google Local in the past (creating/deleting/verifying), and I simply don't trust the Google+ and Google Maps/Local teams to synchronize the data properly.

If some of your clients don't have as much to lose, the link I posted has some tips covering how to address this issue.

[bricktech]

Thanks Andrew.

I did speak with someone at Google Places yesterday about this issue and they informed me that places on the old dashboards would eventually be upgraded to the new layout, hopefully fixing my problem.

I'll also look into the article that you've linked!

Thanks for your response/help.