The way Google+ works for businesses has changed; it’s been split into two separate parts called Google My Business & Google Brand Pages.
Google Brand Pages
These are Google business pages for enterprises that do not have a business premises open to the public, such as small businesses that are run from home or online-only businesses. However, these do not have anywhere near the same options available to them as the Google My Business profile.
Google My Business
Your bricks and mortar business profile is now called Google My Business and a new interface has been developed for it. This is linked directly with your Google Maps listing.
With the tools in the new interface, you can now also post tempory adverts to your Google My Business profile that will be seen by anyone searching your business on Google. Another tool lets you create a free mini-website provided by Google, this is intended to help business owners in the developing world but works well as a starting point for businesses in the UK.
Please note – It is not yet possible to optimise these free websites for search engine listings and control over the design is very limited.
