In the present day, we’re excited to announce the launch of the brand new Bing Locations for Enterprise expertise —an evolution formed by deep consumer analysis, considerate design, and a dedication to assist enterprise homeowners thrive in native search. Bing Locations for Enterprise is a free on-line platform the place companies can create and handle their listings to look in Bing search outcomes and Bing Maps, making them extra seen to potential prospects.
Listening First: What Enterprise Homeowners Advised Us
Earlier than we wrote a single line of code, we spent months listening to enterprise homeowners about their challenges and targets. Our analysis revealed a couple of constant themes:
- We have to make Bing Locations for Enterprise extra discoverable to assist enterprise homeowners to assert their enterprise in Bing
- The portal must be simplified and constructed with the identical design ideas as the remainder of our merchandise.
- Importing ought to be seamless. Enterprise homeowners needed to seamlessly import all their companies to Bing with out spending numerous time by claiming or including their enterprise manually.
We took these insights to coronary heart and rebuilt the expertise from the bottom up.
A Unified Expertise Underneath Bing.com
One of the crucial important adjustments is the migration of your entire enterprise proprietor’s expertise into the Bing.com area. This transfer simplifies entry, improves belief, and aligns Bing Locations with the broader Bing ecosystem. Whether or not you are claiming a list, updating enterprise hours, or importing pictures, the whole lot now lives in a single cohesive area.
As a part of this transition, the area will change from www.bingplaces.com to www.bing.com/forbusiness, making it simpler for enterprise homeowners to search out and handle their listings straight throughout the Bing expertise.
The brand new expertise is now dwell and can proceed including additional options within the following months to make sure a whole and polished rollout. Our present customers and their enterprise listings can be robotically migrated to the brand new account and present customers can be redirected to this brand-new expertise once they login with their Bing Locations for Enterprise credentials.
Smarter Imports, Smoother Administration
We’ve made main enhancements to how enterprise homeowners import listings from Google. The brand new import stream is quicker, extra dependable, and higher at preserving key attributes like enterprise identify, hours, and make contact with particulars. As soon as imported, managing listings is simpler than ever—with intuitive dashboards, bulk enhancing instruments, and real-time standing updates.
Introducing the Suggestion Software
Launching alongside the brand new expertise is our Suggestion Software, designed to assist new enterprise homeowners enrich their listings with high-impact data that may assist drive extra engagement together with your itemizing. Utilizing itemizing well being alerts and the phase of the enterprise, the software suggests enterprise homeowners:
- Add Images that entice consideration
- Add key lacking Enterprise particulars that drive engagement like web site hyperlink, hours of operations, social media hyperlinks
- Phase particular options like including a menu hyperlink or on-line order hyperlink for eating places
This characteristic is particularly useful for homeowners who’re new to native search engine optimization and wish to stand out in Bing search outcomes.
What’s Subsequent
This launch is only the start. We’re persevering with to spend money on options that make Bing Locations for Enterprise extra highly effective and accessible—from deeper integrations with Bing Maps and Copilot to expanded help for businesses and different companions.
We invite all enterprise homeowners to discover the brand new Bing Locations for Enterprise and see how simple it’s to assert, handle, and develop your presence on Bing.
👉 https://www.bing.com/forbusiness
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