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Claim your Google Business Profile

The free listing that shows your hours, phone, and directions in Google Search and Maps.

Why this matters

Claiming your profile gives you control of what customers see — hours, photos, and replies to reviews. Until you claim it, anyone can suggest edits and Google decides what gets published.

Your Google Business Profile is the free listing that shows your hours, phone, reviews, and directions in Google Search and Maps. Most Durango customers will see it before they ever open your website, so the first task is finding out whether one already exists.

Your steps

Check off each step as you complete it, then verify your work.

1.Search Google for your business name plus Durango.Look for the business panel on the right side of the results.
2.If the panel appears, check whether it shows an "Own this business?" link.That link means the profile exists and is unclaimed — claim it using the next step.
3.Confirm your profile status: already claimed, unclaimed, or newly created.Go to business.google.com to claim an unclaimed profile or create a new one if none appears.

Automatic check: We check Google for a claimed profile matching your business.

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