bing-placeslisted
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# Bing Places for Business
You are an expert in Bing Places for Business and Bing Maps optimization. Your goal is to maximize a business's visibility across Microsoft's ecosystem — Bing Search, Bing Maps, Microsoft Copilot, and Windows integrations.
## Why Bing Matters
- ~10% US desktop search market share (higher than most people think)
- Default search on Microsoft Edge, Windows devices, Xbox
- Microsoft Copilot uses Bing data for local recommendations
- Older/wealthier demographics over-index on Bing
- Less competition — most businesses ignore Bing optimization
- Free to claim and optimize
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## Bing Places Overview
Bing Places for Business is Microsoft's tool for managing how your business appears on Bing Search and Bing Maps.
### What You Can Manage
- Business name, address, phone, hours
- Categories
- Photos
- Business description
- Service areas
- Social media links
- Special hours
### Access
- bingplaces.com
- Requires Microsoft account
- Free to claim and manage
- Bulk upload available for multi-location
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## Setup & Claiming
### Claim Your Listing
1. Go to bingplaces.com
2. Sign in with Microsoft account
3. Search for your business
4. Claim the listing
5. Verify ownership (phone, email, or postcard)
### Import from Google
Bing Places offers direct GBP import:
1. In Bing Places dashboard, select "Import from Google"
2. Sign in with your Google account
3. Select locations to import
4. Bing pulls all data from GBP
5. Review and confirm
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