--- title: Claiming your profiles - why is it a good idea? description: Claiming profiles on all available platforms gives you control over your online presence. --- [Skip to content](https://help.localistico.com/knowledge/claiming-your-profiles-why-is-it-a-good-idea#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Go to Customer Portal](https://help.localistico.com/tickets?hsLang=en) ![logo](https://help.localistico.com/hubfs/logo.svg) - [Help & Support](https://help.localistico.com/knowledge) - [Go to Localistico](https://localistico.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Help & Support](https://help.localistico.com/knowledge) - [Go to Localistico](https://localistico.com/) - English Show submenu for translations - [Go to Customer Portal](https://help.localistico.com/tickets) Hi! 👋 What can we help you with? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help & Support](https://help.localistico.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Presence Management](https://help.localistico.com/knowledge/presence-management?hsLang=en) 3. [Claiming profile ownership](https://help.localistico.com/knowledge/presence-management?hsLang=en#claiming-profile-ownership) # Claiming your profiles - why is it a good idea? ## Claiming profiles on all available platforms gives you control over your online presence. Profiles are an online representation of each of your physical locations. They provide your customers with information about the location, opening hours, and available products/services. By claiming profiles, you are taking control of your company's online information. Claiming the profiles allows you to update the information (such as the address and phone number) and prevents incorrect data from being circulated. By claiming profiles, you will also be able to manage reviews and have access to valuable analytics.  #### How do I know if my profile is claimed? Each profile that appears under your Presence tab will have an associated badge icon. The icon indicates whether a profile is unclaimed, requested, claimed by another user, or owned by you. **Grey Badge:** The profile is unclaimed. Nobody is managing this profile. ![](https://help.localistico.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202020-05-26%20at%2010.32.29-2.png) **Yellow Badge:** The profile is claimed by someone else or at least, you don't have the credentials added in Localistico.  ![](https://help.localistico.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202020-05-26%20at%2010.40.17-1.png) **Blue Badge:** The profile is yours and the credentials are added in Localistico. ![](https://help.localistico.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202020-05-26%20at%2010.41.49-1.png) You can easily filter to see which profiles are claimed by someone or not claimed: ![](https://help.localistico.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-09-2021-04-07-30-42-PM.png) and which profiles are under your credentials or are missing them: ![](https://help.localistico.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-09-2021-04-08-20-79-PM.png) Check the rest of our help articles for more details on how to make sure your profiles are claimed on each platform. #### How can I claim profiles? 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