Google Business Publishing with Vista Social – Vista Social

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For local businesses, an active Google Business profile (formerly Google My Business) helps with local search ranking and builds trust. The more you post, the more relevant your profile becomes.

With Vista Social, you can schedule posts to your Google Business profile, see reports, respond to comments, and manage reviews.

Content types you can publish

Content-Type	Supported	Content-Type	Supported
Text-only post	✓	Single GIF post	×
Text w/ in-line link	✓	Single video post	×
Text w/ link preview	✓	Multiple video post	×
Text w/ link + image	✓	Post w/ call-to-action button	✓
Single image post	✓	Post w/ first comment	×
Multiple image post	×	Post w/ like	×
Carousel post	×	Post w/ tagging	×

How to schedule Google Business posts

Select your Google Business profile, click Create, and choose New post, Bulk publishing, Find content, or Smart publishing.

Note

Google Business posts have a character limit of 1,500. The preview on the right shows how your post will look.

Publishing window with a Google Business post

Additional posting options

1. Publish as image

Google Business doesn't show link previews, so you can publish the link's preview image instead and turn your link post into an image post.

Publish as image option

Note

If you publish the link preview as an image, the call-to-action button won't appear on your post.

2. Call-to-action button

You can add a call-to-action button: Book, Order, Shop, Learn more, Sign up, or Call.

3. Post types

Standard: a regular post with general updates, news, or information about your business.
Event: promotes an event, with a title, start date, end date, and time.
Offer: shows discounts, deals, or promotions.
Alert: shares urgent information, such as unexpected closures or changes to your business hours. You can choose the Standard or Covid 19 alert type.

Event post type with start and end dates