Google Business Profile and Google Maps guides
Your Google listing is often the first thing customers see. These guides explain how to create it, keep it up to date and get it back when something goes wrong.
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Google Business Profile: create it, get it verified and optimize it
Create, verify and fill in your Google listing so it makes people want to come in: the complete checklist.
Read the guideGoogle Business Profile insights: how to read your metrics and stats
Views, searches, calls, directions: read every metric and know what to do when one drops.
Read the guideLocal competitor analysis on Google Maps: a simple method
Find your real competitors on Google Maps, record what matters and turn the gaps into concrete actions.
Read the guideGoogle Business Profile suspended: why it happens and how to get it back
Why profiles get suspended, the evidence Google accepts and the appeal, step by step, without creating a new profile.
Read the guideBusiness not showing on Google Maps: how to find out why and fix it
A step-by-step diagnosis when you can’t find your business on Google Maps: cause, check, fix.
Read the guideGoogle holiday hours: set special hours for Christmas and New Year
Set Christmas and New Year hours on Google, handle long closures and late nights, and tell customers with ready-made messages.
Read the guideHow to get your business recommended by ChatGPT and Gemini
Where ChatGPT and Gemini get their recommendations, and a 7-step method to get your business mentioned.
Read the guideApple Business Connect and Bing Places for Business: get listed beyond Google
Apple Maps (Apple Business, formerly Business Connect) and Bing Places: why to be there, how to claim or import your listing, what to watch for.
Read the guideHow to add a menu to your Google Business Profile
Menu editor, a link to your online menu, or photos and PDFs: the three ways to get your menu on Google, step by step.
Read the guideGoogle Business Profile access: add a manager, transfer or request ownership
Owner and manager roles, inviting a partner, transferring ownership, recovering a profile run by an agency or a former employee.
Read the guideLess time on the computer, more for your customers.
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