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Google Adds “Request a Quote” Button to Business Listings in Search Results

Google is automatically adding a large “Request a Quote” button to eligible business listings in search results.

Joy Hawkins was first to spot this feature and she shared a screenshot on Twitter:

The button also appears in mobile search results when the business name is searched for.

I, along with others, can replicate this feature which means it’s not just a test. However, it is limited to certain business listings.

Specifically, businesses that have opted into the Google My Business messaging feature will have the “request a quote” button added to their listing

You can turn on messaging for your business listing by following the steps below:

  • Open the Google My Business app.
  • Open the location you’d like to manage.
  • Tap Customers.
  • Tap Messages.
  • Tap Turn on.

Messages received from customers can be viewed and responded to from the Google My Business app. Users will receive messages on their Google Maps app.

This has the potential to generate more leads for businesses. Although it also does what Google has been often criticized for doing – which is keeping people in Google.

Searchers can now request quotes from businesses without ever visiting the business’s website. It can all be done within Google’s services.

Clearly, that’s not great for traffic. But the purpose of a business website, for the most part, is to generate leads.

So is it a bad thing if Google sends leads without the traffic?

That’s up to the individual business owner to determine. But it’s one of the more interesting aspects of this update that isn’t getting talked about.

Category News Local Search
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SEJ STAFF Matt G. Southern Senior News Writer at Search Engine Journal

Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, ...

Google Adds “Request a Quote” Button to Business Listings in Search Results

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