With the “add me to search” option from Google, you can create your presence online, especially on Google, where people can easily find out by simply searching your name. If you aren’t sure how to add yourself on Google and don’t know the exact process, don’t worry. I’m here to help you with the step-by-step process that is easy to follow.
Just follow the steps I’m about to show you, and you can create your online presence in just a few minutes. Without wasting any time, let’s get started.
Before we move on to creating your Google People card, let me share a brief introduction to the Add Me search that might clear some doubts for you.
What is “Add Me to Search” Feature?
We are used to having physical visiting cards with most of your personal information like your name, office address, floor number, phone number, alternate address, alternate phone number, and much more. This helps other people like your clients, friends, or anyone else find you easily. Just like that, Google wants you to have an online card called “Google People Card” that can help other people on the internet to find you easily.
This Google People Card will have your personal information like your name, phone number, Email Addresses, occupation details, link to your personal or professional websites, link to your social media profiles like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc, and much more.
Nowadays, it is almost necessary to find you online quickly to contact you. Google is offering this Add Me To Search feature that’ll help freelancers, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and influencers that will surely help others find you in just a few minutes. As Google is being used by billions of users across the world, this feature will help people like you and me to make an online presence.
Add me to search: How to Create your Google People Card?
Here are the steps you need to follow to create your Google People Card.
1: Search for “Add Me to Search” in your Google Search App.
Step 2: You’ll be able to see a box in the search results, and you have to click on the “Get Started” option from there to create your Google People Card.
Step 3: On the next page, you’ll be asked to fill out your personal information, which you want to show on your Google People Card.
The information you’ll be asked are:
- Your name, location
- About Yourself, current job/ occupant
- Link to your websites, either personal or professional.
- Link to your social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, SoundCloud, YouTube, etc.
Apart from that, Google will automatically enter your mobile number and Email address, and unfortunately, there is no way to change it; however, if you don’t want this information to show in public, you can always hide it.
Once you have entered all the information in these fields, your job is done, and Google starts showing your details when people search by your name. Remember that showing your details in the search results will take some time. Just stay calm and wait for some time.
You can also preview your Google People Card in your mobile’s web browser or Google Search app and see If Google has started showing your details in the search results.
Congratulations if you can see your profile details in Google’s search results.
What to Do if ‘Add Me To Search’ is not Showing?
If Add Me to Search is not showing for you, there is no need to worry, as I have practical solutions to overcome this issue.
Before we move on, let’s see why Add Me To Search may not be showing to YOU:
- This feature is available in India, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. If you happen to be from the United States, United Kingdom, or any other place apart from the countries I have mentioned, you may not be able to access this feature.
- This feature is only available via the Google Search App or any mobile web browser. It’ll not work on PCs.
- Your preferred language to access this feature must be either English or Hindi. Unfortunately, if your preferred language is other than these two, you won’t be able to access this feature.
- Make sure you are signed in with your Google Account.
Even If you aren’t compliant with at least any of these things, it is obvious that the Add Me To Search feature may not show for you.
Let’s see how you can fix the problem:
1. Change your location:
As I mentioned, you can only access this useful feature If you are located in the countries Google allows. Suppose you are based in a country other than these 4, i.e., India, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. In that case, you can change your location via a good Virtual Private Network (VPN), which won’t take much time.
Many good VPNs available in the market these days can easily spoof your location in just a few clicks. Some of the best VPNs I can recommend are ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and CyberGhost. You can go with any of them and won’t regret it.
Sign up for any paid plans, change your location to India or Kenya, and then you’ll see the “Add Me to Search” feature in your Google Search App or any web browser on your mobile device.
2. Update the Google Search App:
It isn’t a secret that outdated apps behave quite strangely sometimes due to some bugs in the existing version of any app, and Google Search App is no different from others. Simply updating the app will bring new features of the app, and it’ll also fix any bugs that might be having. Most probably, that might be causing some issues with accessing the “Add Me To Search” feature for you.
What you need to do right now is search for the “Google” app in the Google Play Store and see If you have an update for the app. If there is an update option, click on that option and make sure to wait for some time until the process is completed. If you have no update option, the app is already updated, and you’ll need to find a different solution for this issue.
3. Sign in with your Google account:
As I mentioned, to access the “Add Me to Search” feature from Google, you must sign in with your Google account because that’s the rule set by Google here. If you are trying to access this feature after logging out from your Google account, you can’t access this feature no matter what you do.
Bonus Tip For You:
If you are still having any issues with the “Add Me to Search” feature in Google, restart your mobile device, and hopefully, you will get access to this feature. Sometimes, you may face issues accessing this feature due to technical glitches in your device.
Frequently Asked Questions:
If you aren’t able to add yourself on Google search, you need to ensure that you have turned on the “Web & App Activity.”
If you haven’t turned on this feature, you cannot add yourself on Google Search, no matter what you try.
Here’s what Google says on this question: “Google will never sell any personal information to third parties.”
The main purpose of having a Google People Card is pretty simple. This will help other people find you online when they don’t have much information to get in touch with.
Absolutely, Yes. You can easily create your Google People Card on your iPhone without issues.
You can also create Google People Card from iPad, Android mobile, or Tablet devices.
Conclusion:
One of the best ways to make your online presence is via Google’s “Add Me to Search” feature, which doesn’t charge you anything to put your profile details in the search results. Plus, you don’t need to put much effort into creating one. I hope this article may have helped you understand how to create a Google People Card with Add Me to Search feature.
If you have any other questions, let me know in the comments below, and I’ll talk to you soon. Thanks.
Since 2014 I have been writing about tech and helping others to fix tech issues related to Android, Windows, iOS, Chromebook, and more.
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