How to add your Business to Apple Maps

How to Add or List your Business on Apple Maps.

Apple Maps enables business owners to add a business with just a few click if they can verify their ownership.

Key Points.

• You can only add a business to Apple Maps If you're the owner and can verify the ownership.
• Documents and Information like business's website and phone number will be required.
• Phone call verification can take up to five (5) business days to get approved by Apple.

How Apple Maps Works?

If you are a business owner, you can make it easier for your clients, users or customers to find your business simply by adding it to Apple Maps.

Depending on the business you own or operate, Apple might have add it to Maps automatically. But if it's not added, Apple offers an easy-to-use tool to add any physical location in about 1,600 commerce categories.

Benefits: Should I List My Business on Apple Maps?

72 percent of mobile searchers looks up to local information and prefer to visit stores near to their location. In this modern age where technology has surpassed the ancient things, consumers will likely to invest in their community than investing in large cooperation.

Consumers are taking upon themselves to be more awared using the latest technology at hand, and a big piece of that is web research before a buy. And as a business owner that have a good local standing, and a positive company message to the community, the consumer has a much higher likelihood to convert at your physical location (shop or store).

Luckily, these process is a win-win stuff. Apple wants you to help improve its Maps app by manually listing your business with a bunch of its juicy defining data - to the Apple Maps app’s local business listings. And, to give you a space in getting the job done, there is a free self-service data entry portal called Apple Maps Connect.

Like I said that it’s win-win: Apple advance it’s database, and you get to advertise your business for free within it. The major benefit for business owners, in theory at least: More local customers delivered directly to your store via the app. Apple Maps Connect users can also add their company’s website URL, Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages to their profiles.

How to Add, List Business to Apple Maps.

Follow the below step-by-steps guides to list your business on Apple Maps.

1. First of all, go-to Apple Business Register (https://register.apple.com/placesonmaps/) in a web browser.

2. In the search box provided in page, enter the name of your business or company.

3. In the list of businesess that appears in the drop-down, if you don't see the name of your business or company, Click Add a Missing Place.

That first-three process describes how you can find your business on Apple Maps, if it's not automatically listed.

4. To add your business to Apple Maps, go-to https://mapsconnect.apple.com/ or proceed with "Add a Missing Place"

5. You may need to sign-in using your Apple ID, then accept the terms and conditions.

6. On the "Add a Missing Place" page, type-in all your business details, including the name of the business, phone number, and business category, as shown in the image above. Then Tap Next.

7. At the top right of the page, tap "Verify Ownership", and then input your business details, such as phone number and address, as shown in the image above. Then Tap Next.

8. On the next page, choose a primary contact for your business. Enter your business contact information, then tap "Save and Continue".

9. On the next page which is "verify that you own this place" page, select "Apple to place an automated call to your business's phone number".

10. Apple will call your provided company phone number, a four digits code will be given to you during the call. Enter the four-digit code and tap "Done".

11. So wait for some time for Apple to review  your submitted business information. If approved, your business or company will be added to Apple Maps.

Conclusion

Once everything is done, expect your business on Apple Maps within one (1) week. If there are any additional information needed, Apple will get back to you.

I hope you find this article helpful? Join our newsletter for weekly update.