How to Add an Owner to Google My Business

Published on October 12, 2022

Author: Admin

How to Add an Owner to Google My Business

Google My Business is a tool that allows you to manage and edit your Google listing. This listing is important for many reasons.

  1. It is often the first thing a user sees when searching for your business
  2. If contributes to SEO and how your Google places you in search appearances.
  3. It allows you to customize the listing in the right-hand panel of search results for your business
  4. It is used for Google ads optimizations and placements
Often you want to have several people help manage your Google Listing such as your marketing agency. It is best to give them access to the profile instead of giving them your login credentials to protect your Google Accounts. Providing access is easy and can be done in just a few steps.

How to Add an Owner to Google My Business

1. Go to your Google My Business Profile Manager  

Google My Business Profile Manager dashboard.

2. Click on the business you want to add the user to.

  Select the business profile you want to manage in Google My Business.
3. Click on the three dots in the top right corner of your business profile 
Three-dot menu in the top right corner of the business profile.
4. Click "Business Profile Settings"
  Business Profile Settings option in Google My Business.
5. Click "People and Access"
  People and Access section in Google My Business settings.
6. Click "Add"
 
 
Add button in People and Access section.
8. Click "Email Address" and enter the email address of the user you wish to add
Enter the email address of the new user in Google My Business.
 
9. Click "Owner" or "Manager" to assign a role to the user based on the permission you want the user to have
  Select Owner or Manager role in Google My Business.
 10. Click "Invite" 
Click Invite to send the access invitation in Google My Business.